{"id":12899,"date":"2019-07-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/news-insights\/articles\/supply-chain-logistics-recap-92-sandy-springs-atlanta-ga\/"},"modified":"2020-12-17T15:46:56","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T15:46:56","slug":"supply-chain-logistics-recap-92-sandy-springs-atlanta-ga","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/us\/news-insights\/articles\/supply-chain-logistics-recap-92-sandy-springs-atlanta-ga\/","title":{"rendered":"Supply chain and logistics recap"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Big Change in Warehouse Design<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15054\" src=\"https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/coffee-3173047_640-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"100\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fundamental changes are going on in warehouse design as a tactic to lure workers who want more during their workday. They are offering things like gyms, coffee shops, and better lighting. Here is a quick video with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/news\/the-places-getting-unlikely-perks-5029114\/\">subtitles or the story on LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>True Value Co and a $150 Million Endeavor<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Hardware wholesaler True Value Co. is retooling its supply chain in an effort to respond more nimbly in a home-improvement market that is being buffeted by e-commerce and competition from big-box retailers.  The company, which supplies thousands of independent hardware stores around the U.S. with tools, lawn-care equipment and other home-improvement goods, is in the midst of a $150 million initiative to overhaul its distribution network and add new software to improve how it manages inventory and forecasts demand.  The update comes as True Value is expanding the number of businesses it serves after moving away from its historic roots as a member-owned cooperative through the 2018 sale of a majority stake to private-equity firm Acon Investments LLC.\">The WSJ reports that Hardware wholesaler True Value Co. <\/a>is working to improve its supply chain to improve their performance in eCommerce and with big-box retailers. An independent hardware store supplier for thousands around the U.S. is working with $150 million to work on the distribution network and for software development.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Retraining Employees for the Future<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2019\/07\/11\/amazon-automation-upskill-training-employees\/\">Amazon plans to spend millions of dollars retraining 1\/3 of its workers for the future of automation<\/a>. They are pledging $700 million that will &#8220;upskill&#8221; people into automation positions if their jobs may become outdated. Completed projection date is 2025 for as many as 100,000 employees. For example, they will retain non-technical employees software engineering, some fulfillment roles into IT roles, offer machine learning skills and will provide fulfillment employees pre-paid tuition programs of their choice in higher demand jobs. In addition to providing above, Amazon will arrange paid classroom training and on-the-job apprenticeships and AWS education.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><span class=\"intro--medium\"><strong>As of September 8, 2020, Crimson &amp; Co (formerly The Progress Group\/TPG) has rebranded as Argon &amp; Co following the successful merger with Argon Consulting in April 2018.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12903,"template":"","categories":[146],"class_list":["post-12899","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-supply-chain-recaps"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Supply chain and logistics recap - Argon &amp; Co<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/us\/news-insights\/articles\/supply-chain-logistics-recap-92-sandy-springs-atlanta-ga\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Supply chain and logistics recap - Argon &amp; Co\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Big Change in Warehouse Design Fundamental changes are going on in warehouse design as a tactic to lure workers who want more during their workday. 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