Operations

Paul Benfer | KINETIC SUPPLY-CHAIN SERVICES, LLC In these times of tight capacity, supply chain managers would do well to investigate the feasibility of a dedicated drayage operation to help move containers to and from the port. Companies need to have enough volume to make a dedicated operation cost effective. Some organizations don’t integrate their import and export operations, while ...

Dave Cox | Polaris Transportation Group As shippers and transportation providers look ahead to the Less than Truckload (LTL) market in 2019, it is important to reflect on some of the key business shifts that occurred in the past 12 months to understand how the shipping environment is likely to present itself in 2019. In 2018, the rate of change ...

Noël Perry | Transport Futures In the fall of 2017 we looked at 2018 as a time when upside exposure dominated. The economy seemed to be strengthening, along with freight growth. Would that continue in the coming year? The spot market was sending very strong indicators for capacity tightening and rising prices. Would the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate accelerate ...

WHY DO SO MANY PEOPLE FIND SMARTPHONE USE DURING MEETINGS INAPPROPRIATE? Dr. Travis Bradberry New research from USC’s Marshall School of Business explains what your colleagues are thinking when you use your phone during a meeting and why this practice might keep you from getting a promotion. You are annoying your boss and colleagues any time you take your phone ...

Beth Carroll | Prosperio Group Companies often struggle with the question of timing for making changes to their compensation plans. Some never change, while others change far too often. So, how do you know when it is the right time to change? For starters, your compensation plan is not a “fix it and forget it” part of your business. If ...

Gary Pittsford | Castle Wealth Advisors, LLC Most owners of closely held businesses are able to fill up every day working in the business – doing paperwork, helping customers, and anything else necessary to keep the company running. Unfortunately there are still many tasks that do not get touched. Have you ever considered how many days last year you worked ...

HOW RETIRED EMPLOYEES CAN HELP COUNTER TALENT SHORTAGES Amy Marcum | Insperity Unemployment rates remain at historic lows, which is widely considered good news. However, many employers are struggling to find skilled workers for open positions. Retired employees returning to the workplace can offer a relief from these struggles, and provide various benefits to an organization. Many consider retirement a ...

Stephanie Mansfield | Transportation Intermediaries Association Mentoring can be a magic act. To motivate others is less about teaching or coaching than building trust and instilling self-worth. An experienced mentor presents a ladder toward success and gives others the inspiration to ascend. No self-help book can compare to an effective mentor, and nowhere is mentoring more important than in the ...

Henry Hutcheson | Family Business USA Succession planning is the most important change a family business will undergo. Trying to pass the family business from one generation to the next is fraught with risk. Who will run the business? How will the current generation phase out? Can the next generation work well together? Successful family businesses are those that recognize ...

Beth Carroll | PROSPERIO GROUP It may come as a surprise that managers do not have complete freedom when it comes to how they pay their employees. Most everyone knows you must pay minimum wage for most positions, and now we are all more familiar with the overtime rules of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) than we ever wanted ...