BlockChain Trends for 2018 & Blockchain Primer: Going Back to the classroom will need APICS Training

Outstanding article by Juan Imaz at beBee.com! If you have not seen it I suggest you check out the link here that I posted: https://www.bebee.com/producer/@juan-imaz/6-reasons-why-blockchain-will-change-the-world#state=

 I have seen many Companies, researchers at Universities, & international governments that are exploring how Block-Chains can continuously work to secure trust, & to eliminate middlemen or 3rd parties. There are Top Leaders in a variety of sectors around the world now seeking to understand how to implement this new technology. I can very easily see how distributed ledgers/blocks of information can help all companies big & small operate more efficiently. This will make the playing field more fair & because of the sharing of this information everyone becomes more efficient. An example is how the field has changed with small operators using the Internet can work out of a small facility to ship orders vs taking down space that is not needed with leases of facilities.

Big losers will be companies that control a high % of a vertical market whether that be High Tech/Telecom, Automotive, Energy, Life Sciences, Retail, Gas & Oil, Industrial Products, Consumer Sector, Aerospace Services, Services including air and sea freight forwarding, customs brokering, rail /road transportation management, companies with a specialist in mail and express services.

Some companies that want to maintain their proprietary information because that is a competitive advantage will be against BlockChain initiatives if it touches confidential core competencies. These companies may use some aspects of BlockChain if it is a commodity type item that they do not worry about sharing info in a category, may be some parts, packing supplies, material handling supplies, industrial products, etc. I have been in conversations with CIO's, Academia & other researchers that want to remain anonymous with fact gathering in this area, pretty exciting stuff here!   Some good examples of companies that may be treading carefully on how they develop & use Block-Chain may be Defense Contractors listed below. Companies that fall into this category are:

• Lockheed Martin Corporation.
• The Boeing Company. 
• Raytheon Company. 
• General Dynamics Corporation. 
• Northrop Grumman Corporation. 
• United Technologies Corporation. 
• L-3 Communications. 
• BAE Systems.

“For many in the tech industry, ‘blockchain’ and ‘cryptocurrency’ are hot buzzwords, but for photographers who’ve long struggled to assert control over their work and how it’s used, these buzzwords are the keys to solving what felt like an unsolvable problem,” said Kodak CEO Jeff Clarke in a statement. “Kodak has always sought to democratize photography and make licensing fair to artists. These technologies give the photography community an innovative and easy way to do just that.”  The KODAKOne platform and KODAKCoin cryptocurrency were developed for Kodak by WENN Digital. Their ICO has begun on January 31, 2018, and is open to accredited investors from the U.S., U.K., Canada and other select countries. This ICO is issued under SEC guidelines as a security token under Regulation 506 (c) as an exempt offering.

Information presented below can be found at the Gulstream Web Site http://www.gulfstream.com/company  , they are an extremely well run company that continues to grow.  A true leader in this area of Aerospace Industry.

Aerospace Leader

Gulfstream’s commitment to excellence reflects that of its parent company, General Dynamics. Headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, General Dynamics is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies. General Dynamics’ workforce numbers more than 95,000 employees worldwide. 

Gulfstream manufactures large and ultralarge aircraft at its Savannah, Georgia, headquarters. The company completes midcabin aircraft at a facility in Dallas, Texas. Wiring harnesses, sheet metal components, sub-assemblies and machined parts are produced at a Gulfstream facility in Mexicali, Mexico. Gulfstream holds an FAA Production Certificate, counts more than 900 Lean Specialist trainees among its employees and offers courses in more than 15 different processes and tools focused on Lean and other sustainability initiatives.

Gulfstream operates the largest factory-owned service network in the business aviation industry. The support system is anchored by 11 service centers strategically located on four continents, including the world’s largest purpose-built business aircraft maintenance facility in Savannah, Georgia. Gulfstream is also the first manufacturer to open a service facility on mainland China at Beijing Capital International Airport. Gulfstream service center personnel perform everything from routine line maintenance and complete structural modifications to engine replacement and interior refurbishment. In addition to the fixed service locations, Gulfstream has Field and Airborne Support Teams (FAST) to provide mobile support. This team of ground support vehicles and aircraft performs service remotely and can even complete an engine exchange. Gulfstream’s legendary Consider It Done attitude toward product support has earned the company top honors in Aviation International News’ survey of aircraft operators every year since 2003.

