Written by Supply Chain Executive Mike Mortson. This guest post first appeared on Mike’s industry blog, Supply Chain Game Changer. Everywhere you turn there is talk of a lot of very exciting technologies.  The Internet of Things (IoT), Augmented Reality (AR), Drones and Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics, Virtual Reality (VR), Artificial Intelligence...

Sometimes, on the Argentus Blog, we deviate slightly from our bailiwick of talent management in Supply Chain to cover other workplace culture topics. We’ve written recently about work from home policies, salary transparency, and even the question of whether companies should count employees’ commuting time as work time (on the...

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.  Managing a warehouse requires attention to enough matters already without security tripping you up. Whether it’s leading the movement of...

The latest hiring advice from Canada’s leading recruiters in Supply Chain Management and Procurement. The enthusiasm of a hiring manager is one of the most important things  in the hiring process. Just as other business initiatives often rely on an enthusiastic “champion” to get them across the finish line, hiring...

Written by Elizabeth Hines. This guest post comes from Fronetics, a boutique marketing firm focused on the Supply Chain and Logistics industries.  Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the way the global supply chain operates and may make most supply chain management companies obsolete in 5-10 years. What can your company expect and...

        Business acumen. It doesn’t really matter what industry, it’s the biggest thing that executives tell us they’re looking for when hiring at the sole contributor level and above. For many executives, it’s even more important than relevant experience. “If the candidate has business acumen,” the thinking...

People are pretty obsessed with salaries. For one thing, salary surveys are some of our most popular posts on the Argentus blog. They’re also the biggest motivating factor for when job candidates strike out into the wilds to pursue new roles. Salaries are the chief tool in a company’s toolbox...