Labor Management

Infographic: Current state of working from home in 2020

Monday, June 8, 2020 · APQC
APQC and Supply Chain Management Review collected information from 294 supply chain professionals in May 2020 specifically about the state of working from home for people in supply chain roles before, during, and after the COVID-19 global pandemic.

APQC Infographic: Keys to change management in supply management

Friday, March 6, 2020 · APQC
Both internal and external factors have accelerated change in supply chains, and as a result, many supply chain organizations are undergoing a digital transformation.

Leading change management for digital change

Wednesday, March 4, 2020 · Marisa Brown, Senior Principal Research Lead, APQC
Managers must take the lead on change, but don't forget that they need motivation, too.

Abilities-First: Steps to create a human-centric, inclusive supply chain

Wednesday, November 6, 2019 · Sriram Narayanan, Ed Terris and Arjun Sharma
An approach and framework to pursue the inclusion of employees with disabilities at the organizational level are necessary given that executing inclusion efforts are challenging.

The Resilient Factory

Wednesday, November 6, 2019 · Jeff Staub and Nick Anderson
These five technologies will combat workforce gaps in manufacturing.

Measuring the impact of sourcing on the world’s workforce

Tuesday, November 5, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
Nearly a full score of GISC member companies have pledged to hire more than 25,000 new impact workers by the end of next year. The goal for 2021 is 100,000.

Manufacturers and Supply Chain Managers Face Same Daunting Task: Building a Sales Workforce

Wednesday, March 6, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
Oxford Economics has predicted that the amount of Baby Boomers in the global workforce would drop 9 percent between 2015 and 2020, from 31 percent in 2015 to 22 percent in 2020. Since then, a record 70 million baby boomers have retired. This has created a daunting new…

APQC Infographic: The Current State of Supply Chain Corporate Citizenship

Wednesday, January 23, 2019 · APQC
APQC and Supply Chain Management Review collected information in December 2018 from 144 supply chain professionals about corporate citizenship activities at their organizations. The following infographic outlines the results they found from that survey.

APQC Infographic: Management training helps the supply chain minimize people challenges

Friday, July 20, 2018 · APQC
Effectively managing employees within the supply chain can be difficult due to the frequently changing nature of the business. Making sure things happen when they need to for customers can leave people management as a lower priority.

Redefining Talent For The New World of Work

Friday, July 13, 2018 · Nicholas Horney, George Hallenbeck and Stephen Bateman
In the future world of work, a dizzying mix of robotics, artificial intelligence, freelance workers and full-time employees will all be essential to achieving objectives. To thrive in this new environment, organizations need a portfolio-based talent strategy designed to align…

Addressing people challenges that affect efficiency

Wednesday, July 11, 2018 · Becky Partida, APQC
More comprehensive training for managers can help the supply chain ease employee frustrations.

The Supply Chain Workforce of the Future

Wednesday, July 5, 2017 · Michael A. Meyer
Supply chain executives agree that future supply chain performance will rely to a great extent on talent. A continual focus on improving the current workforce and attracting new talent must be the new mandate for supply chain executives.

Alternative Workforce: People with Disabilities

Wednesday, July 5, 2017 · Tim Engstrom, Jeremy Shaw, Sabrina Ajanee, Geoff Edwards
Outside the standard supply chain labor pool, people with disabilities have already proven themselves, typically raising the performance levels of all around them. The HOPE Handbook: A Guide for Disability Hiring offers a manageable framework for adding these overlooked…

4 Key Elements Supply Chain Managers Should Bear In Mind When Reviewing Commercial Contracts

Friday, June 16, 2017 · Haydon Keitner
People who are responsible for managing their company's vendor, supplier and service provider relationships should routinely review their company's commercial contracts.

You’re Ruining Your Best Leaders

Monday, April 17, 2017 · Michael Gravier
Research indicates that supply chain managers collaborate for collaboration's sake, and that companies have no common understanding of each other's roles when it comes to solving problems and collaborating effectively.
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