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Baby boomer retirements, pandemic-driven career shifts and leadership gaps contribute to the persistent trend, the labor participation rate remains 1% below pre-pandemic levels.

Current leaders, often overwhelmed, race to address complexities. Newer employees, while gaining experience, struggle with intricate issues like technology advances, reducing low-skilled roles but increasing the demand for high-skilled resources.
Strategies for Success:
1️⃣ Leadership & Culture:

Where Has the Talent Gone?
The labor participation rate is still under the pre-pandemic rate. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the rate is still running almost 1% below the pre-pandemic rate. This is no surprise to clients as they simply do not have the talent needed for key positions in Manufacturing, Planning, Purchasing, Customer Service, and more.

Should ERP & Related Supply Chain Technologies Be a Priority?
ERP and related technologies should only be a priority if you want to grow and succeed for decades to come. By utilizing ERP and supply chain technologies, you’ll maximize your efficiency and drive customer satisfaction. If not, it will be the same as if you said you wanted to stick

Prior to Uber, a medallion (a transferable permit that allows a taxi driver to operate) cost $1 million dollars in New York city. It was a powerful permit with substantial value. After Uber started up, the low point for a medallion was around $25,000. That is a 40-fold reduction in perceived value! Alternatively, Uber brought customer service up several notches,

It is not easy to expand your thinking, open yourself up to new ideas, and think creatively while completely focused on day-to-day execution. Yet it will be the most important ingredient to success in the next several years. There are so many challenges and obstacles to overcome (geopolitics, lack of talent, subpar processes, lack of funding, meager technology, non-achievable regulations

Transportation has been in chaos since the pandemic. It started with logjams at the ports that persisted for multiple years, continued with atypical events such as the ship getting stuck in the Suez Canal and truckers blocking the border of US and Canada, and continues to rage on with labor shortages across the board in rail, trucking, and all transportation

Since our 10 year anniversary in 2015, we have been recognizing people who have contributed to our success with our LMA Advocate award. In the last few years, we have been thinking about starting a corporate award of excellence.  We wanted to make sure it was special and positioned with our most successful and proactive clients in mind. When COVID hit,

B2B According to 99 Firms, B2B e-commerce will hit $1.8 trillion by 2023. They have also stated that over 80% of B2B buyers visit a website before making a purchasing decision. Wow! It puts a new perspective on B2B portals and the associated customer experience and their criticality to growth plans. One final compelling statistic is that mobile is expected