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July 31, 2022 | Education & Careers

2022 Summer Reading Guide

Great reads about supply chain and logistics are not all textbooks and white papers. Browse this collection of books, research, and guides that will boost your knowledge and keep you turning the pages. Profit from the Source: Transforming Your Business by Putting Suppliers at the Core By Christian Schuh, Wolfgang Schnellbacher, Alenka Triplat, and […]

April 4, 2022 | Education & Careers

Supply Chain Education: Cramming for Success

Business is crazy these days. That means graduates of supply chain programs need to understand resilience and risk management along with technology, analytics, operations, and strategy.

March 24, 2022 | Education & Careers | Labor Management

Effective Ways to Find and Retain Talent

Even before the pandemic shined a light on how fragile our supply chain is, the industry has grappled with attracting and retaining talent to meet demand.

January 3, 2022 | Education & Careers

Cultivating Supply Chain Talent

2021 was notable for labor challenges and shifts in thinking about employee engagement. Here’s how to attract supply chain talent and increase job satisfaction.

December 31, 2021 | Education & Careers

10 Tips for Advancing Your Supply Chain Career

Career opportunities in supply chain are practically limitless. To avoid career stagnation and advance with your evolving interests and desires, take a proactive approach.

November 16, 2021 | Education & Careers | Transportation | Trucking

Filling the Supply Chain Education Gap with LTL Education Courses

LTL is not an industry of broad brush strokes; supply chain professionals need a pointillistic understanding of the logistics of LTL in order to excel in the industry.

September 21, 2021 | Education & Careers | Labor Management

Syfan Logistics ‘Goes to College’ to Solve Labor Challenge

Syfan worked with colleges and universities around its headquarters to develop a program to meet current hiring needs as well as build a foundation for the future.

July 9, 2021 | Education & Careers | Technology

Winding a Way Through Supply Chain Education

Leading professors provide a map for navigating the labyrinth of post-pandemic supply chain education.

March 11, 2021 | Education & Careers | Technology

Supply Chain Education: Keep the Change

Events of the past year impacted supply chain education in ways that appear likely to endure even after the pandemic subsides.

March 2, 2021 | Careers | Education & Careers

Crafting a Notable Job Title

A job title is more than just the name of the job you do. It is a badge, a ranking, a symbol of your worth within the particular company you work for. As the growth of the supply chain and logistics sector increases year after year, so does the competition for a notable supply chain job title.

February 16, 2021 | Education & Careers

Professional Education: Time to Pay It Forward

The pandemic, for better and for worse, has shined a bright light on the supply chain and logistics functions.

December 22, 2020 | Education & Careers | Logistics

Career Moves that Pack a Punch

Here’s your ring-side seat to knockout advice from supply chain professionals who boosted their careers by coming out swinging.

October 21, 2020 | Education & Careers | Supply Chain

Supply Chain’s Rising Stars

“Supply chain is an untouched territory of future developments,” says Charlotte de Brabandt, megawatt winner, Rising Supply Chain Stars program. Saving more than $10 million, updating technology across 8,900 stores, explaining results from a 27-country region to top management, and increasing forecast accuracy with new digital tools are just some achievements of the latest winners […]

July 21, 2020 | Education & Careers | Technology

Logistics Gets Schooled

The writing is on the wall. Logistics and supply chain companies that invest in ongoing education, innovation, and research can attract new talent and better serve customers.

June 19, 2020 | Education & Careers | Logistics | Supply Chain

Logistics Lexicon for the Times (Part 2)

BODFC Buy-online-deliver-from-curb model used for e-commerce fulfillment to minimize contact between consumer and retail employee. Demand distortion Significant, short-term change in product demand due to drastically different consumer behavior. Floating storage Using containerships to store product while weathering demand disturbances. Pivot Quickly execute a sharp move away from normal manufacturing or logistics operations to address […]

April 27, 2020 | Education & Careers | Logistics

Logistics Lexicon for the Times

Always responder Logistics professional who keeps goods moving at all times, including crisis situations. Replenishment algorithms If-then inventory scenarios that can be adjusted to ensure grocery supply chains can respond to surging demand. No-contact or contactless delivery Completing transport to a prearranged location without any face-to-face interaction. […]

April 15, 2020 | Education & Careers | Supply Chain

What supply chain insight would you share with your younger self?

Supply chains are more straightforward than they appear. All the acronyms and industry-specific terms seem confusing, but they’re all in service of moving things from origin to destination. —Ethan Frisch Co-founder Burlap and Barrel Take emotion out of your decision making and always be forward thinking with your long-term strategic plan in mind. Take care […]

March 24, 2020 | Education & Careers | Supply Chain

Making Sense of Supply Chain Education

Class is in session! Professors at some of the country’s leading supply chain education programs join Inbound Logistics for a lesson in how they are preparing the next generation of professionals, whether they come from business programs or engineering schools, for tomorrow’s challenges.