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Article: SUPPLY CHAIN GRADS LEARN PROBLEM SOLVING DURING IMMERSION TRAINING
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- September 18, 2009
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ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga., Sept. 17 -- Robins Air Force Base issued the following news release:
Every day, hundreds of people in the 638th Supply Chain Management Group toil away in their cubicles to make sure that vital aircraft parts are available to warfighters around the world.
But over the past four years they have had the opportunity to leave "Cubeville" behind for a few weeks and learn more about how they fit into the big picture of national defense.
Purchasing and supply chain management immersion training began in 2005 as a way to introduce supply chain managers to new methods aimed at improving efficiency and reducing costs. The training began as a nine-week class but eventually ...