Posts Tagged ‘Supply Chain Management’
How To Increase Productivity In Your Supply Chain Team
When you’re managing a supply chain, you may start to notice that productivity is decreasing on your team. What can you do to re-motivate your employees so you can meet your goals? Here’s how to identify and prepare for these situations and get your team back on track. Communication is key. Most people think…
Read MoreWho and How To Ask For References In Supply Chain Management
Yes, references still matter! In fact, hiring managers are being even more diligent these days about checking references. Why? Because candidates can say anything online. They can pretend to have experience, training and even degrees that they don’t possess. Hiring managers want to validate what they’ve seen and make sure your real-life potential matches what…
Read MoreHow To Improve Retention By Improving Management
It’s a popular saying, but it’s actually been proven by research: employees leave managers, not companies. When your supply chain employees quit, do you automatically assume they’re making a mistake? Or that they’re only out for more money? It may be time to look at your management. Because if you take the time to find…
Read MoreWhy You Need to Be Flexible to Be a Successful Supply Chain Manager
One phrase that’s at the top of every supply chain executive’s wish list these days: “greater supply chain flexibility.” But what does that mean, especially to supply chain managers and their teams? One part of the definition should include: the ability to respond more quickly to demand and opportunities. Nothing is constant in the everchanging…
Read MoreWhat is Non-Negotiable At Your Business?
One of the most difficult challenges managers face is balancing the need for their employees to achieve certain results by a certain time, and avoiding the temptation to micro-manage to make sure those goals are reached. Employees need a certain amount of freedom and the ability to make choices. This can be a difficult line…
Read MorePreparing for Generation Y’s Impact on Your Supply Chain
Generation Y is growing up and entering the workforce at a time when the marketplace is undergoing a major demographic shift. Recruiting Gen Y into supply chain and distribution jobs will require understanding a group with a whole new attitude toward work. Gen Y employees have been unfairly labeled as demanding, entitled, and self-serving. But,…
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