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Trend 4 ~ Workforce Mobility and Flexibility: Workforce mobility impacts the way corporations operate as technology enables and powers the ability for employees to work from locations other than the workplace, while Flexibility enables both individual and business needs to be met through making changes to the time (when), location (where) and manner (how) in which an employee works. Necessary Skills and Knowledge 3D Printing Problem Solving Artificial Intelligence Product Planning Cross Training Production Line Simulation Culture Project Management Flexibility/Agility Resource Scarcity Management Geospatial Connectivity Robotics Information Worker Social Networking Labor Centric Sourcing System Thinking Mobile Apps Team Work Principles Mobile Service Technicians Technology Skills Multi-Discipline The Internet of Things Pervasive Connectivity Training Within Industry Predictive Maintenance Virtualization Copyright 2016 North Central Texas InterLink, Inc. ~ All rights reserved. 8