April 2015
Taming the 800lb. Gorilla in the Supply Chain
It’s hard to focus when there is an 800 lb. gorilla in the room, and for supply chain executives, the ongoing discourse about a dearth of supply chain professionals in the workforce pipeline is becoming a major distraction. Reports and warnings about the looming “talent shortage,” “skills…
Supply Chain Spotlight
Applying Supply Chain Principles to Talent Management
For decades, companies have been using supply chain management principles to streamline operations, mitigate risk, and create competitive advantage in the marketplace. Applying the principles of supply chain management to talent, however, provides an entirely new framework for workforce management—a framework that is quickly being adopted by top brands around the world.