Education & Professional Development

Air Cargo Industry Looking Now for Next Generation of Managers

March 21, 2013

Almost half those attending IATA's World Cargo Symposium in Doha had been in the airfreight industry for more than 20 years, prompting lengthy debate about where the next generation of employees is going to come from.

LeanCor Launches Online Professional Training Courses

March 15, 2013

LeanCor

LeanCor, a third-party logistics provider, is launching LeanCor Academy, an online professional training and education program.

Turning a Good Job Into a Great Career

March 13, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

How do you go from good to great when pursuing a career in supply-chain management? James Masotti, continuous replenishment analyst with Campbell Soup, has some answers.

UK Group Offers Degree in Supply Chain Management

March 7, 2013

Supply Chain Digital

The NOVUS Trust has launched a new logistics and supply chain degree in order to address the shortage of graduate talent in the supply chain and logistics industry. Sponsored by companies in the industry, the 4-year Logistics and Supply Chain Bachelors of Science degree course will "arm graduates with the tools they need for a successful career in the industry," starting with a guaranteed job from one of the course sponsors.

Become a Supply Chain Top 25 Peer Voter

March 5, 2013

Gartner

Now more than ever, the supply chain is being buffeted by forces nearly impossible to predict - making increased levels of efficiency and agility more important than ever before. But you can become a Supply Chain Top 25 Peer Voter and help rank manufacturers and retailers who are leading the way in supply chain.

Framing the Problem Statement: Investments in the Extended Supply Chain Should Not Be Made Blindly

March 4, 2013

Jim Matthews, Principal, Oliver Wight Americas

Realize more value from your investment in the supply chain.

British Parliament Shows Enthusiasm for Freight and Logistics Industries

February 28, 2013

Handy Shipping Guide

The current British politicians representing the transport sector certainly seem to be putting themselves out again this month with ministerial visits to two of the country's major container shipping ports, a leading logistics park and the launch of a new scheme to place ex-forces personnel into work in the freight and logistics sectors.

Leaders Must Develop Value-Creating Strategies Across the Supply Chain

February 25, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Analyst Insight: In order for businesses to succeed in an increasingly competitive marketplace, they must find new ways to add value. At John Deere, that means collaborating with dealers to expand the brand from selling equipment to offering solutions that improve the productivity of farming. For leaders in supply chain management, it means developing strategies that create value across the supply chain through innovation, responsiveness and agility. - Robert D. Boyle, Director, John Deere Chair, APICS The Association for Operations Management

$1M in Support of Saudi Supply Chain Students

February 21, 2013

Arabian Supply Chain

The International Supply Chain Education Alliance (ISCEA) announced that the ISCEA Ptak Prize is offering 1,000 scholarships for 3rd- and 4th-year Saudi Arabian university students. The scholarships allow the eligible students to obtain internationally recognized, CSCA (Certified Supply Chain Analyst) qualification free of charge. This initiative is to support the kingdom's supply chain and human capital development goals over the next ten years. Each year ISCEA Ptak Prize will award 100 scholarships with the total value awarded more than $1mn.

USDA Funds NC State Study to Develop Global Food Supply Chain

February 21, 2013

North Carolina State University

The Supply Chain Resource Cooperative (SCRC) in North Carolina State University's Poole College of Management is one of several partners in a five- year, $3.9m grant-funded project to build and evaluate supply chains for local farmers and fishers to supply large-scale markets in North Carolina. The project is led by the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) in NC State's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), which has been awarded the first year's funding of the grant by the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture.