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Know What to Look For in Packaged Logistics Training
Are you responsible for the provision of training in your supply chain or logistics organisation? If so, and yours is like many companies, packaged logistics training from education providers may well be your preferred option, rather than developing resource-intensive...
Supply Chain Education: Which Skills Should today’s Leaders Focus On?
A few years ago, supply chain education for leaders focused almost exclusively on technical skills relevant to logistics or procurement functions. Today though, we've arrived at an age in which integration is a much bigger deal, meaning supply chain leaders need...
Who Really Needs Supply Chain Training in Your Company?
When you hear quotes like "Companies don't compete. Supply chains compete" made by some of the world's foremost corporate executives, you know for sure that the value of supply chain training and education is greater than it has ever been before. Business success is...
Selecting Content for Your Supply Chain Training Program: A Serialised Guide
A supply chain training program covering as much ground as possible and delivered from a pragmatic, (rather than theoretical) perspective is one of the best investments you can make to drive organisational improvement, but it's not necessarily easy to put-together,...
How to Persuade the Logistics Team to Invest in WMS
If you're joining a manufacturing or sales organisation for the first time as an IT professional, there's every chance you'll be supporting your employer's logistics and supply chain functions. If so, you might be surprised to see some of those functions operating...
Do You Really Need Another Distribution Centre in Your Network?
It's gratifying to know that your company's business is growing to the extent that your existing supply chain facilities can't keep up, but... If like many enterprises, you might be considering the creation of another distribution centre to ease pressure on your...