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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.

We don’t need to tell you how much of a key role the supply chain plays in the economy. What’s a little less cut-and-dried is the state of the industry into the 2020s. In plenty of ways, the supply chain will always be a familiar beast. In many more, it’s forcing companies and their partners to rethink assumptions and even reinvent themselves to answer the challenge.

In our drive to succeed, it can be appealing to chase the next big job title. Here’s why that can sometimes backfire.

Why is it that the Supply Chain in so many companies is being run without the end to end visibility needed to even function, yet which we have in our personal lives?

Exploring one of the most crucial links in the chain. 

There’s no question that we live in a digital age, with information on almost any topic quickly accessible at our fingertips. But even in this age of short soundbites and reductively simplistic explanations, there’s no substitute for the value of sustained analysis and critical insight. To that point, we’ve put together a list of five books for supply chain professionals.

As other social networks face unprecedented controversy, LinkedIn is still the best professional social media tool. But too many Supply Chain professionals aren’t getting the most from it.

Industries are facing more diverse challenges from consumer demands. Technological advancements are creating a revolution in the way products come to market. An ageing workforce is contributing to a talent shortage in Supply Chain. Now, more than ever, Supply Chain professionals are fighting some pretty epic battles.