Supply Chain Optimization

Department Of Labor Investigates, Prosecutes, Tries, And Punishes

How could it be that the same department that finds and prosecutes labor problems can also be a judge, jury, and executioner? Oracle is challenging the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance legal authority to judge its own cases. ...

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Win One For The Shipper…

Finally, some sense prevails…California has… Long wanted to have owner-operators and other contract workers considered employees. Fortunately, a California judge gave the thumbs-down to this. California law is preempted by Federal law that largely ...

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Projections For 2020 – Oil Will Continue Its Upward Rise

Oil will continue its upward rise…Why? Oil will continue its upward rise…Why? Fracked wells are not producing at the level originally projected. As they age, well yield is declining 15% faster than forecast Because of the above, frackers are having ...

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Big Mac Saves Co-Employment

Mcdonald's is NOT the joint employer for staff working for their franchisees. This case sets an important precedence…. but it may not be a lasting precedence…the NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) delivered a split decision. What this means for ...

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Saudi’s Win Through Fear

OPEC will hold back a total of roughly 1.7 million barrels a day from global oil markets, deepening the current curb of 1.2 million barrels a day. The move came after Saudi Arabia threatened to boost oil production unilaterally if some OPEC nations ...

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Gartner Agrees

When discussing generating transportation savings in the current environment, Gartner analyst Farrah Salim agreed with… When discussing generating transportation savings in the current environment, Gartner analyst Farrah Salim agreed with what we ...

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Oil Prices – Hold On Tight

Oil prices may be in for a bumpy ride… Oil prices may be in for a bumpy ride: Saudi ARAMCO is to sell some shares to the public. While most of the discussion has been around the valuation – $1.7 Trillion (With a “T”) or $2 Trillion (they have ...

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What Is The Difference?

Effective Jan. 1, California law reclassifies most independent contractors as… Effective Jan. 1, California law reclassifies most independent contractors as full-time employees. For example, Uber drivers are now employees. What is the difference ...

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Doing Less With Less

One shipper claims the efficiency of “Precision railroading” is “doing less with less and not charging less.” But there have been benefits: Norfolk Southern, using lean techniques, has reduced dwell time in its terminals by 20%, and Union Pacific ...

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Havoc In Global Shipping

With Cosco Shipping Energy Transportation being blacklisted by the US for moving Iranian crude, one broker sees ‘snowballing panic’ as oil traders rush to find replacement vessels. Supply down = costs up. So far, the parent company COSCO is not on ...

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