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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.

Here’s the case for hiring people from outside Procurement for highly strategic categories.

If you want to keep your customers satisfied, you need to keep things moving in your warehouse or distribution center. Use these tips to keep up the pace and make your facility as efficient as possible.

In 2019, Supply Chain Management is what makes or breaks a company. The New York Times’ Alexandra Alter recently reported that a bottleneck at printers has impacted book sales over the crucial holiday season. It puts a bit of a crunch on an industry that’s been on a roll this year following several years of anxiety.

To cap off 2018, we want to carry on something that’s become a bit of a tradition at Argentus: ending each year by highlighting some of our favourite posts.  It’s been quite a year – but when is that not the case, these days? North America saw continued strong...

Written by Dr. Muddassir Ahmed. Muddassir is a Supply Chain Management expert with over 14 years of industry experience. He is the founder and editor of SCM Dojo, an influential Supply Chain blog and learning resource. Over the years, I have had many requests as well...

Every once in a while, we on the Argentus blog need to take a stand, and today it’s for something that more companies should recognize: Core Procurement skills are transferable. Full stop. Hiring managers have a difficult job. Companies task them with finding the...

This guest post was written by Supply Chain executive Paul Rea. Paul is a senior supply chain leader with over 20 years of experience in industrial chemical and consumer product environments. He is the previous Co-Chair of the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada...