“The big takeaway from this period is that the supply chain is gaining greater understanding and importance.” — Retail Transformation Executive Gary Newbury As we’ve covered in the past few weeks, the COVID-19 outbreak in the west has thrown the already-tumultuous retail industry into a period of upheaval. Faced with...

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. In an increasingly globalized and complex supply chain, accurate and comprehensive data is almost always necessary for...

The necessity of responding to COVID-19 pandemic has caused radical shifts in the economy – both for industries whose operations who have been impacted, and for industries who have to radically rethink consumer demand. And perhaps no industry has been more impacted in the immediate term than Retail – an...

Some companies have frozen their hiring during COVID-19 – even with unprecedented Supply Chain needs. When they unfreeze, there will be a rush to hire, which could overwhelm companies struggling to find the best candidates. But not if you take the right steps now. In the past few weeks, we’ve...

This guest contribution written by Dr. Muddassir Ahmed. Muddassir is a Supply Chain Management expert with over 14 years of industry experience. He is the founder and editor of SCMDojo, an influential Supply Chain blog and learning resource.  Some third-party vendors may provide you with goods, services, and many other...

Exploring alternative talent management strategies during an unprecedented time. As we wrote about recently, the COVID-19 pandemic has made Supply Chains more crucial than ever before. Many companies, especially in the Consumer Packaged Goods, Pharmaceutical, and Food Production industries are experiencing increased demand for their products – with increased staffing...

“I’ve always believed – dating back to my consulting days – that there’s a tremendous amount of latent value at most organizations across the Supply Chain.” – Steve Diakowsky, President & CEO of Freshstone Brands. Welcome to Argentus’ latest in our Executive Interview series! In this series, we interview senior...