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Logistics Contractors and strategic logistics advantage in US military operations

Logistics in War

ii] As a result of this divestment, operational contracting, corporate financing and support, and transnational supply chains have become so embedded in the American way of war, that is difficult to see how the US Army could conduct expeditionary operations without commercial support.

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Two Million Vacant Manufacturing Jobs by 2025…How Can We Tackle the Skills Gap?

GlobalTranz

Industry data for 2004 - 2013 shows an annual loss of at least $17 billion due to vacant positions, with shocking losses of around $45 billion in both 2012 and 2013. A monumental after-effect has been the subtraction of years of training knowledge from the domestic U.S. Annually, 3.2 - 3.5 Filling the Skills Gap.

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An interview with Norm Jerome: BP

AIMMS

My formal training was in Chemical Engineering with emphasis on Process Control, and for the first 10 years of my career I worked as a Process Control Engineer, initially at Eastman Kodak, and then at Amoco. Around 2004 we started a project to migrate an existing tool for planning for the BP Petrochemical Aromatics business over to AIMMS.

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An interview with Norm Jerome: BP

AIMMS

My formal training was in Chemical Engineering with emphasis on Process Control, and for the first 10 years of my career I worked as a Process Control Engineer, initially at Eastman Kodak, and then at Amoco. Around 2004 we started a project to migrate an existing tool for planning for the BP Petrochemical Aromatics business over to AIMMS.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Attracting Millennials to Manufacturing: Understanding Millennial Experience in Order to Gain Talent

GlobalTranz

We also are including a great infographic on attracting millennials to manufacturing from Tooling-U at the bottom of this article. In 2004, Facebook was founded, and the future of inter-connected millennials would never be the same. However, less than half of manufacturers understand the mindset, beliefs, and values of millennials.

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Kuehne + Nagel Ventures Forth with a New Global Initiative

Logistics Manager

After that, I sought to work abroad and was given an opportunity to work at Kuehne + Nagel’s Hong Kong office in 2004 where I began working as a customer service manager. The new training room is also an important area that allows for training primarily focused on shaping a sense of customer excellence. Service Minded.

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Can Dispensaries Deliver Out of State? Which States Allow Delivery of Cannabis?

WorkWave

This endorsement is granted to dispensaries that meet certain criteria, such as having an established physical retail location and employing trained staff. In 2004, Senate Bill 420 was enacted, which established guidelines for the cultivation, possession, and distribution of medical marijuana.