Posts Tagged ‘Supply Chain Management’
What Excel Skills Do You Need For A Supply Chain Job In 2023
Tracking tabular data is an important part of any supply chain job, and supply chain management jobs in particular. This makes Excel skills particularly valuable if you want to succeed in the industry. Without further ado, let’s get into the Excel skills you need for supply chain success in 2023. How to Track Supplier Orders…
Read More10 Parts of Supply Chain Management: Successful Distribution Process
Depending on the industry, the management of supply chain operations can take on many different forms. But in general, effective supply chain management ensures that an organization can ship and store materials in ways that support the bottom line. Consider the following ten parts of effective supply chain management. 1. Demand Management Demand management involves…
Read MoreSupply Chain Management Can Be Stressful: 4 Ways to Prioritize Mental Health
From a global pandemic to massive inflation to armed conflict overseas, life can be stressful these days. Add in stress from work, and the overall load on your min can be a lot to handle. Fortunately, you can do a lot to affect the amount of stress you feel in your daily life. Consider the…
Read MoreBeyond Excel Skills: What to Look for When Hiring Supply Chain Professionals?
Expectations from the global supply chain have been rising by the day, and companies looking to meet these expectations. Finding and hiring supply chain professionals is more difficult now than ever before. This is an extremely challenging time for filling essential positions in the supply chain. In addition to talent shortages, rapidly evolving supply chain…
Read MoreWhy Supply Chain Management Offers a Great Career Path
Supply chain management involves a wide variety of activities related to the acquisition and distribution of materials. In a production facility, a supply chain manager will source raw materials for production and send finished products to customers. This job involves the planning, oversight, and execution of processes needed to facilitate the flow not just of…
Read MoreThe Supply Chain Trends to Be Aware of in 2022
Suppose you’re a big reader of annual trend watch articles and posts for the latest supply chain trends. In that case, you are probably used to seeing buzz phrases like the Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, and artificial intelligence (AI) crop up year after year. Naturally, these emerging technologies will have more of an impact…
Read MoreA Supply Chain Management Planning Guide to Navigate the Approaching Holiday Season
The holiday season might seem far off at the moment but it is only a few months away! Throughout the holidays, shipping activity of consumer goods increases, which results in an increased demand for tools, materials, and services. A major spike in supply chain activity can lead to problems, and if an organization hasn’t prepared…
Read MoreWellness is More than Mental Health – 5 Areas That Can Help Improve Your Satisfaction at Work
For many years, employee wellness was primarily focused on physical health. Now there appears to be a more significant focus on mental health. While these initiatives do helped steer people toward control of their well-being, the COVID pandemic has helped reveal that these endeavors don’t fully support overall well-being. The modern concept of wellness is…
Read MoreThe Top 4 Must-Have Soft Skills You Need to Be A Successful Supply Chain Manager of the Future
While people typically get into management positions because of their technical ability, interpersonal soft skills are far more relevant than technical know-how in most manager positions. With technology changing rapidly the way we do our jobs, technical abilities can get outdated quickly. It’s so hard to predict what the most important future technical abilities will…
Read More4 Ways Top Companies are Leading the Movement for Diversity & Inclusivity – Now It’s Your Turn
The protests in 2020 around racial inequality set off a cultural sea change. This change included many companies taking the lead with respect to making real change. The companies that made commitments to diversity and equality are all the more impressive because it was done amid a global pandemic. Consider the following top companies ‘…
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