2023 SMART Goals: How to Define and Conquer Them

You’ve probably heard that goal setting is a habit of highly successful people, and there is a lot of research to back up that claim. For example, one study found that people who wrote down their goals were 33 percent more likely to achieve them than those who only kept goals in their head. The…

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How To Reach Out To Candidates As a Linkedin Recruiter

LinkedIn is a fantastic resource for recruiters and hiring managers, filled with promising candidates. But getting a dream candidate interested in your open position isn’t as easy as sending them a cut-in-paste cold email. If you’re on LinkedIn, you’ve probably gotten spammed by recruiters. At first, getting a message about an “exciting opportunity” may have…

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Has Supply Chain Fully Recovered From COVID-19?

For the past few decades, companies have been creating complex international supply chains designed for cost and efficiency. Unfortunately, supply chains we’re not built to fully withstand a disruption as massive as a global pandemic. While the effects of the pandemic have started to fade in some areas of the supply chain industry, the Russia-Ukraine…

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Why Supply Chain Jobs and Salary Studies are Wrong

Websites like Indeed and Glassdoor can be great resources for people looking to get information on supply chain salaries. However, these reports aren’t always accurate, and salaries can significantly vary thanks to a number of factors. Consider the following nine factors that can significantly affect the salary of a supply chain position. 1) Location Salaries…

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10 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…

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3 Trends That Make It Harder to Retain Supply Chain Management Talent

While the apparent waning of the pandemic unleashed a tsunami of resignations, long-term trends that were around long before COVID-19 are making it harder to keep top talent in supply chain management roles.  Research shows that average employee tenures for all industries have been decreasing in recent years and the supply chain is no exception.…

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Efforts to Reduce Food Waste in the Supply Chain

Unfortunately, some of the world’s poorest countries experience food shortages, not because of a lack of food, but because of flaws and inefficiencies in their supply chains. India’s Food Supply Chain Issues For example, as much as 20 to 40 percent of food grown in India spoils before reaching consumers. This includes millions of tons…

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