Education

A professor walked into a faculty meeting at Bradley University eight years ago waiving a Wall Street Journal article in the air and saying, “We must do something about supply chain management.” The faculty agreed, but where to start? Supply chain management is a hot new field for universities, and we knew that we’d need to take an innovative approach ...

Have you noticed how logistics and distribution activities tend to be concentrated in certain regions? This is actually a key trend that is transforming global supply chains. Yossi Sheffi from the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics wrote a book about this movement in 2012, called Logistics Clusters. He describes a logistics cluster as “an agglomeration of logistics activities in ...

When the U.S. Roadmap for Material Handling & Logistics hosts its Supply Chain Workforce Summit at ProMat 2015, a series of speakers and discussion panels will explore best practices in how to find, train and retain the supply chain workforce of the future. The Roadmap devoted an entire section to the twin challenges faced by the industry: demographics and skill ...

It is generally recognized that companies around the globe are faced with an acute shortage of qualified supply chain talent at the early and mid-career levels. One of the ways to effectively address this shortage is through developing closer, more collaborative relationships between businesses and the colleges and universities that deliver such key talent, either through supply chain and logistics ...

If the experts are right, in a few years we’ll look back at 2014 as “the good ole’ days for recruiting.” Over the next few years we are expecting the U.S. workforce to shrink dramatically. It is really a perfect storm…60 million Baby Boomers are retiring, with only 40 million new workers coming in to the workforce. And the participation ...

See the latest, greatest manufacturing and supply chain solutions at ProMat 2015. When you attend ProMat, you can expect to uncover new business potential: Speed time to market Cut costs and maximize efficiency Streamline your operations Engage industry professionals and build business partnerships Find the latest innovations and exciting new technologies Meet top providers face-to-face. Finding the right solution is ...

Supply chain innovation is becoming a deliberate strategy for companies, rather than an accidental occurrence. and the MHI Executive Summit and Annual Conference in San Diego helps to highlight just how important that trend will be in the next few years to cope with the rate of change in business. We’re all familiar with the Fortune 500 list of the ...

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 ...