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6 Career Tips for Supply Chain Professionals
As recruiters in the Supply Chain space, we're always working to educate candidates - especially those up-and-comers moving into entry-level or junior sole-contributor roles - about how to set themselves up for long-term Supply Chain career success. This involves...
What’s in a Degree?
More and more companies are listing a university degree as a requirement for Supply Chain roles – but does that leave out some of the best talent in the field? Anyone following the Supply Chain discipline knows that the field is undergoing a kind of renaissance, as...
Cost Management Biggest Supply Chain Pain Point for Pharma
Written by Alexa Cheater. This post originally appeared on Kinaxis' industry blog, the 21st century Supply Chain. Half of organizations playing in the healthcare and life sciences space are feeling the pain of managing overall supply chain costs. At least according...
Is Uber About to Upend Logistics?
Last-Mile delivery has long been considered one of the most difficult parts of Logistics. Companies such as Amazon – and other eCommerce leaders - have built massive sophisticated distribution networks offering consumers efficient, affordable delivery options for a...
Chipotle’s Food Safety Woes Present a Unique Supply Chain Problem
As you might have read over the past few weeks, one of the leading companies of the fast-casual food revolution is in turmoil following an emergence of food safety issues. Chipotle has made its name as the fastest-growing restaurant chain in America, and as a pioneer...
We’re Back!
Argentus is back. If you checked our website last week, you might have noticed that we were down. You might have seen an unfortunate default Wordpress page, or a temporary placeholder, or (if we’re unlucky), nothing at all. It would appear our website had been hacked,...
Why Don’t Supply Chains Give the Gift of Efficiency This Year?
With the holiday season in full effect, companies are looking for ways to give back to their communities. For companies, charitable activities aren’t just about positive press or optics – they help give employees a sense of purpose, in addition to being the right...
Why Transferable Skills Are the Unsung Hero of Hiring
Here’s a discussion we’ve been having recently that’s relevant both to candidates looking for work and companies in our network: the issue of transferable skills and the job search. One of the biggest ways that the internet revolution and the rise of social media has...
Supply Chain is About More than Cost and Efficiency – It’s About Vision
Today we wanted to highlight a great article and weigh in on its implications. The article, entitled “How Strategic Is Your Supply Chain?”, was written by Shawn Casemore and appeared in CFO magazine, an unusual location for a Supply Chain-focused article. But it...
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