The students' video explained upstream sourcing and downstream delivery, while showing how supply chains can be optimized to guard against disruptions.
The internship will run for 15 weeks, providing hands-on experience in logistics, transportation, agribusiness and warehousing across Indiana's three major ports.
Rutgers freshman Ava Shertenleib said that moving forward, the scholarship will allow her to dedicate more time to her education and future career goals.
As the workforce becomes scarcer, more valuable and more strategic, organizations must shift from headcount to capability, roles to skills, and static staffing to adaptive deployment.
Warehouse worker turnover has emerged as a critical threat to business continuity, consistently exceeding the national average for other professional sectors.
Despite these gaps, 14% of organizations still don't have a dedicated training budget, indicating that firms have been opting for an informal approach to skills development.
Finding the people who can run a nearshore operation, manage cross-border compliance, and keep costs from spiraling is where companies are getting stuck.