“Functional” resumes have gone the way of the dinosaur. They’re not the most efficient or compelling way to explain what you as an employee has contributed to a company – yet we still see tons of them from candidates looking for work. We get it. You’ve probably spent...
We’ve written a lot about how retail is undergoing some massive changes due to technology. The closure of a number of major American chains, as well as Amazon’s recent move into the grocery space with its acquisition of Whole Foods market, signal an...
Written by Supply Chain Executive Mike Mortson. This guest post first appeared on Mike’s industry blog, Supply Chain Game Changer. I have seen many people join a new company or leave for another company. While I don’t have the precise statistics it is fair to say...
Everyone knows that the battle for talent is fierce, especially in high-demand, niche employment areas like Procurement and Supply Chain. Companies are resorting to all kinds of employee attraction and retention strategies, including suing former...
Procurement is changing all the time, with new strategies emerging from big data, and new tools making the more “clerical” aspects of the profession a thing of the past. We’ve written a lot about how to advance your Procurement career, advice that we think is...
It’s actually about Whole Foods’ distribution system. Big news out of the grocery retail world as Amazon has announced its acquisition of major organic foods retailer Whole Foods Market – for an eye-popping $13.7 billion sale price that doesn’t look so massive given...
Written by Alexa Cheater. This guest post first appeared on Kinaxis' industry blog, The 21st Century Supply Chain. If there’s one thing you can count on in supply chain, it’s that things will change. Often. It could be as relatively small as a last minute order or...
Back in November, we wrote about some proposed changes to Canada’s immigration policy that might have big implications for the Supply Chain industry in the great white north. In short, the government announced an increase in overall immigration levels,...
Written by Supply Chain Executive Mike Mortson. This guest post first appeared on Mike's industry blog, Supply Chain Game Changer. A strong political sentiment these days seems to be more about protecting one’s own national territory and interests rather than those...