More and more companies are contemplating how to cut their expenses and retain exceptional talent by offering work from home policies. This guest post comes to us from Argentus Supply Chain Recruiting, a boutique recruitment firm specializing in Supply Chain Management and Procurement. Time was, companies in the corporate world measured their employees’ success by time
Shippers should be tracking these last-mile metrics to drive down the high cost of last-mile logistics. This post comes to us from Adam Robinson of Cerasis, a top freight logistics company and truckload freight broker. Using technology to improve last-mile metrics is essential to driving last-mile costs down, but how do shippers know if the technology is helping
Insights from the Procurement 2020 survey This guest post comes to us from Argentus Supply Chain Recruiting, a boutique recruitment firm specializing in Supply Chain Management and Procurement. it’s no secret that the world of Procurement is changing and fast. With automation, big data and burgeoning AI systems removing more and more of the profession’s “tactical”
This post comes to us from Adam Robinson of Cerasis, a top freight logistics company and truckload freight broker. The digital supply chain is basically a term that defines a supply chain whose foundation is built on web-enabled capabilities. At the moment, many systems are hybrid, meaning that supply chains normally use a mix of paper-based and IT-enabled
How will self-driving, autonomous stores impact the retail industry and the supply chain? This guest post comes to us from Argentus Supply Chain Recruiting, a boutique recruitment firm specializing in Supply Chain Management and Procurement. Here’s another dispatch from the far-flung realms of emerging technology that will transform the Supply Chain – how products are brought
Here are seven tips for manufacturers to improve your email marketing strategy in the manufacturing and industrial sector. This post comes to us from Adam Robinson of Cerasis, a top freight logistics company and truckload freight broker. Email marketing is a powerful tool for growing and developing different types of businesses. However, many industries are still unaware of
Amazon’s foray into the grocery space has larger implications for its overall strategy, and the possible benefits for the eCommerce goliath are diverse. This guest post comes to us from Argentus Supply Chain Recruiting, a boutique recruitment firm specializing in Supply Chain Management and Procurement. Big news out of the grocery retail world as Amazon has
Manufacturers who listen and focus on customer experience and service will win in the battle to increase revenue and company size. This post comes to us from Kevin Jessop of Cerasis, a top freight logistics company and truckload freight broker. Manufacturers have always struggled to know their customers. But, modern businesses have grown to encompass an omnichannel sales opportunity.
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Argentus’ infographic sheds light on the differences between these often-confused functions. This guest post comes to us from Argentus Supply Chain Recruiting, a boutique recruitment firm specializing in Supply Chain Management and Procurement. Both Logistics and the wider Supply Chain are vital to how companies run today, but the two are still so often confused.
Is the Supply Chain talent gap problem really a talent management problem? This guest post comes to us from Argentus Supply Chain Recruiting, a boutique recruitment firm specializing in Supply Chain Management and Procurement. As a recruitment company completely specialized in Procurement and Supply Chain, we’re interested in following the so-called “talent deficit” in the
Legislation like the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act gives consumers tools to monitor companies who violate human trafficking and child labor standards. This article is part of a series of articles written by MBA students and graduates from the University of New Hampshire Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics. The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act (hereinafter “California
Despite significant technological advancement, drones may have a limited impact on supply chain optimization in the near future. This article is part of a series of articles written by MBA students and graduates from the University of New Hampshire Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics. From the military designs of the early 20th century to modern commercial development in
