In this episode, Pearson students and staff participated in a Global Affairs Speaker Series that featured guest speaker Marianne Alto, Mayor of Victoria. During the talk, she discussed her time spent at Pearson, including the challenges she faced along the way and advised our graduating students. 

Please note, this episode was taken from a Zoom recording.

Global Affairs Speaker Series | Mayor Marianne Alto

Chris Holman welcomes back Teri Sand, SHRM-CP, PHR, CBSP, CRP, Business Services Manager, Capital Area Michigan Works!, Lansing, MI, but serving Ingham Eaton, and Clinton Counties

THEME: Job opportunities and challenges in transportation and auto manufacturing. 

Teri, welcome back, please discuss challenges in finding bus drivers, CATA hiring, and auto supplier demand in anticipation of MBN’s September 12th Mobility & Talent panel featuring MICHauto?

● Many transportation companies in the Lansing region and beyond are seeking employees. ○ Companies are unable to keep up with the demand for truck drivers as they’re unable to recruit, hire, and train fast enough. ■ Xavier Express and Willow Creek Farms Trucking have both been searching for Truck Drivers. ○ CATA (Capital Area Transportation Authority) has especially taken a hit to the bus driver, mechanic, and office worker shortages. ○ Dean Transportation recruiting for School Bus Drivers.

■ Teri, please discuss any recent trends you have been seeing in these industries along with how job seekers can find jobs with our Weekly Hot Jobs Report?

 ● Research supports that the auto manufacturing industry has fallen short of meeting demands. ○ According to Michigan State University supply chain faculty (No. 1 ranked supply chain department in the nation) the industry is struggling to keep up with demands due to the fact that the automotive industry operates on a just-in-time inventory management model.

■ Just-in-time inventory management model, How is that impacting this sector?

 Parts arrive hours or even minutes before they're put on the assembly line. Hence the name, parts arrive just-in-time to be used.  ■ There are 30,000 parts in the average car. If you’re missing one or a few of those parts, you can't build a car. ■ If you're not producing vehicles, which is what drives your revenue, you're eating into your profitability. Plus, you suddenly have inventory piling up that you don’t have space for. ○ The problem with this model is that it has to function exactly as you designed it to. When these models start to break and fall apart, the repercussions are huge. (low supply, high demand) ○ Just-in-time inventory by its very nature also affects staff. Workers at the various automotive manufacturing suppliers must regularly adjust their schedules. The suppliers and their staff often get very little notice when a production is going to run late. That makes childcare, transportation, and basic work/life balance challenging. 

The UAW contracts, how does that fit into all this?

○ We won’t know for a few months whether the UAW contract negotiations this Fall could impact any of this.

Thanks, Teri, and thank you for getting our audience primed for the upcoming Speakers Series event
 ● Stay tuned for more information regarding MBN’s September 12 Mobility Panel featuring MICHauto & MEDC, Time: 11:00 am to 1:30 pm ○ Location: Friendship Hall, Capital Region International Airport.

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Michigan Business Beat | Teri Sand CAMW! Job Opportunities and Challenges in Transportation & Auto

Chris Holman welcomes Jim Davis, Marketing Director DBI, Lansing, MI. 

How has marketing for you at DBI changed or stayed the same post pandemic? 

What tools are you using for your company's marketing? 

With the volume of social media available what platforms are important to you and DBI? 

What is working for you and what is on the horizon for you and DBI?

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Michigan Business Beat | Jim Davis, DBI - The Evolution of Marketing Practices and Tools.

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