The Argentus Blog

Supply Chain Management is becoming an innovation centre in business, and that could pay huge dividends in sustainability.

“We are in a golden age for talented and engaged Supply Chain Professionals.” -Gary Newbury. 

In Canada, Procurement is somewhat of a siloed field. It’s rapidly evolving, but it’s sometimes difficult to find opportunities to connect with other professionals in real life – to network, exchange notes about best practices and tell stories from the front lines. That’s why were excited to learn about the Toronto Procurement Network (TPN).

Here’s why you no longer need to be a massive enterprise to gain the advantages of a nimble, strong Supply Chain.

Finding the people who can take your Supply Chain from “adequate” to “excellent” is harder than ever. Demand for Supply Chain talent has outstripped Supply – and the digital revolution has increased the skills requirements for truly impactful Supply Chain professionals, compounding the problem.

According to PwC’s most recent survey, CEOs view the unavailability of talent and skills as the biggest threat to their business. Which confirms what any business leader knows: hiring is hard.

We don’t need to tell you how much of a key role the supply chain plays in the economy. What’s a little less cut-and-dried is the state of the industry into the 2020s. In plenty of ways, the supply chain will always be a familiar beast. In many more, it’s forcing companies and their partners to rethink assumptions and even reinvent themselves to answer the challenge.

In our drive to succeed, it can be appealing to chase the next big job title. Here’s why that can sometimes backfire.

Why is it that the Supply Chain in so many companies is being run without the end to end visibility needed to even function, yet which we have in our personal lives?