Autonomous vehicles will be implemented gradually, and will serve to increase a truck driver’s productivity rather than replace the driver completely. 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. “If I were a truck driver, I’d be looking to make
This post comes to us from Adam Robinson of Cerasis, a top freight logistics company and truckload freight broker. Imagine a world where automation comes together with technology to deliver products without human intervention. An order is placed by a consumer. 3-D printers pick up the details and print the finished product. It’s then picked by
Starbucks’ closely managed supply chain may be the key to the premium coffee giant’s success. 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 secret is the supply chain. At least that’s what Starbucks thinks. The international coffee giant has widely
Blockchain is coming, and it offers the potential to shake up Supply Chain and Logistics like few other technologies coming down the pike. This guest post comes to us from Argentus Supply Chain Recruiting, a boutique recruitment firm specializing in Supply Chain Management and Procurement. A few months back, we wrote about Blockchain as an
This guest post comes to us from Adam Robinson, director of marketing for Cerasis, a top freight logistics company and truckload freight broker. Growing woes over a forthcoming capacity crunch are not going away anytime soon. But, the capacity crunch may have a major impact on the freight driver shortage and vice versa. In a sense,
By calling them “soft skills,” are we shortchanging competencies that are critical for supply chain and procurement professionals to succeed? This guest post comes to us from Argentus Supply Chain Recruiting, a boutique recruitment firm specializing in Supply Chain Management and Procurement. One of the biggest stories in the world of Supply Chain and Procurement talent
Try these affordable online tools and mobile applications to help the logistics professional control their business. This guest post comes to us from Adam Robinson, marketing manager at Cerasis, a top freight logistics company and truckload freight broker. Logistics professionals require exemplary international online logistics tools to help them carry out their daily businesses with ease and
Argentus Supply Chain Recruiting answers the question about what supply chain companies are looking for in new hires in terms of education. This guest post comes to us from Argentus Supply Chain Recruiting, a boutique recruitment firm specializing in Supply Chain Management and Procurement. This is the first installment of a new Argentus feature where we
Supply chains must accept that they cannot equal the power of Amazon’s supply chain without embracing these new trends. This guest post comes to us from Adam Robinson, marketing manager at Cerasis, a top freight logistics company and truckload freight broker. Amazon’s supply chain continued push deeper into new and existing markets will define additional trends in
Rival IQ’s Danica Benson discusses the importance of social benchmarking and offers three steps for getting started. This guest post comes to us from Danica Benson, marketing communications manager at Rival IQ. Imagine you’re on a little league baseball team. You’re up to bat. You swing and hit, sending the ball far over the second baseman’s
The “Right to Disconnect” is combating round-the-clock email culture, but can better work/life balance help boost employees’ productivity? This guest post comes to us from Argentus Supply Chain Recruiting, a boutique recruitment firm specializing in Supply Chain Management and Procurement. Here’s a new frontier in work-life balance: For the past several years, work-life balance has been one of
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2016 was the year of the digital supply chain — here’s a look at how things changed. This guest post comes to us from Adam Robinson, director of marketing for Cerasis, a top freight logistics company and truckload freight broker. 2016 marched onward with a drive to improve the use of digital technology throughout the supply
