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Is There Really a Skills Gap? Or Just a Skills Mismatch?

A recent survey of 37,000 global employers performed by staffing firm Manpower reported that 36 percent say they're having trouble filling available positions. Of those respondents, 35 percent cite a lack of hard skills or "technical competencies" as the reason, while 25 percent cite a lack of experience and 19 percent say a lack of soft skills makes it difficult to fill available roles.

Update on CSCMP's Young Professionals Program

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Survey Seeks to Identify What Companies Are Doing to Combat Supply Chain Risk

A state-of-IT-risk survey being conducted by APQC seeks to examine supply chain organizations' experience with IT risks and the steps organizations are taking to identify, quantify and manage these challenges.

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Gaining Perspective on 'New Industrial Revolution'

Few economic entities have been grabbing as many headlines in recent years as the factory. Increasingly human-like robots, self-replicating 3D printers, and software programs that are directing complex supply chains have all been in the news. Reactions have been varied, with some worrying about employment implications and others sensing the possibility of a new era of U.S. industrial might.

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The Need Increases to Alter Your Supply Chain Talent Strategy

There is no disputing that talent is a top challenge for companies worldwide. In PwC's 2014 CEO Survey, 93 percent of participants said they recognize the need to change their strategies for talent, but 61 percent acknowledged that they haven't yet taken the first step. The challenge is especially acute in supply chain operations, which is facing a talent shortage - despite an increasing number of undergraduate majors, MBA concentrations and entire programs in supply chain management.

A Look Behind the European Union's Unemployment Crisis

Just how unified is the European Union, anyway? Disunified enough to cause an unemployment crisis that won't go away.

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How Can Chief Compliance Officer Gain Full Status, Authority in the C-Suite?

Compliance is at a tipping point. The role of the chief compliance officer has gained more prominence over the last decade and is evolving rapidly. Today's CCOs are in a position similar to that of CFOs 15 years ago, and face a similar opportunity and challenge: how to become a more strategic partner in the organization, a vital member of the C-suite.

Flextronics Tops Annual SupplyChainBrain/CSCMP Supply Chain Innovation Competition

Flextronics International Inc., a multinational company offering design, manufacturing, distribution and aftermarket services to original equipment manufacturers, won the 10th Annual Supply Chain Innovation Award at the yearly conference of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, held this year in San Antonio.

Chit Chat Group Teams With BCS on Logistics Training, Job Placement

The Chit Chat Group LLC, a provider of classes in logistics and transportation, has signed a one-year agreement with Business Contract Solutions, Inc. on training, job placement and employment services.

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Skills Gap? Isn't Highly Qualified U.S. Workforce Just Under-Trained?

In the debate over why the U.S. has been so slow to emerge from the Great Recession, many have laid the blame on what's become known as the skills gap: Despite an abundance of workers, too many simply aren't qualified to fill the jobs available. Even now that hiring is running at its fastest clip since the late 1990s, business and industry groups such as the Chamber of Commerce continue to emphasize the damage the skills gap is doing to the economy. So do a lot of consulting firms.

MIT Plans Launch of Global Digital Supply Chain Classroom

On September 30, 2014, supply chain education will take a major step into the digital age with the start of SCx, an online educational program developed by the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) for thousands of professionals across the globe.

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MSU, PSU Top List of Top SCM Undergraduate Programs in U.S.

Michigan State and Penn State have tied for first place in Gartner's ranking of top undergraduate programs in supply chain management. The University of Tennessee came next, followed by the University of Texas, Western Michigan and another tie, between Brigham Young and North Texas universities.

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