Connecting Industry, Education & Training
Sam Kaplan, Director, Center of Excellence for Global Trade & Supply Chain Management The Mission of the Center of Excellence for Global Trade & Supply Chain Management is to build a skilled workforce for international trade, supply chain management, and logistics.
2 Defining the Supply Chain Sector
“If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.” “You can't miss what you can't measure.” – Peter Drucker —George Clinton, Funkadelic
3 Illustrative Companies Segment Subsector/Activity Description and Organizations
Domestic and international freight vessels, Marine cargo shipping e.g., Tote, as well as supporting operations Tote Maritime, Foss Maritime such as tugs.
Movement of cargo from one mode to another BNSF, UP, SSA Marine, Transloading & Intermodal and consolidation and repackaging of goods, MacMillan-Piper, Oak Harbor including between container sizes. Freight Lines.
Transportation, Distribution Air cargo jobs at Alaska & Logistics Freight airlines (e.g., Air China) and air cargo Air cargo shipping Airlines and Delta, Hanjin ground-handling operation. Global Logistics, Swissport.
Freight forwarding Freight arrangement and 3rd Party Logistics Expeditors International
Warehousing & storage Dry and cold storage facilities and packaging.
Couriers Express delivery services DHL, FedEx, UPS
Procurement and supply chain management Procurement, sales, import and export of Supply chain and Supply Chain Management across local manufacturers, wholesalers, finished and/or intermediate goods and procurement units within local shippers materials, customer service. manufacturers.
Letters of credit and other short-term lending U.S. Bank, Bank of America, Trade finance for exporters and importers. Washington Trust
Supply Chain Services Compliance ITAR and other regulatory compliance issues. Dorsey Whitney LLP
Consulting/Market research Research on market opportunities. Bryant Christie
Exhibit 1. Description of Segments of Sector 4 Defining the Supply Chain Sector
Major Rail Lines WA Truck Corridors
Exhibit 1. Description of Segments of Sector 5 Imports and Exports Through WA
6 7 40% of Washington jobs are tied to International Trade
8 Jobs in the Supply Chain Sector
Exhibit 9. Total (“All-in”) Jobs in Global Trade and Supply Chain Management, Washington State, 2001-2017 9 10 Average Wage By Subsector
11 Economic Impacts
Exhibit 16. Table of Economic Impacts, All-In Activities, Statewide, 2017 12 Recommendations
Invest in curriculum and training for students to use new technology tools
Support internships and apprenticeships
Work to increase the pipeline of truck drivers
Ensure soft skills are included in education and training opportunities
Engage employers that represent all industries in the economy for talent placement
Offer training programs in warehousing and freight forwarding
13 Jobs Board Idea
14 Follow the Supply Chain Study Abroad
15 Certificate in Purchasing Supply Chain Management
23 credit certificate in Purchasing & Supply Chain Management using curriculum developed at Shoreline Community College
Certificate will be offered completely online through Highline College, with a for credit and a not for credit option
Working with Shoreline to create an articulation agreement so Highline students interested in pursuing an AAAS in Purchasing & Supply Chain Management can continue their education at Shoreline and their students interested in pursing a BAS degree in Global Trade can continue their education at Highline
16 Economic Gravity is Shifting Students, Faculty and Staff Staying Aware
17 Questions?