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WERC's State of the Warehousing Industry

April 17, 2012

In addition to professional programs, the Warehousing Education & Research Council now assesses members' processes so they know if they accord with industry best practices, says Michael Mikitka, CEO of WERC.

Attracting and Retaining Talent in Demand Planning

April 13, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

The notion that companies are having no trouble finding supply chain talent is "a misperception in the marketplace," says Jason Breault, managing director of LifeWork Search. Media reports of high unemployment levels don't take fully into account the white-collar sector, where more than a million jobs have been added. Unemployment in that area is down to 4 percent, which isn't far from the 2-percent figure that is considered full employment, Breault says.

Given Skills Gap in U.S., Who Would Fill Any Manufacturing Jobs That Are Created?

March 29, 2012

Industry Week

President Obama and his Republican challengers are ramping up their rhetoric about creating more manufacturing jobs in the United States. The question is, will employees be ready for manufacturing?

Collaboration and Best Practices Set the Scene for Warehouse Management in 2012

March 23, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

Analyst's Insight: Every day in the trade press and across our laptops, we read about infrastructure weaknesses, transportation shortages, closing businesses, unemployment rates and all the other ills associated with the dreaded "R" word - recession. We know from our members how challenging these past few years have been, and we support and admire the collaboration and focus on best practices that are clearly evident and becoming more and more important in logistics. - Michael Mikitka, CEO, Warehousing Education and Research Council

MODEX And Why You Need To Be There

March 22, 2012

George Prest, CEO, MHIA

WERC's State of the Warehousing Industry

March 22, 2012

Michael Mikitka, CEO, Warehousing Education & Research Council (WERC)

Global Supply Chain Forum Looks Back Over 20 Years

March 16, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

Initiatives such as the Global Supply Chain Forum, which resides at Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business, give the business world access to academic expertise and valuable research, says forum director Douglas M. Lambert. Such efforts are becoming more common, he says, adding that "the business community ought to be our laboratory."