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As robots, automation and artificial intelligence perform more tasks and there is a massive disruption of jobs, experts say a wider array of education and skills-building programs will be created to meet new demands, but there are two uncertainties: will well-prepared workers be able to keep up in the race with AI tools? And will market capitalism survive?

As supply chain leaders, you have the power and potential to make a difference in your organizations.

In 2015, a small team of lean leaders at the Customer & Logistics Services-North America (CLS-NA) group of Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems wanted to develop a network of professionals focused on continuous improvement.

The supply chain team at Carlisle Interconnect Technologies (CIT) experienced a period of rapid growth, and leaders knew a strategic talent development program was needed to drive success.

This research paper from SCMR, APICS and APQC finds the next generation is focused, engaged, enthused and committed when it comes to working in supply chain management, indeed, supply chain represents a sought-after, dynamic and rewarding long-term career choice for professionals in their 20s and 30s.

Despite millennial stereotypes, a new report from APICS finds focus, purpose, and commitment are the hallmarks of this critical segment of the supply chain workforce.

With an estimated 2 million manufacturing jobs expected to go unfilled in the next decade, encouraging women to enter supply chain is one obvious solution to the widening skills gap.

Kuebix provides a multi-tenant, SaaS, cloud-based TMS that can be used for all size businesses - and for all modes. Because of growing demand for the Kuebix technology, the company is added decades of expertise to its executive management team.

Walmart is marrying the power of the Walmart App with its brick-and-mortar retail stores and hoping to slash returns from what used to take roughly 5 minutes to 30 seconds.

Today is Manufacturing Day and this week's figures from the Institute for Supply Management showed American manufacturing expanded last month at the fastest pace in 13 years, in part because of effects from two major hurricanes.

This joint study from Deloitte, Manufacturing Institute, and APICS, is the result of more than 600 survey responses from women professionals in the manufacturing industry, along with more than 20 manufacturing executive interviews.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was one of the first entrepreneurs to realize the potential of selling products on the internet, this Bloomberg Profile looks into how Bezos built Amazon inside his garage and now has his sights set well beyond online commerce.

McKinsey invited Bower alumni from companies across Asia, Europe, and North America, more than 75 chief executives and board chairs, to share concerns and offer one another advice on how technology is changing the role of the Chief Executive Officer.

The labor force participation rate in the United States peaked at 67.3 percent in early 2000 and has declined at a more or less continuous pace since then, reaching a near 40-year low of 62.4 percent in September 2015.

This paper is "An Inquiry into the Decline of the U.S. Labor Force Participation Rate" from the BPEA Conference Drafts, September 7-8, 2017.

Attracting top talent for your small business is a critical component in building a cost-effective, efficient, and stellar team; this article offers ten tips for inviting highly qualified employees to join your company.

Software, tools, and apps can quickly add up in price, but you must consider these five items as non-negotiable essentials necessary to improve your information technology infrastructure and overall business operations and profits.

If you’re ready to step up your business game, this article describes in detail seven tips that can help you become a better entrepreneur and spark productivity, motivation, and inspiration.

The next time your company is hiring and you see a veteran’s résumé come through to your desk, make sure to take a second look - you might have just found your next, and best, employee.

In the immediate aftermath of hurricane Harvey, Frontier Business mobilized their teams to restore service to the affected communities throughout Texas so businesses could get back online and operate with as little disruption as possible.