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How to Become an Employer of Choice
While millions of federal dollars are being poured into rebuilding America’s manufacturing sector, top talent is tough to find and keep.
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Readying the Supply Chain Workforce
Educators reveal how they’re preparing future supply chain management professionals for growing complexity and advancing technology.
Read More3 Ways to Update Your Hiring Strategy
Lingering and new disruptions to the supply chain make it difficult for employers to determine their staffing needs at any given time. Despite these headwinds, employers can use staffing strategies to better prepare for and respond to supply chain disruptions.
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Top Supply Chain Management Schools
Here’s a roundup of some of the top programs to consider, whether you’re looking to major in supply chain at the undergraduate level, obtain an MBA with a supply chain concentration, or find the right executive education or certificate programs to further your career.
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Oil’s Well That Ends Well
Knowing that his company is doing good for people and the planet guides Salim Benjelloun, vice president of operations at Pompeian Inc., through even the most difficult days and challenges.
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Leadership Playbook for Supply Chain Managers
Industry leaders and mainstays share leadership tactics—from venturing out of comfort zones to embracing missteps—that allow supply chain managers to inspire others, build cohesive teams, and tackle logistics challenges.
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IL Summer Reading Guide
Throw these books into your beach bag and catch up on the latest supply chain trends and strategies.
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GOOD QUESTION: Who Would Be Your Lifeline During a Logistics Crisis? Why?
Dwight D. Eisenhower. I make use of the Eisenhower Matrix (pictured). I would want to have heard from the man himself. Planning, preparing, and executing a moment in history like the Normandy invasion puts any logistics crisis in perspective. Do everything in your power to prepare. And at a certain point you need to have confidence in that preparation—and your people—to get on with the task at hand.
–Richard Kohn
Director, Global Logistics & Optimization
SeaCube Containers
Filling the Supply Chain Talent Pipeline
Private sector companies and organizations turn on the spout and team up with colleges and other educational institutions to raise the profile of a career in supply chain, bolster curricula, and help build tomorrow’s supply chain workforce.
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GOOD QUESTION: How has logistics technology impacted your job?
We’re going through an enterprise resource planning (ERP) switchover that requires a great deal of patience, change management, and transactional discipline. The change is definitely tough and requires a steep learning curve to keep up. The new technology allows for greater control and visibility of product locations as they move from the production team through […]
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Supply Chain Education Kindles New Skills
Eager to turn the page on disruption and upheaval, supply chain programs bookmark critical skill sets and help prepare future leaders and logisticians.
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Education: A Call to Action
A lot of transportation, logistics, and supply chain expertise is cycling out of day-to-day operations in the United States and it is worrisome.
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Winter Reading Guide 2023
It’s cold outside. Why not stay inside and catch up on the latest literature that can help boost your supply chain skillset?
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Solving the Talent Crisis
The greatest untapped talent pool in manufacturing, logistics, and the supply chain sector in the United States is women. Even though women make up almost half (47%) of the entire U.S. labor force, they make up only slightly more than one-quarter (27%) of the manufacturing workforce. This needs to change if the manufacturing industry is to have any hope of addressing the enormous talent chasm that has opened up in recent years.
Read MorePrioritizing Meaningful and Safe Work
We must create a supply chain—link by link—with working conditions where everyone, from the warehouse employee to the end consumer, wins.
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2022 Summer Reading Guide
Great reads about supply chain and logistics are not all textbooks and white papers. Browse this collection of books, research, and guides that will boost your knowledge and keep you turning the pages. Profit from the Source: Transforming Your Business by Putting Suppliers at the Core By Christian Schuh, Wolfgang Schnellbacher, Alenka Triplat, and […]
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Supply Chain Education: Cramming for Success
Business is crazy these days. That means graduates of supply chain programs need to understand resilience and risk management along with technology, analytics, operations, and strategy.
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Effective Ways to Find and Retain Talent
Even before the pandemic shined a light on how fragile our supply chain is, the industry has grappled with attracting and retaining talent to meet demand.
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Cultivating Supply Chain Talent
2021 was notable for labor challenges and shifts in thinking about employee engagement. Here’s how to attract supply chain talent and increase job satisfaction.
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