For busy executives, being active on social media is kind of like networking. It’s one of those things that everyone says you absolutely have to do to benefit your career, but it’s hard to make it part of your daily routine. Let’s be honest: it’s even harder...
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Resume Quick Tip: Senior Candidates, Write Your Resumes For Laypeople
At Argentus, we have the privilege of working on job searches for some of the heaviest hitters in Canada’s Supply Chain industry. (And if you’re a heavy hitter looking for a new opportunity who hasn’t worked with us, give us a shout!) We work with...
How to Make a Business Case for Supply Chain Investments
Written by Dr. Madhav Durba. This guest post first appeared on Kinaxis' industry blog, The 21st Century Supply Chain. Over the years I’ve had the opportunity to engage in or witness the process organizations go through to prepare business cases in support of supply...
3 Companies Who Used Contingent Staffing to Boost Their Procurement
For the past several years, we’ve been writing about the changes in the talent landscape for Procurement in Canada – chief of which is the growing adoption of contingent rather than permanent staffing. More organizations in industries like the Public...
Deloitte Study Explores the “Diversity Advantage” of Canada’s Workforce
Also: what companies can do to encourage diversity not just in word, but also in deed. Canada’s reputation for tolerance and a willingness to accept people from all over the world is growing. The country’s largest companies are looking to weather the country’s...
How a WMS Can Completely Change How You Make Money
This guest post was written by Erhan Musaoglu, CEO and founder of Logiwa Corp. It can be difficult to manage your inventory, especially as a small to medium sized business. You might have thought that doing it on your own wouldn’t be that hard, but as your...
Argentus Contributes Predictions for the Supply Chain Talent Market in 2018
As recruiters focused on the fast-rising field of Supply Chain Management, we’re always happy at Argentus to speak about the state of the industry for whoever’s listening. Recently, we were contacted by Bob Ferrari, a corporate strategist and consultant and...
How to Use Your Supply Chain to Break Down Company Silos
Written by Supply Chain Executive Mike Mortson. This guest post first appeared on Mike’s industry blog, Supply Chain Game Changer. How many parts of your company act as independent silos? How many functions in your company conduct themselves like they are islands?...
Drawing Lessons from Tesla’s Supply Chain Issues
Back in 2016, we posted about Tesla’s ambitious plan to ramp up production of its consumer-grade Model 3 electric car to 500,000 vehicles a year by 2020. At the time, pretty much every analyst agreed that was an ambitious target for a manufacturer without solid...