There Really Is a Talent Gap in the Workforce (Manufacturing Operations Management Talk)

You might have heard Ryan Chittum of the Columbia Journalism Review saying otherwise but read this article by Managing Automation's Chris Chiappinelli who has verified the issue with many leaders of manufacturing companies in the US and around the world. Executives of manufacturing businesses small and large are struggling to find the talent they need to keep operations up to snuff.

"It doesn’t take a crack reporter to realize that manufacturers are facing a serious talent drain. Baby boomers are leaving the workforce. The training and apprenticeship programs that decades ago helped those workers develop valuable skills no longer exist. In the interim, the young generation has developed a dim view of the manufacturing industry. They’re not lining up to join its ranks. This confluence of factors leaves manufacturers scrambling to find talent."

See the full article at:

http://www.manufacturing-executive.com/community/leadership_dialogues/next_generation_leadership_changing_workforce/blog/2012/07/16/a-journalist-tries-to-debunk-the-manufacturing-workforce-shortage

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