The Supply Chain Buzz for the Week of October 2nd: Labor Issues and Economic Updates

<p>The Supply Chain Buzz is Supply Chain Now’s regular Monday livestream, held at 12n ET each week. This show focuses on some of the leading stories from global supply chain and global business, always with special guests – the most important of which is the live audience!</p><p>In this episode of the Buzz, created in collaboration with a live Supply Chain Now audience, featured hosts Scott Luton and Greg White dig into top stories in business and share about:</p><ul><li>The ongoing labor strike in the automotive sector, and how it is affecting the workers and the automotive industry as a whole</li><li>Widespread labor issues in the healthcare industry as Kaiser Permanente struggles to reach a deal with labor unions </li><li>The inevitability of a recession on the horizon, with recent low economic growth and weak consumer spending</li><li>A decrease in robot orders in Q2 2023 after record-breaking purchases in 2021 and 2022</li></ul><br/><p>Additional Links &amp; Resources:</p><p>Learn more about Supply Chain Now: <a href="https://supplychainnow.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://supplychainnow.com</a></p><p>Check out our new Supply Chain Now Media Kit: <a href="https://bit.ly/3emdLcK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3emdLcK</a></p><p>Subscribe to Supply Chain Now and all other Supply Chain Now programs:<a href="https://supplychainnow.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://supplychainnow.com/subscribe</a></p><p>Join the NOW Community: <a href="http://bit.ly/41kpUSO" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/41kpUSO</a></p><p>2023 Q2 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: <a href="https://bit.ly/3VuwnIk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3VuwnIk</a></p><p>WEBINAR- The High Cost of Inaction: Embracing the New Status Quo in Supply Chain: <a href="https://bit.ly/3t9td2E" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3t9td2E</a></p><p>WEBINAR- A Match Made in Heaven - Your ERP and Inventory Planning Softwa