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CSCMP records new podcast series on Jobs of Tomorrow at EDGE

CSCMP's newest Supply Chain in the Fast Lane podcast series focusing on the Jobs of Tomorrow will be released this month.

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With the emergence of artificial intelligence and other advanced supply chain technologies, what does that mean for the supply chain jobs of the future? To find out the answer to that question, please join Supply Chain Quarterly and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) for a new podcast series where industry guests will discuss how supply chain technologies are reshaping the future of the supply chain workforce, what skills supply chain employers will be looking for in the future, and what it means to find meaningful work in an ever-changing industry. 

Our guests include Mark Baxa, president and chief executive officer of CSCMP; Robert Martichenko, author, speaker, educator, and strategic advisor; Yossi Sheffi, the director of MIT's Center for Transportation and Logistics; and others. We'll also be talking to members of the new CSCMP Executive Supply Chain Academy and to Cynthia Mebruer, CSCMP's director of engagement, education, and talent evolution for CATT (The Center for Advancement in Talent and Training). The Academy and CATT are dedicated to educating our newest workforce members as well as training future executive leadership.


The new series will begin during the month of October and run through November for eight consecutive weeks every Tuesday. Subscribe or follow by visiting www.supplychainquarterly.com/podcasts and clicking on your favorite podcast service.

Haven’t had a chance to listen to our latest Supply Chain in the Fast Lane podcast series, sponsored by HERE, on transportation technologies? To listen to the episodes, visit www.supplychainquarterly.com/podcasts and click on the episode you’d like to listen to. Or click on your favorite podcast service and search for Supply Chain in the Fast Lane.

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