This guest post comes from Fronetics, a boutique marketing firm focused on the Supply Chain and Logistics industries. Written by Elizabeth Hines. Millennial talent seeks employment opportunities with companies that promote transparency, technology, excellence, and...
Month: May 2018
Is Material Handling a Solution to Labor Pool Shortages?
Written by guest contributor Megan Ray Nichols, a freelance stem writer and the editor of Schooled By Science. For more from Megan, you can follow her on Twitter or subscribe to her blog here. It's no secret that labor pools are shrinking, but automation could be a...
Is Ageism the Next Diversity Challenge to Tackle in the Workplace?
A new article from the Globe and Mail’s Leadership Lab series talks about ageism in the workplace. It references a recent study that delved into the causes and impacts of age discrimination, and offered strategies for moving past these issues in today’s workplaces....
On Time Delivery: Get That Right First Before All Else.
Written by Supply Chain Executive Mike Mortson. This guest post first appeared on Mike’s industry blog, Supply Chain Game Changer. No matter what industry you are in and no matter what channels you are serving your Customers expect delivery of their goods on time. You...
Are These the 5 Biggest Fallacies in Supply Chain Management?
Lots of things are happening in Supply Chain Management. The field is becoming more digital, with end-to-end planning and blockchain technologies transforming the way products are coming to market. It’s becoming more strategic, as companies integrate their Supply...
New Survey Explores the Negative Impacts of Employee Micromanagement
Business leadership style is a topic we’ve been thinking about a lot recently, especially after we got so many great responses to our article about the Cost of Bad Leadership in Procurement. So when we saw a great new piece of research about management styles, we...