Education & Professional Development

Q&A: Matching Supply Chain Training to 21st-Century Needs

May 1, 2017

It's a whole new era of supply chain, with demands that were scarcely imaginable decades ago, and the techniques for training both new and veteran supply-chain professionals must change accordingly. It's a whole new era of supply chain, with demands that were scarcely imaginable decades ago, and the techniques for training both new and veteran supply-chain professionals must change accordingly.

The Future of Work: Surviving in a 'Platform Economy'

April 28, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The so-called platform economy promises to drastically change the nature of work. Is that a bad thing, or a good thing?

Status of Forests Is 'Dire' As World Marks 2017 Earth Day

April 27, 2017

Los Angeles Times

They cover a third of the world's landmass, help to regulate the atmosphere, and offer shelter, sustenance and survival to millions of people, plants and animals.

To Reduce Losses, Marine Insurance Group Suggests Testing Seafarers

April 26, 2017

Maritime Executive

North P&I Club is subsidizing the cost of an online seafarer evaluation program, part of a loss prevention effort that targets "officer quality and culture."

Supply Chain Millennials: 30 Leaders Under 30

April 19, 2017

Industryweek

As the current Baby Boomer-dominated generation of supply chain leaders starts to reach retirement age, the industry will increasingly need to tap into the younger generations of managers and influencers.

Credentials for Supply Chain Risk Management Are Advancing

April 11, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

Analyst Insight: Lehigh University developed the first MBA SCRM class in 2010. The concept has now grown to a global level: The SCRM Consortium includes 17 companies; SCRM continues to be a popular course at Lehigh and ERM is currently taught at Villanova University; 20-plus workshops and 10 conferences per year are held around the globe. A recently published book and the Consortium itself continue to support companies to Identify, Assess, Mitigate and Manage supply chain risks. - Gregory Schlegel, founder, The Supply Chain Risk Management Consortium

U.S. to Launch Competition for Projects to End Modern Slavery

March 24, 2017

Los Angeles Times

The United States will launch a competition in the coming weeks to find projects that will reduce modern slavery, which by one estimate affects nearly 46 million people around the world, U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley announced last week.

Economic Theory: 5 Schools of Thought to Help Supply Chains Prosper

March 14, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

Analyst Insight: In a time of rapid political and economic change, uncertainty and tight budgets, R&D and education can often get short shrift. Perversely those are the times when the latest ideas are needed the most - especially for professionals wanting to learn and implement new techniques. – Kate Vitasek, faculty member, University of Tennessee's Haslam College of Business Administration

Talent Shortage: More Universities Offer Online Supply Chain Programs

March 13, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

Analyst Insight: Today's supply-chain industry is currently dealing with a shortage of talent to fill critical positions. Unfortunately, many companies are also finding the skills in their current workforce lacking in order to manage today's complex business environment. In light of this, many universities are offering more educational opportunities to assist developing the talent base in the supply chain through online master's programs. – Karl Manrodt, professor of logistics and supply chain management, Georgia College, and Donnie Williams, assistant professor of logistics and supply chain management, Georgia College

The Most Valuable Resource - People - Is Declining Globally

March 10, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

Analyst Insight: The most important resource for the supply chain moving forward is people. However, the outlook is grim. The world's labor supply is shrinking, which has huge implications at a macro level on GDP and economic growth and at a business level in terms of available talent. The world labor supply hit an inflection point in 2012, when the proportion of nonworking age population "growth" became greater than the working age population. – John Johnson, senior content specialist, Gartner