Written by Supply Chain Executive Mike Mortson. This guest post first appeared on Mike’s industry blog, Supply Chain Game Changer.   There are many exciting advances in technology these days. The proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning and Robotics, Industry 4.0, Big Data and Analytics, and Digitalization are...

Millennials are taking over and breaking stereotypes across the industry. Everyone knows that the demographics of the Supply Chain industry are changing. They have to. Within a few years, demographers estimate that 400,000 baby boomers will be retiring in Canada every year. Within the Supply Chain industry, the looming –...

This guest post comes from Fronetics, a boutique marketing firm focused on the Supply Chain and Logistics industries. Written by Elizabeth Hines.  Supply chain and logistics executives should be using their celebrity on social media to be the public face of their businesses and an extension of their brands. Here...

Some personal branding advice for Procurement professionals. Categories. They’re probably the biggest differentiator of your experience in Procurement besides how senior you are (how much spend have you managed?) and how strategic you are (how much influence do you have over supplier decisions?). One of the biggest questions that prospective...

    Time was, companies in the corporate world measured their employees’ success by time that they spent at their desks and in meetings. But over the past 10-15 years, the workplace has seen some radical transformations spurred by the rise of digital communications. Companies are becoming less formal, less...

Written by Alexa Cheater. This guest post first appeared on Kinaxis’ industry blog, the 21st Century Supply Chain.    There’s no getting around it. Artificial intelligence (AI) is here. From self-driving cars to intelligent digital assistants (one of whom I share a name with) to advanced robots working on the...

Long Live the Cover Letter. Or not. A quick Google search reveals dozens of listings about how the cover letter is dead in hiring – alongside seemingly-anachronistic articles offering cover letter advice for job seekers. So often, business writers refer to something as “dead” to get a rise out of...

As we’ve written about recently, it’s a hot job market for Supply Chain and Procurement, with strong hiring across a number of industries. As fall begins and the weather gets colder, we thought it would be useful to look back at what our recruitment practice has seen in 2017 so...