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How to Become a Successful Female Mentor in the Packaging Industry
It’s important to find opportunities that help other women advance, especially in a male-dominated industry.
Manufacturing
Business Leaders Pivot as Inflation, Workforce Transformation Test Resiliency
Training/Onboarding
Publicly Held Supply Chain Organizations Lead the Way with Representation of People of Color
Professional Development
3 Ways for Supply Chain Leaders to Build a Better Culture
Sourcing & Procurement
Pros to Know: This is Supply Chain's Time to Shine
Professional Development
L.I.N.K. | How and Why Coca-Cola Values Truck Driving Careers
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L.I.N.K. | How and Why Coca-Cola Values Truck Driving Careers
After a large investment in an educational program for trucking, an executive from Coca-Cola UNITED joins the podcast to describe the program and why large companies need to invest in trucking careers.
Professional Development
Supply & Demand Chain Executive Opens Nominations for 3rd Annual Women in Supply Chain Award
This award honors female supply chain leaders and executives whose accomplishments, mentorship and examples set a foundation for women in all levels of a company’s supply chain network.
Warehousing
Diverse Backgrounds Help Build Supply Chains Stronger
May 3, 2022
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Four of this year’s Pros to Know winners from SAP sat down to talk all things supply chain, how the pandemic has affected the way companies do business, what advice they would give their younger selves and more.
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Professional Development
What Characteristics Helped Companies Fare Better During Disruption?
Rapid Ratings International's Eric Evan explains that risk aware, proactive and the ability to react fast are qualities that can help a business better sustain problems in the supply chahin.
Professional Development
A Center of Excellence Enables Better Collaboration
An executive from Coupa details why a Center of Excellence is important for supply chain organizations.
Training/Onboarding
Great Resignation Poses Minimal Threat to Supply Chain Industry
For the second year in a row, the report showed that women under 40 earned more than their male counterparts in supply chain roles.
Training/Onboarding
Manufacturing, Construction, Transportation Industries Suffer From Huge Skills Gaps
51% of manufacturing and 49% of construction companies responded that new hires don’t have the necessary skills for the job when they’re hired, while 45% of transportation/warehousing companies stated the same.
Professional Development
Companies Invested $10M-Plus to Fix Supply Chain Disruptions
When asked what areas they have invested in over the last year, 57% of respondents said technology, 43% said sustainability and 40% said additional workforce.
Training/Onboarding
Supply Chain Leadership Roles See Increased Representation of Women
83% of the largest, global organizations ($5 billion-plus) have a stated objective to improve representation of women in leadership.
Training/Onboarding
77% of Frontline Supply Chain Workers Considering Job Change 3 Months
Seventy-seven percent equates to three-quarters of the workforce, and 46% of those respondents have only been in their role for less than a year.
Professional Development
Pros to Know: Understand the Big Picture First
David Rink, director of solutions consulting at Slync.io and a winner of our Prost to Know award, gives advice to his younger self, saying that it is important to understand the big picture so you can get to the bottom of the root causes.
Training/Onboarding
51% of Carriers Considering Job Change in Next 6-12 Months
Despite the job change, improvements made possible with the infrastructure bill will positively impact the freight transportation industry.
Professional Development
Supply & Demand Chain Executive Opens Nominations for 3rd Annual Women in Supply Chain Award
This award honors female supply chain leaders and executives whose accomplishments, mentorship and examples set a foundation for women in all levels of a company’s supply chain network.
Warehousing
Diverse Backgrounds Help Build Supply Chains Stronger
May 3, 2022
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Four of this year’s Pros to Know winners from SAP sat down to talk all things supply chain, how the pandemic has affected the way companies do business, what advice they would give their younger selves and more.
Warehousing
Why Future-Proofing the Supply Chain Starts with Partnerships
Planning for unexpected supply chain challenges requires a considerable amount of forethought. Brands need to prioritize changes that maximize their chances of weathering supply chain woes. Let’s take a look at three changes brands can make this year.
Training/Onboarding
Digital Supply Chain Transformation Efforts Impacted by Skills and Labor Crunch
Half of the respondents (50%) said a continued focus on people, process, technology and security implications is vital to delivering successful digital transformation results.
