Professional Development | Supply and Demand Chain Executive

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Pros to Know: Leaders of the Pack in Diversity, Innovation and Technology

This year’s Pros to Know winners are leading the pack in terms of innovation, enhancement and providing problem-solving solutions to the supply chain.

Nicole Glenn, founder and CEO of Candor Expedite Inc., was named the overall winner of Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s 2023 Pros to Know award.

2023 Pros to Know: Candor Expedite’s Nicole Glenn Brings Honesty to the Transportation Space

Nicole Glenn, founder and CEO of Candor Expedite Inc., was named the overall winner of Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s 2023 Pros to Know award.

SCN Summit: State of the Supply Chain 2023

June 6, 2023

Topics revolve around Procurement, Warehouse Automation, Risk Management, Supply Chain Visibility, Achieving a Sustainable Footprint and more.

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Workforce, Risk Mitigation Still Top Priorities for Supply Chains

Hiring and retaining qualified workers (57%) and the talent shortage (56%) were the top supply chain challenges cited by survey respondents.

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Preparing Your Labor Force for Supply Chain Disruptions

At a time when budgets are shrinking across the board, it's important to put in place operational workflows and implement new technologies that can help prepare both your supply chain and labor force for disruptions.

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Why the Supply Chain Industry is Missing the Right Analytics Talent

The demand for recruiting data analytics will only continue to grow within the industry, and employers must know what top talent is looking for, where to find them and where to place them.

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Why SMEs Should Consider Outsourcing Too

Smart outsourcing can help SMEs increase profitability, improve efficiency and streamline business processes, as well responding quickly to changing market needs.

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Talent Management is No. 1 Planned Improvement Initiative for 2023

Ensuring supply continuity and combatting inflationary price increases are the Top 2 priorities for procurement organizations in 2023.

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Energy Concerns Impact Workforce, Decarbonization Efforts

The key impacts on businesses due to rising energy costs in the last year include lower profit margins (34%) and cuts to spending in some areas (34%).

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How Technology Empowers the Supply Chain Workforce

When it comes to technology and the employee, do we really need to separate the two? Together, the duo can create a stronger workforce by combining the tech magic of artificial intelligence and the strength of human manpower.

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Over 40% of Manufacturers Lack Technology, Skilled Workforce

Twice as many manufacturers believe their organization lacks the technology needed to outpace the competition, as compared to 2022, while four out of five manufacturers still lack an end-to-end supply chain planning solution.

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Boost Your Warehouse Operations with Labor Management Functionality

Did you know that most WMS packages come with labor management functionality that often goes unused? Warehouse leaders should consider adding a labor management system insurance policy to their warehouse management system.

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Frontline Training Platform to Boost Productivity

eduMe acquired Playbook, an innovative learning technology platform that developed a TikTok for Learning format to improve training quality, boost productivity and empower employees to provide a consistent customer experience.

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Alexis Asks: Inspiring Women to Keep On Trucking

A bi-weekly blog where managing editor Alexis Mizell-Pleasant asks industry experts about various topics in the supply chain. On International Women's Day, we look at women in supply chain and how to inspire the next generation of female drivers.

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Supply Chain Execs Looking for New Talent, Skills

57% of survey participants are experiencing challenges finding talent with end-to-end supply chain knowledge.

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Positive Company Culture Ranks Top Trucking Trends

Praise, people and home time listed as positive themes, with praise accounting for 24% of the feedback.

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Making Supply Chains More Agile in 2023

2024 and 2025 will be here before we know it and this year will have hopefully only made us stronger and more resilient. Here are some tips for how to stay current in the future of supply chain industry.

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How COOs Can Drive Growth in 2023

This year, COOs must think creatively about partnership models and their respective timelines, the types of partners that might be viable in new and different ways to navigate a still dynamic supply chain environment more efficiently.

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Maximizing Supply Chain Efficiency through New Management Practices

Businesses around the world are facing some gnarly economic headwinds these days, so lots of companies are looking for ways to increase efficiency to bolster the bottom line.

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Women in Procurement and Supply Chain Still Experience Gender-Based Adversity

23% of respondents said women make up 40-50% of their procurement leadership team, but just 15% see this composition of women in the C-suite or Board of Directors.

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How to Put Supply Chain DEI Efforts into Action

Long before COVID-19, the supply chain needed fresh solutions to deal with increasing customer expectations. But now, businesses must evolve if they want to keep up.

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The Future of Warehouse Employment Relies on the Gig Economy

In order to stay afloat in today’s ever evolving labor landscape, companies must consider modernizing their warehousing employment model to help future proof their hiring processes.

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Hiring and Retention Top Challenges in Trucking Heading into 2023

36% of respondents felt that improving hiring programs is the preferred approach, 18% felt improving company culture would help, while 11% opted for improving pay and incentives.

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The Evolution of Industry 4.0 in 2023

Witnessing another tumultuous year manufacturers find themselves in the midst of another period of disruption, now is the time to take note of processes and operations to optimize in 2023.

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App Created to Help With Forklift Certified Operators Shortage

Supply chain's are still coping with the challenges that rose up during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, their biggest challenge being a lack of forklift certified operators.

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How Fleets Can Fill Seats to Tackle Truck Driver Shortage

To keep up, the trucking industry needs to hire nearly 1.2 million drivers in 10 years, which could be challenging due to several key factors contributing to the shortage.

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6 Ways to Harness Human Behavior to Successfully Transform Supply Chains

Virtually every company is looking at their supply chains and assessing how to rebuild them to help ensure they are resilient enough to withstand further disruption, here are 6 ideas ways to improve supply chains in 2023.

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3 Ways to Promote Productivity and Lessen Burnout

While you can’t prevent stress from impacting your people, you can make an intentional effort to create a culture of communication and trust based around key priorities and everyone’s roles in achieving them.

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The Driving Forces Behind Hourly Supply Chain Turnover

To help organizations identify where attrition may be stemming from, here are the top turnover drivers from hourly supply chain employees at leading brands for a better approach to industry-wide attrition trends.

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Healthcare Supply Chain 2023: Collaboration and Innovation Will Be Key to Transformation

Hospitals and health systems are looking towards the supply chain industry for solutions to mitigate the financial impact of the pandemic while facing a potential recession.

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How Smarter Data Management Can Relieve Tech Supply Chain Woes

For IT infrastructure purchases, it’s important to extend the life of existing hardware, use cloud services when and where you can and manage data surgically so that you can reduce waste.

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Investing in the Development of Your Logistics Employees

APQC research on employee retention found that the pursuit of better career development opportunities is the most common reason why employees seek work elsewhere. Providing opportunities for your logistics employees is now paramount.

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Out-of-Stock Items Will be Biggest Challenge for Retailers in 2023

39% of respondents claimed that labor and staffing shortages were directly impacting operations at the in-store level, with retail being one of the most impacted sectors to date.