Now lets talk a little about APICS & Training:

Training will be very important in the coming 10 years to combat the skills gap effecting all of the Americas. This is an area where I see organizations like APICS helping tremendously. APICS is the premier professional association for supply chain management and the leading provider of research, education and certification programs that elevate supply chain excellence, innovation and resilience. APICS is the world’s leading community for end-to-end supply chain excellence.

APICS Mission

Fostering the advancement of end-to-end supply chain management through a body of knowledge, innovative research, systems, and methods to create value for customers, members, and organizations.

APICS Individual Education and Credentials Below

Which APICS Educational Program Is Right For Me?

Become an APICS Savannah Company Coordinator

Liaisons between the Chapter Board of Directors and fellow employees

Coordinate registration for programs, workshops and professional development meetings (PDMs)

Make membership applications available

Help your organization derive maximum benefit from APICS activities

FREE PDMs and other incentives

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT STATS FOR 2018

Supply Chain /Operations employment to grow 26% by 2020, faster than the average for all occupations

$95,440 median salary ($46,890 - $187,199)

2.1% unemployment rate

#5 best business job

Above average upward mobility AND flexibility

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

Professional Certifications often preferred

From US News and World Report

APICS was identified as the #1 association for training and certifying the supply chain professionals of the future.

stated by SCM World January 31, 2014

CHAPTER LEADERSHIP

• APICS Savannah Chapter leadership includes a collection of business experts with more than 50 years of prior APICS BOD experience and three (3) past APICS Chapter presidents

SAVANNAH AREA

• Savannah’s growth prospects are among the best in the nation.

• Nearly 30 Fortune 500 companies are located in Chatham County (Savannah area)

• Georgia is the nation’s seventh largest importing state and 11th largest exporting state due to the ports

• The Savannah area’s manufacturing sector - - with a local economic impact of $2.3 Billion - - produces a variety of consumer goods that range from corporate jets to baked goods to dental equipment

LABOR & EDUCATION

• With close to 416,000 in a strong 16-county labor draw within 60 miles, Savannah’s talent pipeline is diverse, young, highly skilled and plentiful

• Among those contributing to Savannah’s workforce are graduates of the area’s 19 area colleges and universities, which enroll 60,000 students, and the more than 4,000 servicemen and women who transition out of the local military each year

• The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System is ranked No. 1 in Georgia and third in the nation for innovative technology use

PORT OF SAVANNAH

• The Port of Savannah is the fastest-growing and fourth-largest port in the nation

• It is the LARGEST single-terminal container facility of its kind in North America

• Savannah Harbor Expansion Project positions the port for long-term growth with the first of eight Super Post-Panamax ship-to-shore cranes and rubber-tired gantry cranes operational starting in 2016

PORT FEATURES

• Nine deep-water berths with 9,693 feet of continuous berthing

• Two Class 1 Railroads on terminal with on-dock rail and line haul services

• Immediate access to major interstates I-16 and I-95 with 150-plus trucking options

• An average single move time of 33.8 minutes and double move time of 55.8 minutes

• 116 rubber-tired gantry cranes, 27 ship-to-shore cranes

• More than 4 million square feet of warehouse space available within 30 miles

• 1.4 million square feet of covered storage

• 2,016 Reefer Rack Slots

• Dedicated RoRo facility of 19 paved acres

• Largest concentration of import distribution centers on the East Coast

• Balanced trade with 52 percent in exports and 48 percent in imports

Thank you for reading the attached about Block_Chain & APICS.  Contact me if I can help you in any way.  Here available for any supply chain questions at Savannah Supply Chain 24 x 7.  Be kind help someone today & in the future.

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Savannah Supply Chain
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