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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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The Holidays and The Logistics Crunch: It’s all about the Planning & a Fun Comparison of Logistics & A Successful Turkey Day!

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To pull off logistics effectively, it takes a lot of expert planning, assembling the right mix of people, communication, working together, and of course, if something goes wrong, contingency planning. This year, more Americans will give thanks for the opportunity to travel to friends and family than any year since 2007,” Doney said.

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Capacity Issues? Collaborate! Aggregate! Don't Stagnate!

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I am up in Toronto today and tomorrow participating in a course for Transportation and Logistics' professionals. My colleague, Adrian Kumar will be presenting two major sessions, with me adding some support. The long cycle required to build ships will strain ocean capacity until roughly 2007-2008.

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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. In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S. Of course we all need to up our game.

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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. In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S. Of course we all need to up our game. God bless america from its present distraction.

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TikTok Recruiting Videos… Are You Missing Out?

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Jess runs the popular HR blog, Workology, which she started in 2007. I started as a HR director and I started a blog in 2007, I think, and it became my job. But I think this might actually work very well for TikTok, because I think I've seen it, but I wasn't really trying to pay attention to the details of how it was presented.

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