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Ask the Experts

The Ask the Expert website addition allows users to gain knowledge of the transportation industry by having their questions answered by professionals in the industry. SWTWC’s “Ask The Expert” section focuses on answering target-based questions central to the four Phase 2 Actions Plans; apprenticeship programs, GIS Tribal Training Initiative, awareness of trucking occupations, and attracting non-traditional candidates to the supply chain industry. All of the questions answered by industry professionals are archived in a blog-like format that could be referenced in the future. In addition, the professionals who answer questions on our website will be invited to become one of our partners and have the opportunity to share information on our website by being added to our compendium and landmarking their resources on our Story Map.

The questions and their corresponding answers (image, video, audio, or infographic) are organized by each action plan below:

21st Century Apprenticeships

GIS Tribal Training

Trucking

Supply Chain Diversity

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Questions answered: 13

The Future of Supply Chain Technology (Long Beach Business Journal Perspectives 5/12/2015 – 5/25/2015)

Question: What are the changes that the supply chain management industry might see with the development of new transmodal technologies?
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I want it now (Long Beach Business Journal Perspectives 10/11/16 – 10/24/16)

Question: How is the growth of e-commerce affecting supply chain strategy?
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TransCast: Dr. Alison Conway, Grove School of Engineering at City College of New York

Question: What kinds of courses or programs are being offered to address current urban freight challenges?
Answered by: Alison Conway
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ContainerCast: Tyler Reeb

Question: What does the future of the transportation workforce look like? What role will millennials play?
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Beyond Traffic (Long Beach Business Journal Perspectives 7/7/2015 – 7/20/2015)

Question: What are some of the major forces that will impact our nation's transportation needs in the coming decades?
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Training The Supply Chain Workers of Tomorrow (Long Beach Business Journal Perspectives 4/12/16 – 4/25/16)

Question: What steps are local organizations taking to better prepare prospective members of the transportation workforce?
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Serving the Last Mile

Question: What is "last-mile" trucking and its impact on urban environments?
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Old School Workplace Skills More Critical (Long Beach Business Journal Perspectives 1/19/16 – 2/1/16)

Question: What kinds of skills are local workforce boards aiming to cultivate for their workforce?
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Transcast: Conversation with Michael Onder

Question: Transcast: Conversation with Michael Onder
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Changing Perceptions of Apprenticeships 8/4/2015 – 8/17/2015

Question: Socioeconomically, how has the perception of apprenticeship programs changed over time in the United States?
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Garet Couch on GIS Tribal Training

Question: What is Tribal GIS, and what are the benefits of it?
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Best Practices for Schneider National Discussed by Executive Director in Diversity Webinar

Question: What are trucking companies doing to address best practices, all the while promoting diversity in the workplace?
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Logistics and Transportation Professions: Career Options

Question: What are the career opportunities available in the logistics field and what type of training is necessary?
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