Mark Kimmitt acknowledged what he called "logistics problems, " saying those would be straightened out quickly.

CNN: Police adviser: Snafu in Najaf

But the deeper reason for America's logistics problems is a mounting shortage of skilled labour.

ECONOMIST: Logistics

Brian figured that if he could solve the technology and logistics problems required to anchor a fish farm 10 or 20 miles offshore, where swift currents carry away and disperse the waste produced by concentrated fish stocks, it would allow the farmed fish to swim in the same fresh water as their wild cousins-the best of both worlds.

FORBES: Regulatory Uncertainty Drives A Fish Farmer To Foreign Waters

Problems with logistics, payment gateways, and intense competition for too few customers have created an environment in which companies are struggling to survive.

FORBES: The Growing Pains of Indian E-Commerce: What You Need to Know

Two problems: First, the logistics of shipping the oil, which is on the Atlantic side of South America, to the Liaoyang refinery in northern China, are challenging.

FORBES: Energy Outlook 2009

But the problems don't just stem from the logistics of implementing the agreement.

CNN: Iraqi forces now calling the shots

Inherent in all these games, whether their goal is vanquishing evil elves or raising corn, are the kinds of abilities needed to solve complex problems, including leading and managing, handling logistics and resources, prioritizing tasks, making sense of rapidly changing data and learning from mistakes.

FORBES: Let's Play! Turning Serious Business Issues Into Games