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

GlobalTranz

More manufacturers are turning toward vocational training and apprenticeship programs to help close the skills gap. However, some manufacturers will continue to avoid vocational programs in the interim, but they should consider the following ways vocational training will be a major player in addressing the growing skills gap. .

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The Important Role of Apprenticeships

Logistics Business Magazine

Employers anticipate a big disruption in workers’ skills over the next five years that could threaten business transformation unless they invest in strategies to help develop the workforce. Since launching our apprenticeship scheme in 2012,” explained Worsley, “we have mentored and trained more than 20 people.

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Understanding Your Sales Personality with Ryan Schreiber and Ann Holm

The Logistics of Logistics

Since 2011 carriers, 3PLs, shippers, and logistics technology vendors have looked to CarrierDirect to deliver the efficiency, strategy, go-to-market plans, and technology that will elevate their business above their competition. He has found he struggles with realistic timelines and needs to open up to others definition of realistic.

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Four ways Cloud is changing the ERP channel landscape

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Here’s how cloud is changing the ERP channel landscape: New business strategies The Cloud ERP model is fundamentally altering what manufacturers and distributors buy, as well as the role of the partners they buy from. Solid training programs are now table stakes to remain competitive.

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Executive guide to ERP Part 6: The operation stage

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Success or failure is determined during this stage, and there are strategies that executives should follow to ensure that the ERP-enabled business benefits and strategic objectives are sustained and optimized. The maintenance strategy for operating an ERP system. Once that has ended, the operation stage starts. Degradation.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

It is definitely a bittersweet time of year. Driving training programs overwhelmed by interest. The bad news is that truck driver training programs are in need of more resources and instructors to handle an influx of people interested in joining the industry. This puts pressure to find a carrier that has a training program.

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HRM and Logistics, Take 2

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

Also, Gary Dessler defines (ND) HRM as “Human Resource Management is the process of acquiring, training, appraising, and compensating employees, and attending to their labor relations, health, safety, and fairness concerns.” ” Let’s talk about what those are and how they affect logistics.