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Industry Experts Discuss Technology Trends & Solutions for Efficient Ecommerce Logistics – Supply Chain 24/7

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To gain a sharper picture of what ecommerce-related technologies logistics professionals should be watching, we reached out to industry experts to develop a short-list of trends and solutions that need to be top of mind for today’s logistics professional. This shortage trend alone should accelerate interest in driverless trucks.

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Supply Chain & Logistics Education: Ask the Professors

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Q: What are the latest trends in logistics education, and how does your program address them? Gerard Burke, Georgia Southern University: A continuing trend is the challenge to attract students to pursue a career often perceived as humdrum. Experiential learning is another trend seen as valuable to both hiring companies and students.

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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. Next are eco-risk initiatives, which involve actions that reduce threats from NGOs, regulatory agencies, in some cases the investment community and more. “Sustainability R Us” we might say. . Marketing Director, Inovity.

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Will Robots Take All the Supply Chain Jobs?

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Specifically in this case, I would say the answer is clearly No. “The dire predictions that robots are going to take our jobs are overstated,” said Susan Lund, co-author of the study for McKinsey, adding “There will be enough jobs for everyone in most sectors.” Probably by now there is a robotic vase grabber.