Written by Supply Chain Executive Mike Mortson. This guest post first appeared on Mike’s industry blog, Supply Chain Game Changer. For a considerable portion of my career I have worked in the Manufacturing and Logistics/Distribution Industries. In these industries a segment of the Procurement organization is called Commodity Management. However when...

Here’s why Supply Chain Management is a startup founder’s secret weapon. A while ago, we blogged about how more Startups are looking to Supply Chain Management to boost their productivity as they scale. Procurement – the effective purchasing of raw materials, back-office goods and professional services – as well as...

In the age of Amazon, the retail industry is in perpetual upheaval. Now, a niche model emerging in Europe could be a pathway forward. Over the past eighteen months to two years, one industry we’ve chronicled quite a bit on the Argentus blog is retail. Everyone knows that eCommerce has...

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.  Supply chain managers all over the world are watching as Industry 4.0 takes hold and brings productivity-boosting technologies. But which...

In this Supply Chain talent market, employee retention is more important than ever – and this emerging interview practice could be a great way to keep people satisfied. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics, there were 7.5 million open jobs in the U.S. at the end of March....