July-August 2016

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July-August 2016

What’s the difference between us and our competitors? Our people!” I can’t think of an organization that doesn’t publicly state that its people are its most important asset. Yet, anyone who has been in the workforce for any length of time knows that when the rubber hits the road—or something else hits the fan—people are usually the first casualty of cost cutting. It’s far easier to free up your talent for “other opportunities” than it is to close a plant or sell a fleet of trucks.
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People matter

"What's the difference between us and our competitors? Our people!” Driving home that point is a look inside Walgreens' new recruitment strategy. One of the…
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The omni-channel supply chain, circa 2000

Two years ago I began writing about retail e-commerce, mainly highlighting the struggles that brick-and-mortar retailers have had competing against the likes of Amazon.com.
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Project-driven supply chains: Repeating the unrepeatable

Necessity is the mother of invention, as the saying goes. In the supply chain domain, there is no better example of this than project-driven operations in the chemical business.
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The soul of the procurement organization

Organizations that remain successful over the long run always invest significant resources in nurturing their “people capability” because they “get it”—they understand…
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Making the Shift

Is your company prepared for a supply chain talent crisis? The talent crisis isn't just about demographics. The crisis is more about mindsets and skills sets.
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A portrait of the supply chain manager

Who is today's supply chain manager? And, how did he—or she—get to where they are in their career? Those are some of the questions answered by readers of Supply Chain…
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Millennial Managers: How Today’s 30-somethings are Re-energizing the Supply Chain Profession

How do Millennials in our profession think and act? What drives the successors of today's supply chain leaders? Supply Chain Management Review interviewed four up and…
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How They Did it: Walgreens’ Talent Strategy

Walgreens is transforming its supply chain to meet the new demands of an omni-channel customer. The next challenge: Recruiting the talent to make that transformation complete.
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Bringin’ it all back home

As conditions change in some emerging markets, companies that once outsourced some of their manufacturing and distribution processes are thinking about bringing them back…
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Conquering supply chain’s next frontier

Analytics is fast becoming a competitive differentiator for many companies. Conquering this next frontier of supply chain productivity starts with asking the right questions.
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5 ways to address supply chain risk

Supply chain risk comes in many shapes and forms. Is your company ready to meet it head-on?
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Supply chain professionals want challenges and opportunities to learn

Opportunities for development and special projects count, but don't forget culture.
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The Real Value of Supply Chain Certification

Curious about what a supply chain certification really means for your career? Here's your answer.
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State of the 3PL Market: Technology now the key differentiator

Following last year's merger and acquisition frenzy, the speed of technology implementation by the new “mega 3PLs” will need to keep pace with the evolving challenges…

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