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 field). It goes into astounding detail about...

“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 which generated a good amount of...

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 solid social media positioning, proactive thinking, and thoughtful skills development.  Here’s...

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 well as a...

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 to the eighth annual UPS Pain in the Chain Survey. While...

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 staggering variety of products. But same-day delivery has proven to be a difficult, but...

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 in what’s come to...

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, and we had to...