Category: Building High Performing Teams
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 [...]
Key Supply Chain Career Trends: 100th Episode Special
Supply chain career trends unveiled: Discover how AI, the gig economy, and soft skills shape the future of supply chain professionals.
Podcast: Servant Leadership with SVP of Supply Chain – Steve Szilagyi
Steve Szilagyi, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain at MSC Industrial Supply Co. talks with us about his greatest lessons learned about servant leadership.
Future of Logistics: Exploring Insights & Innovation
Discover the future of logistics and how technology, sustainability, and human collaboration are shaping a responsive industry.
The Rise of Fractional Supply Chain Executives – with Dan Marous, Interim/Fractional CSCO & COO
Explore the rise of fractional supply chain executives and their impact on the future of supply chain management & employment.
Price Bumps Turn to Brand Marketing for CPG Companies
Introduction Economic levers being pulled by manufacturing companies in 2024 involve marketing and volume plays. Companies don’t have the power to push prices like they did in 2020 and later. Those margins are now fixed. Unlike a lot of the tech world, Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) companies don’t have the option really to reduce labor costs in any meaningful way to recoup margins without also compromising production. They have hence turned to investing these price hike profits in marketing to increase brand awareness. Supply chain pressures easing have allowed a lot more flexibility in how these organizations use their [...]
Channel Free Logistics Innovates Supply Chain’s Traditional Operations
Introduction According to Bill Thayer, “Logistics is the part of retail where you can truly be very collaborative.” Thayer’s company Fillogic has developed a process and practice he dubs “channel free logistics.” We talked to Thayer on our most recent podcast about how he developed this concept as well as how he came to learn about the importance of logistics practices in the effectiveness of retail operations. One thing we came away from was his insistence on the criticality of relationships and collaborations in creating more effective logistics modes. We also discuss how Fillogic has been able to engage [...]
Podcast: Building the Future of Channel Free Logistics – with Bill Thayer, CEO of Fillogic
Uncover the inspiring story of a logistics pioneer and CEO. Get insights into the future of logistics and the impact of technology.
Human Capital Management Finds Value Using Supply Chain Management Tactics
By Andrew Lobo This article is a companion piece our Podcast with Andrew Lobo, "The Future of Supply Chain Talent Management." Introduction - Why compare Supply Chain Management to Human Capital Management? The purpose of this article is to examine the various aspects of supply chain management (SCM) and suggest that many of the tools, processes, and technologies could be useful inspiration for how we manage talent. By leveraging established methods used in SCM we can potentially improve how we manage talent. The current US GDP is approximately $27 trillion. Of this, depending on the specific measurement method used, [...]
