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You might not have heard, but Canada’s most influential professional association for Supply Chain is celebrating its 100th anniversary. The Supply Chain Management Association™ (SCMA™) is about to enter its second century. To mark this occasion – and to honour International Women’s Day – the SCMA is launching a list of the 100 Most Influential Women in Canadian Supply Chain.

“There’s no reason you can’t lead, regardless of your title.” – Taras Korec

So what does this say about the state of the talent market? 

“No one understands the future like a Supply Chain professional.” -Christian Buhagiar.

Supplier management and preparing your supply chain for the next recession is crucial to staying afloat when a market dip (or dive) occurs.

The idea of turning your supply chain to “reverse” in order to achieve additional cash flow is a new idea to many. But these kinds of reverse logistics, including remanufacturing, are seeing a bit of a renaissance today as companies everywhere look for new ways to stay solvent, competitive and nimble.

If we treated our employees the way most companies treat their suppliers, they’d head for the hills. 

In any company or industry that sells products, the cost of the raw materials and components is often the single largest expense.  Despite the magnitude of this cost however there is a wide range of focus put on managing this expenditure from proactive and strategic to reactive and tactical.

Anyone who’s followed the Procurement and Supply Chain industry knows that contingent staffing is taking off. Gone are the days when companies would hire on contract only for leave coverage and backlogs.