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Two Million Vacant Manufacturing Jobs by 2025…How Can We Tackle the Skills Gap?

GlobalTranz

For a microcosmic sampling, the CMAP report published by the Illinois government (widely reputed as a resource for broader industrial indicators), reveals an acute shortage of qualified candidates to fill essential manufacturing positions in the Chicago region, including CNC Programmers, CNC Operators, Industrial Machinery Mechanics, and Welders.

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The Future of Analytics in Integrated Business Planning

Supply Chain Trend

TomTom , a Dutch mapmaker and traffic company launched their first portable GPS system in 2002. McKinsey recently predicted that 15 percent of new cars sold in 2030, could be fully autonomous. At that point IBP can still govern the choices of data input and decisions the prescriptive algorithm makes.

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A vision for a transparent global Rare Earth Element system using blockchain technology

Provenance

China’s low prices have historically undercut global prices and pushed out foreign competitors –– such as the Mountain Pass mine in California, which closed in 2002. Governments and companies have also been observed to direct new foreign invest streams specifically to mines outside of China. The major challenges.