Professional Development
Pros to Know: Supply Chain is Key to Future Success for a Company
Cheryl Falk, SVP, global marketing from Fortna and a Pros to Know award winner, joins the podcast to discuss her supply chain journey and mentions a noticeable shift in business, where the supply chain is brought heavily into c-suite discussion.
Warehousing
The Secrets to Surviving the Supply Chain Resignation
Despite growth, the job market is still in the hands of applicants – proving that to remain attractive to prospects, organizations need to jump through hoops just to garner attention.
Professional Development
How Improved Truckload Rates are Key to Alleviating Driver Shortages
Strong freight demand and tight truck capacity continue to squeeze the supply chain. Here's how utilizing new technology can improve working conditions and efficiency.
Manufacturing
Pros to Know: Focus on Growth, People, Equipment & Process Improvement
Kirk Wehby, COO for Smith, explains why investing in people, equipment and facilities is what makes or breaks survival amid supply chain disruptions.
Training/Onboarding
Forklift Learning Studio Elevates Immersive Engineering Education
The studio is designed to unify multiple courses and link students across classes and skill levels as they engage in work with real-world applications.
Sourcing & Procurement
Pros to Know: Optimizing Processes is Necessary in Bridging Worker Shortage
Eunice Lobo, director of operations for ALOM, details why it's important to understand people, understand their situations and optimize processes to fill those gaps in the labor shortage.
Risk/Compliance
A Guide to Russian Sanction Compliance for Procurement Companies
As the United States and much of the rest of world look to do what they can to stop Russia's attack on the Ukraine, following compliance for sanctions on Russia is vital for procurement companies.
Emerging Technologies
Pros to Know: Innovation From Outside the Industry Inspires Supply Chains
Kevin Gue, senior director, research & development at Fortna and a winner of SDCE’s Pros to Know award, discusses the joy in innovating supply chain technology inspired by growth outside the industry.
Professional Development
Internal, External Collaboration Is Key to Breaking Down Silos
Barry Bradley, head of Supply Chain at Crisp, explains that breaking down silos is key in supply chains, and to do so we need communication inside and outside of organizations.
Supply Chain Visibility
Digital Solutions Ensure Supply Chain Visibility to Improve Resilience
In order to mitigate threats throughout the supply chain, the most important thing businesses can do now is to ensure supply chain flexibility, visibility, velocity, and resilience.
Warehousing
Weighing the Impact of Supply Chain Disruptions
Supply chain pros can see through the clickbait and understand the deeper reasons for supply chain disruptions, but what about consumers?
Warehousing
New Challenges From Supply Chain Disruptions Plague Business Leaders
Just as companies were beginning to return to some level of equilibrium in their markets, supply chain shortages related to unreliable supplier capacity and the pandemic struck the market with the Omicron wave.
Professional Development
L.I.N.K. | Why Fleet Safety Needs To Be the Core of Logistics
Hear from Leonard's Express on how the logistics business is able to drive safety and employee satisfaction by making safety a core of its strategy.
Warehousing
Will Supply Chain Issues Improve in 2022? There is Hope
There are reasons for hope, but the shape of 2022 will depend on the actions of companies.
Sourcing & Procurement
Pros to Know: There's a Place For Everyone in the Supply Chain
Hannah Kain, CEO of ALOM, details why the supply chain industry can be a perfect fit for anyone and everyone looking to make a career move.
Sourcing & Procurement
CFOs Turn to Procurement as Major Lever for EBITDA Improvement
Instead of viewing procurement as a back-office function, CFOs are embracing many of the same complex procurement strategies PE firms have relied on for years to make quick improvements in a portfolio company’s finances.
Sourcing & Procurement
Behind Every Great Company is an Even Greater Leader: Meet the 2022 Pros to Know Winners
Supply & Demand Chain Executive reveals the winners of the 2022 Pros to Know award, which recognizes outstanding executives whose accomplishments offer a roadmap for other leaders looking to leverage supply chain for competitive advantage.
