Description

Come share your experiences, stories, questions, and what you have learned in a safe, non-commercial environment. We seek to understand the state-of-the market, understand what companies have done that has or has not worked, documenting questions that MESA and the community can help answer. Overall, the goal is to accelerate each participant’s learning and progress toward Smart Manufacturing. 

Topic:  Navigating the Supply Chain Skills Shortage

Every manufacturer and producer has been facing challenges in hiring skilled supply chain personnel. With this reality in mind, companies need to consider how to navigate through this situation. What are you doing? What are you seeing? How are you coping with the skills shortage.

• This is a people challenge, so how are you motivating your people to stay and build their skills?
• What are your strategies for recruiting, training, and upskilling?
• Are your supply chain planning and execution processes changing to accommodate lower-skilled professionals? If so, how?
• What role does technology play? Can GenAI support lower-skilled professionals?
• Is supply chain software delivering what your employees need to succeed?
• Are advanced analytics changing your ability to be resilient, high quality, and on-time?
• Are industry supply chain platforms proving useful? Does the information that has been traded over the years support improved results or reduced risk?

Agenda: 

• Thanks to our Sponsor(s) 
• Facilitator introduction 
• Community & Group overview – why participate and what to expect 
• Smart Manufacturing Paradigm 
• Thanks to our Sponsor(s) 
• Summary of last meeting 
• Today's subject 
• Wrap up 
• Next meeting 
• How to keep the conversation going 
• Thanks

The Community meets every two weeks via virtual facilitated meetings. The Community is a benefit of MESA membership. Members automatically receive the Zoom link/invitation. Not a member? Join today! 

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