{"id":2955,"date":"2020-09-29T19:14:26","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T19:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techclot.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/29\/prologis-executive-takes-virtual-reality-approach-to-logistics-training-with-video\/"},"modified":"2020-09-29T19:14:26","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T19:14:26","slug":"prologis-executive-takes-virtual-reality-approach-to-logistics-training-with-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techclot.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/29\/prologis-executive-takes-virtual-reality-approach-to-logistics-training-with-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Prologis executive takes virtual reality approach to logistics training (with video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&#038;sa=t&#038;url=https:\/\/www.freightwaves.com\/news\/prologis-executive-takes-virtual-reality-approach-to-logistics-training-with-video&#038;ct=ga&#038;cd=CAIyHGQzYWQwNmI0YTFiYjA3MmU6Y28udWs6ZW46R0I&#038;usg=AFQjCNGmFP-XPykFT6tAdCkrR4iWgYwvjg\">Prologis executive takes virtual reality approach to logistics training (with video)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techclot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/lD81hP.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"Enabling the Workforce of Tomorrow\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/462724857?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1220\" height=\"686\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\">[embedded content]<\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As e-commerce sales are projected to hit $709.78 billion in the U.S. in 2020, logistics companies are turning to the virtual world to hire, onboard and train employees.<\/p>\n<p>Prologis Inc.(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barchart.com\/stocks\/quotes\/PLD\/overview\">NYSE: PLD<\/a>), the world\u2019s largest developer, owner and operator of logistics warehouses, is partnering with tech startup Strivr, which has developed a virtual reality-based platform, to provide hands-on learning and realistic decision-making practice to help workers maximize efficiency and reduce safety incidents.<\/p>\n<p>Steven Hussain, director of community workforce programs for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prologis.com\/\"> Prologis<\/a>, and Derek Belch, founder and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.strivr.com\/\">Strivr<\/a>, discussed using virtual learning to train the industrial workforce of tomorrow during FreightWaves\u2019 virtual Future of Logistics Real Estate Summit on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Belch, who originally developed his VR technology platform to train athletes, now uses the technology to help businesses train employees.<\/p>\n<p>He compares his VR technology platform to train logistics workers to a pilot using a flight simulator to hone their craft.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you mess up, you\u2019re not going to kill anybody, you\u2019re not going to flush a $100 million asset down the drain,\u201d Belch said. \u201cYou keep doing it again and again until you\u2019ve proven that you can fly that plane without any mistakes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the logistics industry continues to change at a rapid pace, Hussain said Prologis employees must be equipped with the latest skills they need to do their jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Prologis started its Community Workforce Initiative (CWI)&nbsp; nearly two years ago. Hussain said he was tasked with the goal of \u201cupskilling,\u201d or retraining 25,000 workers by the end of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorking with our customers and learning solutions like STRIVR and others, we\u2019re thinking about what\u2019s the best way to train people and really go from tools that were once thought of as kind of a niche to what are really enterprise learning solutions,\u201d Hussain said.<\/p>\n<p>Bridging the gap between how the aging workforce and the younger generation learn is also key to successfully attracting and retaining employees, Belch said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat knowledge transfer is critical and the younger generations don\u2019t necessarily learn the same way that the older generations learn, nor do they want to,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Belch added, \u201cIf you\u2019re not speaking their language as an organization with tools like virtual reality, augmented reality and video conferencing, you\u2019re behind.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Published at Tue, 29 Sep 2020 18:22:30 +0000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prologis executive takes virtual reality approach to logistics training (with video) [embedded content] As e-commerce&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":2954,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-augmented-virtual-reality"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techclot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/lD81hP.jpg?fit=2400%2C1224&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3orZX-LF","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techclot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techclot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techclot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techclot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techclot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2955"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/techclot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2955\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techclot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techclot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techclot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techclot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}