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Online Learning is Growing Exponentially—And it’s Here to Stay

Logistics Bureau

billion USD by 2026, if not before then. Big business from about 2011 onwards started realising the value of adding e-learning to staff training programmes. Corporate training is now a $200 billion USD industry, with e-learning taking up more than half of this amount. billion (USD) by 2026 at a CAGR of 9.1

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Technology Support in Integrated Business Planning: Automation, Augmentation and Human Centricity

Supply Chain Trend

IBP can support a company’s vision by positively influencing its values and behaviors, thus actively shaping the company’s culture (Van Hove, 2017). In my benchmark survey (Van Hove, 2017), only 25% of survey participants answered yes to the question ‘ We have a relentless focus on only what is important for long term business objectives ’.

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Addressing Labor Shortages in Warehouse and DC Operations

NC State SCRC

When Mr. Wilson, 59, was released in 2013 he sought out training at Goodwill, where he learned to drive a forklift. He was promoted to a full-time job in 2017, and is now earning more than $16 an hour. The American Trucking Association expect a shortage of roughly 70,000 truck drivers in 2019, which will increase to 175,000 by 2026.

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Why Taxing Automation is a Bad Idea

Talking Logistics

But his idea is not totally theoretical – earlier this year EU lawmakers considered a proposal to tax robot owners to pay for training for workers who lose their jobs, though legislators ultimately rejected it. The ATA estimates the shortage could reach 50,000 by the end of 2017 and could even grow to 176,000 by 2026.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 28 – June 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

Ship brokers and consultants estimate about 12 percent of the world’s boxships are stuck outside congested ports for weeks longer than normal, and inland distribution—especially in the US—is still hampered by a lack of trains, truck drivers and limited warehousing space. s CargoNet.

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5 Reasons Why You Should Go for Paperless Warehousing

Vinculum

The E-commerce market in India is also set to grow at a CAGR of 30% for gross merchandise value to reach $200 bn by 2026 and have a market penetration of 12% compared to 2% currently. billion since 2017 and the inflow is likely to reach $7 billion by 2021 on robust demand for logistics space by e-commerce companies. billion in 2018.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18 – 24)

Logistics Viewpoints

For Amazon employees, it’s time to get back on the train. The retailer plans to have at least 15 of the facilities, dubbed sortation centers, by the end of January 2026. First announced by Elon Musk in 2017, the Tesla Semi has been one of the longest-delayed products in the company’s history. But the times are changing.