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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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Vanguard Voice – Issue 105

Vanguard Software

The Latest Supply Chain News. demand for goods and services is rebounding more quickly than the supply of those same goods and services. Supply Chain 24/7 – US 2021 Retail Sales Growing At Unprecedented Rates. More Supply Chain News. economy? . June 23, 2021 – The U.S.

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The Top 15 Retail Trends for 2022

ToolsGroup

From a digitally-transformed shopping experience to global supply chain disruptions and a pandemic that refuses to quit, there’s one thing retailers can count on: People are always going to shop. I live in Chicago. Supply Chain Challenges Continue. The Retail Trends Shaping How We Shop in 2022. From my couch.

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Future of Procurement Study Available

Supply Chain View from the Field

I recently completed a study of 25 CPO’s, each providing their view of what procurement will look like in 2025. The Comptroller of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad wrote the first book exclusively about the purchasing function, The Handling of Railway Supplies—Their Purchase and Disposition , in 1887.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

Will the supply chain ever catch a break? With every link of the supply chain impacting businesses both large and small, keeping up with the globally disrupted supply chain evolution is a recipe for whiplash. Raw Material Shortages Are Affecting a Challenged Supply Chain.

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How to Sell CBD Online: Information and Tips on Selling CBD From Home

ShipBob

They were getting so deep into the logistics and supply chain side that they didn’t have time to focus on their core products. We use ShipBob’s fulfillment centers in Dallas, Texas, Chicago, Illinois, and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. are expected to hit $23 billion in 2025. Is selling CBD online profitable?

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New Studies Show Common Weakness in Supply Chain Management

RFgen

Two recent studies have pointed to common weaknesses in supply chains that many companies probably think are very tight and efficient. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), used by the Chicago Board Options Exchange to predict market volatility, dipped recently, according to Manufacturing.net.

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