Part of our mission at Argentus is to draw attention to all aspects of the wild and woolly world of Supply Chain – a world whose results we take for granted as consumers, but whose processes go on almost entirely beyond our attention. Supply Chains deliver a...
This guest post comes from Yosra Musa, an inventory analyst and emerging Supply Chain professional. She runs Small Seed Consulting. "What is supply chain management?” is a question I’ve become deeply familiar with since first pursuing my post-graduate...
On the Argentus blog, we’ve done a few updates about Amazon’s increasing attempts to vertically integrate and control every aspect of their Supply Chain. They’ve made forays into the wholesale market, and begun a roll-out of brick and mortar stores. Now, it...
Here’s a new frontier in work-life balance: For the past several years, work-life balance has been one of the biggest topics in employer and HR circles. Companies are recognizing the productivity benefits of flex time, childcare assistance, on-site stress...
Supply Chain transparency is all the rage these days. Or maybe “all the rage” is a bit premature. But companies everywhere are sitting up and taking notice of the fact that consumers are demanding more information about where their products come from. People...
Procurement and Supply Chain Management are heating up as career choices. The baby boomer generation is beginning to retire, and the field continues to morph into a strategic powerhouse within business – becoming more in-demand than ever before. But the field is also...
There’s a bit of a misconception about what it is that recruiters do. For the most part, recruiters aren’t able to “find” you a job. Our main responsibility – first and foremost – is to fill the jobs our clients need filled. Say we hear from a company that has...
Job titles. For some people in the corporate world, they’re an afterthought, and what’s more important is impact, responsibility, and compensation. For others, a big job title is a form of validation and respect. For others – i.e. hiring managers who need to...
A few weeks ago, we posted about the differences between tactics and strategy in Supply Chain Management. Companies are expecting more strategic advantages from their Supply Chains than ever. And lots of companies and professionals talk a big game about being...