All posts tagged Skills gap

Education and Industry: An Ecosystem Mindset

It’s not breaking news that the global business landscape is changing rapidly, nor is it a revelation that ever-increasing customer expectations and shifting business models are driving change across nearly every industry. For manufacturers, especially, these headwinds are compounded by […]

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3-Step Checklist for Addressing the Supply Chain Skills Gap

By Doug Reed, MHI Executive Vice President of Strategic Development The critical skill shortages within the supply chain industry have long been proclaimed and documented by MHI and many others within our field. Implementation of automation and technologies is increasing […]

Training Students for Warehousing Jobs Supports Local Economy

Think about the last item you purchased online. Chances are that item has been through a distribution center where humans are working along side robots to satisfy an increasing demand for fast delivery. More jobs are needed to fill the […]

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We Can Train CTE Students with the Skills They Need to Fill Jobs

When Congress needs research to better inform them when drafting laws, they task the Congressional Research Service with preparing a report on the subject. Recently, they prepared a report titled “Job Creation in the Manufacturing Revival”, which was commissioned in […]

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New Video on MHI View: Closing the Skills Gap

As part of MHI’s ongoing video program, this new episode focuses on: Closing the Skills Gap Finding qualified employees for the supply chain industry may currently be difficult, but work is being done to ensure this changes in the future. There […]