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As the U.S. economy was beginning to recover in 2010, researchers at the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics were having a busy year. They published a number of studies looking at trends and technologies transforming global supply chains. Mixed in among these publications was a whitepaper with a shockingly personal and simple title: “Are You Prepared for the Supply ...

How many supply chain technicians do you know? No, this isn’t a trick question. Chances are you know at least one if you work in warehousing, distribution or even manufacturing. Ditto for those who work for a supplier of automated material handling equipment and systems. After all, there are more than 200,000 supply chain technicians out there. These are the ...

Some professional organizations talk about material handling and logistics. Others talk about supply chains and their processes. Still others are focused on transportation or warehousing or manufacturing. Then there are the ones most concerned with inventory, risk management and even the future. Unfortunately, with all of all of the messages coming at you at warp speed these days, it’s often ...

By Gary Forger Think about this for a minute. The U.S. is expected to generate about 270,000 logistics-related jobs each year through 2018. At current job creation rates, that’s a bit more than 10 percent of all new jobs annually in the U.S. Many of these people will be working in warehousing and distribution as well as trucking, operations management, ...