Category: Workforce Planning
Leading Through Change: Lessons from Rick McDonald on Supply Chain Success and Resilience
Introduction: A Career Shaped by Supply Chain Excellence Rick McDonald, former Chief Supply Chain Officer at Clorox, exemplifies a career built on embracing challenges, continuous learning, and strategic leadership. With roots in Frito-Lay’s demanding operational culture and a leadership philosophy honed through years of navigating complex supply chain crises, McDonald’s story offers invaluable insights for professionals aspiring to reach the upper echelons of supply chain leadership. In this blog, we’ll explore McDonald’s reflections on career growth, overcoming operational hurdles, fostering resilience, and preparing for a digitally transformed future. The Spark: Discovering a Passion for Supply [...]
Will Remote Working Die? Here’s Why That’s Highly Doubtful
It continues to be advantageous for supply chain employers to provide remote work opportunities, if for no other reason than you expand your available talent pool in an already shallow market.
The Importance of Cross-Functional Skills in Supply Chain Management: Enhancing Supply Chain Collaboration
Discover the power of an agile supply chain: adapt quickly to consumer demands and stay ahead of the competition.
The Rise of Sustainable Logistics: Redefining Industry Standards and Careers
Discover the power of an agile supply chain: adapt quickly to consumer demands and stay ahead of the competition.
What’s going on with American Manufacturing?
Discover the power of an agile supply chain: adapt quickly to consumer demands and stay ahead of the competition.
Market Pressures Slowing Hiring and Adjusting Supply Chain Career Paths
Discover the power of an agile supply chain: adapt quickly to consumer demands and stay ahead of the competition.
Agile Supply Chain Explained
Discover the power of an agile supply chain: adapt quickly to consumer demands and stay ahead of the competition.
Humanitarian Logistics Jobs On the Rise for Supply Chain Pros
Introduction Humanitarian logistics jobs have been on the rise with the increase in global conflict and climate related crises. As Europe and the Middle East continue to be war torn, essential infrastructure is destroyed and requires urgent recovery materials and personnel. Large scale relief efforts require a lot of different skill sets and the ability to manage public and private sector vendor relationships. It requires a willingness to go above and beyond normal supply chain management, operations, and logistics and to leave one’s comfort zone. If you have logistics experience and a strong desire to help out others, you [...]
Innovative Employee Retention Strategies Include 4 Day Work Week
Introduction Competition for top tier talent continues to be an issue, especially in supply chain. Employers are striving for balance between attracting the best talent and using innovative employee retention strategies to fill out their org charts. Things like employee engagement are increased while employee turnover is reduced with these work-life balance and employee retention strategies. Since the world was turned upside down in 2020 with a Pandemic, there has been a back and forth between employee and an employer driven work world. In 2020, the pendulum started out in favor of employees as fully remote workplaces evolved out [...]
