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Seeing Beyond the Firewall

Supply Chain Shaman

In our research, discrete industries–aerospace, automotive, hi-tech, and semiconductor– rate themselves as performing better, being more proactive, and having greater alignment. In 2000-2002 I used to get a press release weekly on the launch of new B2B network models. The Gartner vision for ERP II in 2002 was destructive.

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The Future of Analytics in Integrated Business Planning

Supply Chain Trend

Or, as Anne Robinson, a past president of INFORMS, a society for analytics and operations research professionals tells us; “ Prescriptive tells you the best way to get to where you want to be ”. TomTom , a Dutch mapmaker and traffic company launched their first portable GPS system in 2002. Integrated Business Planning as GPS.

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

GlobalTranz

researchers. Insufficient on-the-job training — Over the period from 2002 to 2013, investments in internal training programs such as apprenticeships, company classroom training, and other structured on-the-job skills development for current manufacturing employees were cut from 469,000 to 288,000 (nearly 40 percent). machinists.

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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. Initial research has uncovered four major challenges to a transparent global REE system, which are outlined in this chapter. The major challenges. The role of blockchain.