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The Growing Skills Gap & How Vocational Training Can Help to Shrink It

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Unlike traditional, in-classroom education settings, vocational programs blend on-the-job learning opportunities with course credits and education. If manufacturers can embrace this opportunity, the problems presented by the skills gap can be overcome. Vocational Training Blends On-the-Job Training With Education.

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Decision-forcing cases for logistics: practicing logisticians to overcome ‘wicked problems’

Logistics in War

That is, the presentation of Brigadier Kingstone’s calculations is followed by a surprise, a development that requires the complete recasting of both the original plan of operations and the logistical scheme for supporting it. Between 2007 and 2017, Dr. Gudmundsson held the Case Method Chair at the Marine Corps University.

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MIT’s Sheffi on Supply Chain Sustainability

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Most sustainability books in my view do not present the full 360 view. And of course most can’t. Of course, consumer brand companies are especially at risk from being tarred with an anti-sustainability brush. There will be a document to refer to at any time by any one who needs clarification.

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Will Robots Take All the Supply Chain Jobs?

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In fact, despite billions spend on DC automation in recent years, the number of warehouse workers has risen from 574,000 in 2007 to 837,000 in mid-2017, the last time I checked. There will be a document to refer to at any time by any one who needs clarification. The documentation can be useful historical data for any future endeavor.

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Why Is It So Hard to Find Good Help These Days?

Material Handling and Logistics

As the phenomenon of Big Data has taken hold in the private sector, many firms which as recently as 10 years ago devoted minimal resources to large scale database mining and analytics have reversed course. Once in, you’ve got to stay the course. Of course, there are different kinds of regulation. I tell this story for a reason.