Education & Professional Development

CorpU Partners With Supply Chain Insights for Online Courses

May 23, 2016

CorpU

CorpU has joined with Supply Chain Insights LLC to launch a series of online courses for supply-chain managers.

Unilever Grabs No. 1 Spot in Gartner's Annual Ranking of Top 25 Supply Chains

May 23, 2016

Gartner

Unilever has taken the No. 1 spot in the 12th Annual Supply Chain Top 25 rankings from Gartner Inc.

Hackett Group, CIMA Launch Diploma in Global Business Services

May 19, 2016

Hackett Group, Inc.

The Hackett Group, Inc. has joined with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) to launch an Advanced Diploma in Global Business Services (GBS).

Supply Chain Women's Group Sets Symposium April 27-29

April 13, 2016

AWESOME

The women's leadership organization AWESOME (Achieving Women's Excellence in Supply Chain, Operations, Management and Education) is inviting senior women leaders in supply chain to participate in the organization's fourth annual symposium, taking place April 27-29 in Portland, Ore.

Solutions to Bridging the Supply-Chain Talent Gap

March 21, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

All the uncertainty surrounding global trade and the economy doesn't appear to have put a dent in the market for supply-chain talent.

MIT Creates New Supply-Chain Research Center in China

March 14, 2016

MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for Transportation & Logistics is partnering with the government of Ningbo, China to create a global center for supply-chain education and research.

Supply Chain Management Self-Study Courses Developed

March 11, 2016

APICS

APICS has launched self-study courses for the APICS Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) program and the "Which Program is Right for Me?" education selector tool for all APICS designations.

'30 Under 30' Rising Supply Chain Stars Recognized

March 9, 2016

ThomasNet, ISM

Delivering more than $10m in cost savings, spearheading a new global distribution model and driving a start-up's exponential growth are among the outstanding personal achievements of young professionals named winners in the ThomasNet and Institute for Supply Management 30 Under 30 Rising Supply Chain Stars Recognition Program.

Industry's Use of Robots Is Increasing. What Does That Mean for Your Job?

February 24, 2016

Computerworld

If a robot takes your job, don't say the government didn't warn you.

Worker Skills Gap Widens as Manufacturing Grows Smarter

February 17, 2016

EBN

As manufacturing gets smarter with Industry 4.0 and the ever-expanding Industrial Internet of Things, the workforce skills needed to deploy new technology are falling behind.