May 11, 2023 The Tennessee Voices Podcast Interviews Kevin Cowherd By Kevin Cowherd Senior Managing Director Kevin Cowherd, featured on the most recent episode of the Tennessee Voices Podcast, shares his thoughts on the...
Jan 23, 2023 Workforce Retention: When Pay Is Not Enough By John Frehse In a world where the labor participation shortage is genuine and not going away, manufacturers are looking for real ways to drive...
Jan 16, 2023 Panic in The Supply Chain: How America’s Basement Changed Manufacturing Forever By John Frehse The COVID-19 pandemic tested strategies for warehouse consolidation, and in many cases the supply chain was not capable of delivering...
Jan 09, 2023 What's Really Going on With the U.S. Labor Shortage? By John Frehse As economies around the world continue to wrestle with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are widespread reports of employers...
Jan 02, 2023 The Workforce Shortage Is Not Going Away By John Frehse Many are predicting the end of many of our workforce woes as the pandemic becomes less severe. The problem is we are seeing the...
Dec 27, 2022 Study Report: Workforce Agility in Manufacturing By John Frehse Workforce Agility Approach Through times of incredible change and uncertainty, there are winners and losers. Those who can adjust to...
Dec 21, 2022 Union Negotiations – Getting Strategic By John Frehse Strategic Negotiation: You Have One Chance to Get It Right The collective bargaining agreement between your company and its workforce is...
Dec 15, 2022 The Overtime Lie: How Corporate Strategy is Holding Hostage Millions of Dollars in Profit By John Frehse In environments where demand is flat, overtime is rarely used, typically only to fill vacancies. However, seasonal and variable-demand...
Dec 12, 2022 The Death of the Eight-Hour Shift By John Frehse The manufacturing industry has dramatically advanced in areas of inventory control, workforce management technology, and supply chain...
Dec 08, 2022 How to Address Broken Shift Schedules and Weekend Work By John Frehse When we ask executive management teams about their current labor strategies, they will often explain what their strategy should be...
Nov 04, 2022 Blockchain, Web3, and the Law: Is the legal profession making the most of these new opportunities? By Andrew Pimlott Law firms quickly found a lucrative line of business advising clients on the legal and regulatory issues surrounding blockchain and the...
Sep 29, 2022 Cost of Living Crisis: The Implications for Financial Crime By Lee Hale Andrew Pimlott Rick Somerset-Williams THE CHANGING ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT In today’s global, technology-driven economy, financial crime risk takes many forms. Those responsible...