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Content Inside: WSJ.com - Globalization Creates Logistics Jobs in U.S. http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB1078101183098424 March 1, 2004 THE OUTLOOK Globalization Creates Logistics Jobs in U.S. By ROBERT GUY MATTHEWS Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL MORE ON OUTSOURCING · Business Coalition Battles Outsourcing Backlash4 · Further Reading on Outsourcing 5 Most economists maintain that globalization benefits the U.S. as old-economy jobs that move abroad are replaced by better, higher-value jobs. Many Americans dont buy it. But contrary to popular belief, the U.S. is creating new high-paying jobs. Here is one growing field: logistics. The frenetic pace of global trade, coupled with outsourcing of manufacturing around the world, has transformed delivery into a complex engineering task. Companies enlist logistics consultants to untangle supply chains and to monitor shipping lanes and weather patterns. In one small indicator of how intricate the task has become, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has expanded its logistics program and started a new masters degree dedicated to logistics in the school
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Content Inside: WSJ.com - Globalization Creates Logistics Jobs in U.S. http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB1078101183098424 March 1, 2004 THE OUTLOOK Globalization Creates Logistics Jobs in U.S. By ROBERT GUY MATTHEWS Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL MORE ON OUTSOURCING · Business Coalition Battles Outsourcing Backlash4 · Further Reading on Outsourcing 5 Most economists maintain that globalization benefits the U.S. as old-economy jobs that move abroad are replaced by better, higher-value jobs. Many Americans dont buy it. But contrary to popular belief, the U.S. is creating new high-paying jobs. Here is one growing field: logistics. The frenetic pace of global trade, coupled with outsourcing of manufacturing around the world, has transformed delivery into a complex engineering task. Companies enlist logistics consultants to untangle supply chains and to monitor shipping lanes and weather patterns. In one small indicator of how intricate the task has become, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has expanded its logistics program and started a new masters degree dedicated to logistics in the school
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