Written by Supply Chain Executive Mike Mortson. This guest post first appeared on Mike’s industry blog, Supply Chain Game Changer. The Supply Chain function within your company has many responsibilities. From planning to negotiating to buying, from moving goods to...
Month: September 2017
In This Job Market, Passive Candidates Have All the Power. Here’s How to Attract Them
It’s no secret that Canada’s economy is at high tide right now. GDP growth is regularly eclipsing forecasts – growing at an eyebrow-raising 4.5% rate over the course of 2017 so far – and unemployment is at its lowest rate in nine years, with the economy adding...
Don’t Let Phone Interviews Slow Down Your Hiring Process!
A simple Google search reveals literally hundreds of articles with tips for job interviews over the phone – heck, we’ve written advice for phone interviews ourselves. In today’s world of hiring, phone interviews are pretty close to ubiquitous, as the huge...
Faster, More Flexible, Cheaper: The New Electronics Manufacturing Mantra
This guest post comes from Fronetics, a boutique marketing firm focused on the Supply Chain and Logistics industries. Written by Frank Cavallero. With increasing consumer demands comes an increasing need for electronics manufacturers to adapt and change with the...
Procurement Report Card: 80% of Executives Say Procurement Isn’t Strategic Enough
As we’ve chronicled on the Argentus Blog, it’s no secret that the world of Procurement is changing and fast. With automation, big data and burgeoning AI systems removing more and more of the profession’s “tactical” or “clerical” tasks, companies are...
The Top 4 Strategies When Negotiating With Powerful Suppliers
The ability to negotiate with suppliers is a major differentiator in Procurement. In a world where the function is becoming more strategic – with more “administrative” tasks being automated out of existence – the ability to get value from interactions with...
Here’s How Your Supply Chain Protects Your Company’s Brand
Written by Supply Chain Executive Mike Mortson. This guest post first appeared on Mike’s industry blog, Supply Chain Game Changer. In this age of social media it is amazing how powerful that “likes” and “dislikes” and comments are to any single Brand. Marketing...