Are You Having Trouble Hiring Supply Chain Talent? Could The Reason Be Your Interview Process?

You may be great at identifying and finding supply chain talent, but if you can’t bring them onboard at your company, what good does it do you? It may be time to change your hiring process to change your hiring luck. Take a look at how your company hires to see if you’re making any…

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Do You Think there is a Decline in the Pool of Supply Chain Talent?

According to a recent survey, hiring managers in the supply chain are highly concerned about mid-management vacancies and what they see as a declining pool of talent. What has caused this supposed shortage of supply chain talent? In most cases, it is attributed to a skills gap—people with undergraduate and graduate degrees in supply chain…

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How to be a Strong Team Leader in Supply Chain

As a leader in your supply chain organization, it’s your job to guide your colleagues towards accomplishing specific goals. Even if you consistently reach your goals, could your leadership use some improvement? Here are three ways to help you evaluate your effectiveness as a leader and see where you can improve: Do you connect and…

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Does Your Internal Hiring Team Need Help?

Whether you’re an established supply chain company or department, or a startup, hiring the right people is crucial to success. But hiring the wrong people not only wastes time, it wastes money. How can you tell whether your hiring team is equipped for the job, or could use help? The hiring process takes too long.…

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How to Maintain Speed, Efficiency and Most Importantly…Safety!

If you’re in a supply chain management position, you’re always working toward higher speed and greater efficiency—but have you put safety on the back burner? How much thought and strategy have you put into promoting safety in the workplace? The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) requires companies to offer a work environment free from…

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Are You Rethinking Your China Sourcing Due to Supply Chain Concerns?

China’s economy has been struggling for quite some time and the news is only getting worse. In late March, its manufacturing sector shrank for the fifth straight month following weak investment, industrial production and export numbers at the beginning of the year. And while China usually experiences a seasonal rebound after their New Year holiday,…

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What Can You Do to Help Your Supply Chain Prepare for a Crisis?

Even when your supply chain is running smoothly, even when you have a contingency plan in place, there’s no predicting natural disasters. And when disasters happen, you may discover that your company is not as well prepared as you thought. Look back three years to the devastating earthquake and tsunami that slammed Japan and crippled…

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