Our guest on this week's episode is Ian Williams, Technical Services Manager at Orkin. He helps us to understand a subject that few people want to talk about – the pests that often overrun facilities. We are talking mice, rats, bugs, and other critters that get in and destroy products, contaminate areas, and just cause a general nuisance. Williams has some great ideas on how to keep them out of our buildings – and if they get in – to deal with them for good. Often it involves thinking like a mouse.
Globally, nearly 60% of companies expect a negative impact from the Trump administration’s “Liberation Day” tariff rollout, which happened back on April 2. That’s according to a survey of 4,500 companies from around the world, including the United States, conducted in March and April by international credit insurer Allianz Trade.
We got some clarity this week about one important aspect of logistics, which is forklifts. This ended a long debate about whether propane-fueled forklifts could operate in warehouses in the state of California, and it had been caught up in a lawsuit. To cut to the chase, propane forklifts will be allowed. We share the details of the new agreement and what it means for California's attempts to have zero-emission vehicles operating in many parts of our supply chains.
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Articles and resources mentioned in this episode:
- Orkin Commercial
- Unpredictability dampens exporters outlook
- California drops proposed ban on propane forklifts
- Visit Supply Chain Xchange
- Listen to CSCMP and Supply Chain Xchange's Supply Chain in the Fast Lane podcast
- Send feedback about this podcast to podcast@agilebme.com
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