Last week came a fantastic feature in Canadian Business about Target’s foray into Canada, outlining how Supply Chain problems led to the venture’s collapse in 2015. It’s a fascinating, vital read for any Supply Chain Professional (or anyone looking to learn about the...
Following on the success of our recent infographic outlining 6 Career Tips for Supply Chain Professionals, we've put together another eye-catching distillation of some of our most common and useful personal branding advice for people in the field....
“Teach me your industry and I’ll apply that knowledge. It’s all about building a cross functional team. It’s never about me finding a new supplier. It’s about us finding a new supplier.” – Supply Chain Director David Astles. Last month, we published a post...
As recruiters in the Supply Chain space, we're always working to educate candidates - especially those up-and-comers moving into entry-level or junior sole-contributor roles - about how to set themselves up for long-term Supply Chain career success. This involves...
More and more companies are listing a university degree as a requirement for Supply Chain roles – but does that leave out some of the best talent in the field? Anyone following the Supply Chain discipline knows that the field is undergoing a kind of renaissance, as...
Written by Alexa Cheater. This post originally appeared on Kinaxis' industry blog, the 21st century Supply Chain. Half of organizations playing in the healthcare and life sciences space are feeling the pain of managing overall supply chain costs. At least according...
Last-Mile delivery has long been considered one of the most difficult parts of Logistics. Companies such as Amazon – and other eCommerce leaders - have built massive sophisticated distribution networks offering consumers efficient, affordable delivery options for a...
As you might have read over the past few weeks, one of the leading companies of the fast-casual food revolution is in turmoil following an emergence of food safety issues. Chipotle has made its name as the fastest-growing restaurant chain in America, and as a pioneer...
Argentus is back. If you checked our website last week, you might have noticed that we were down. You might have seen an unfortunate default Wordpress page, or a temporary placeholder, or (if we’re unlucky), nothing at all. It would appear our website had been hacked,...