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March 6, 2026
The High Cost of Labor Firefighting and Systemic Attrition
Warehouses are not running out of labor. They are running out of labor that can sustain the pace. Manual firefighting, overtime, and constant reassignment push skilled associates to burn out faster than they can be replaced. The result is a cycle of turnover, training, and rising labor costs that slow performance and strain budgets. This whitepaper breaks down the current state of labor in distribution, including turnover trends, overtime risk, burnout dynamics, and the true cost of churn. Click here to download and see how labor forces impact throughput, planning, and workforce strategy today.
February 1, 2021
The Digital Supply Chain podcast
Karin Bursa, Host of Supply Chain Now’s TEKTOK was a guest on The Digital Supply Chain Podcast with Tom Raftery. Listen in on the fascinating and wide-ranging conversations covering everything from trends in AI/Ml to data to blockchain, to education. Click here to listen to the entire episode.