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6 Supply Chain Lessons from Henry Ford
Written by Alexa Cheater. This guest post first appeared on Kinaxis' industry blog, The 21st Century Supply Chain. Henry Ford has become synonymous with revolutionary advances in manufacturing. His utilization of the assembly line for his Model T changed not only the...
Here’s A New Supply Chain Solution for Startups
Crowdfunding website Kickstarter has seen $2.2 billion move through its website since 2009 in support of startups offering all kinds of outside-the-box products: everything from games to gadgets, smart watches to luggage. It’s revolutionized startup funding,...
What Does It Mean to be “Strategic” in Supply Chain, Anyway?
Everywhere you look in the Supply Chain industry (including the Argentus blog), there’s lots of talk about how Supply Chains are becoming more strategic. It’s part of the big change taking place in the field – a shift that Supply Chain Management Review...
It’s a Tight Marketplace for Executive Talent in Canada. How do Companies Compete?
At Argentus, we recruit across the spectrum of jobs in our specialty, everything from entry-level positions all the way to Vice President roles and above. It’s part of what keeps recruitment interesting – the ability to help people find that first job out of...
Myths Behind Managing a Distribution Centre
This guest post comes from Gracia Smith, a warehousing and distribution expert. The wholesale supply industry has changed dramatically over the last couple of decades due to advances in technology and profound structural changes in the way companies do business with...
What to Wear at Work (Infographic)
The Argentus blog covers a lot of ground in terms of workplace topics – from company culture, to hiring, job interviews, salary negotiations, etc. (with an eye towards the Supply Chain field as often as possible) – but there’s one topic...
Canada is Bringing in more High-Skilled Immigrants in 2017. What’s the Impact on the Supply Chain Industry?
One hot topic on the Argentus blog the past several months has been the role that newcomers to Canada have played, and will play, in addressing the looming talent deficit in Supply Chain and its related fields. The short version: as Supply Chain Management...
5 Great Ted Talks for the Supply Chain
This guest post was written by Elizabeth Hines of Fronetics Strategic Advisors. Fronetics is a boutique marketing firm focused on the logistics and supply chain industries. These TED Talks, which cover issues from technology to business strategy, will...
Welcome Back: Here’s Why Companies Should be Thinking about Hiring “Boomerang Employees”
Here’s another one of the myriad ways that the world of work is changing: more than ever, people are returning to companies they’ve left in the past. Just as the stigma against changing jobs and careers has been vanishing in recent years, new data shows that...
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