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Mercedes Alabama Workers Vote Not to Unionize

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production facility in Alabama. The next target for the UAW was reportedly the Hyundai production facilities in Alabama. The post Mercedes Alabama Workers Vote Not to Unionize first appeared on The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group / Supply Chain Management. Reportedly, 56 percent of upwards of 5,000 eligible Mercedes U.S.

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Champions of Sustainability: Tim Cook

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Sustainability has become both a strategic and operational objective for manufacturers globally. Although Tim Cook is best known as the Chief Executive Officer of Apple, he also stands high in the ranks of people dedicated to environmental preservation and the drive to manufacturing sustainability. Who is Tim Cook?

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UAW Targets a Second Nonunion Automaker in the U.S. South

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Supply Chain Matters highlights development indicating that The United Auto Workers (UAW) labor union has filed for a representation election involving auto workers at the Mercedes production facility in Alabama. plant in Montgomery, Alabama , have signed union cards.

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The Ecommerce Lifecycle with AJ Khanijow

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AJ Khanijow is the founder of Fulfyld , a warehousing and fulfillment company based in Huntsville, Alabama. Prior to founding Fulfyld, AJ held business development and leadership positions in the manufacturing, technology, packaging, and consulting industries. AJ and his team at Fulfyld specialize in e-commerce fulfillment.

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REPOST: Selecting an E-commerce Fulfillment Partner with AJ Khanijow

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AJ Khanijow is the founder of Fulfyld, a warehousing and fulfillment company based in Huntsville, Alabama. Prior to founding Fulfyld, AJ held business development and leadership positions in the manufacturing, technology, packaging and consulting industries. is almost double what it is in Alabama. About Fulfyld.

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Recession-proof Supply Chains with FTZs

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Looking back to plan ahead In a time when most furniture is made overseas, there remains a small but vibrant community of furniture manufacturers in a part of Mississippi better known for the birthplace of Elvis Presley than domestic manufacturing. Then, these manufacturers turned to the FTZ program. They are areas of the U.S.

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VW Tennessee Auto Workers Approve Labor Union Representation

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states ( Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, South Carolina and Texas ) each indicating in statements that unionization efforts will result in lost jobs and cutbacks from individual auto makers. Additional organizing efforts have been reported regarding a Hyundai production facility in Alabama as well.