Archive for March 2014
New Standards Call for Socially Responsible Supply Chains. What Does This Mean?
The supply chain industry is facing an ethical challenge head on. Recent years have brought ups and downs for the supply chain industry and how it is perceived globally as a result of events such as the collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory in Bangladesh last year. To address these concerns, more American supply…
Read MoreSupply Chain and Its Tech Weakness
So, who’s running the IT show in your supply chain? And are they helping you achieve a balance between meeting demand and minimizing stock levels? A recent supply chain management study among three hundred stakeholders from the logistics and manufacturing sectors revealed that 45-53% of surveyed companies say that achieving that IT balance is their…
Read MoreWhy a Degree Can’t Shrink the Supply Chain Talent Gap
Many universities have created supply chain management degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels in response to supply chain’s growing popularity as a discipline. But there is no evidence so far that graduates with these degrees are adequately prepared for supply chain jobs, or whether organizations are actively seeking employees with these degrees. Even…
Read MoreWomen in Supply Chain Leadership
Maybe because supply chain got its start with trucks and manufacturing, the industry has traditionally been male dominated. For years, there has been a gender imbalance in the supply chain industry—far more men than women—but now that balance is starting to shift. While only 10% of the most senior leadership roles in supply chain and…
Read MoreCan Onboarding be Automated? The Pros and Cons
The whole purpose of supply chain is to make sure that goods get to where they need to be, when they need to be there, as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible. And obviously automation of processes has played a big role in the increasing efficiency of the supply chain function. So, what if you could…
Read MoreNow Hiring: Supply Chain Materials Manager in Missouri
We have an exciting supply chain job opening in Missouri at a well respected and growing Fortune 500 company for a Procurement Manager/Materials Manager. In this position you will be responsible for managing all of the purchasing, planning, inventory management and warehouse functions across the business group. Will also drive procure to pay (PTP) process…
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