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It’s difficult to find a thriving industry that hasn’t been affected by digital disruption to some degree. Adopters of digital technologies often find they need to adjust to doing things differently, but those changes typically make them more adaptable to fluctuating conditions. The freight industry is rapidly facing a digital revolution, and here are a few of the biggest developments.

Around the industry, more leaders are using contingent staffing to boost their Supply Chain and Procurement functions. Here are the top business cases for this emerging staffing model. 

“It’s important for companies to ask, what’s the brief that we are recruiting against? Are we fixing a gap in the current org structure, or fixing the org structure?” – Gary Newbury

Supply Chain Management is becoming an innovation centre in business, and that could pay huge dividends in sustainability.

“We are in a golden age for talented and engaged Supply Chain Professionals.” -Gary Newbury. 

In Canada, Procurement is somewhat of a siloed field. It’s rapidly evolving, but it’s sometimes difficult to find opportunities to connect with other professionals in real life – to network, exchange notes about best practices and tell stories from the front lines. That’s why were excited to learn about the Toronto Procurement Network (TPN).

Here’s why you no longer need to be a massive enterprise to gain the advantages of a nimble, strong Supply Chain.

Finding the people who can take your Supply Chain from “adequate” to “excellent” is harder than ever. Demand for Supply Chain talent has outstripped Supply – and the digital revolution has increased the skills requirements for truly impactful Supply Chain professionals, compounding the problem.

According to PwC’s most recent survey, CEOs view the unavailability of talent and skills as the biggest threat to their business. Which confirms what any business leader knows: hiring is hard.