โThank you to all attendees for joining our panel of industry experts to discuss how companies are future-proofing the supply chain. Earlier this summer, DSJ Global hosted a Virtual Panel Discussion that covered the topic โLooking Forward, How Companies are Future-Proofing the Supply Chain.โ We invited supply chain professionals to hear insights from industry experts on solu...
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Experts Discuss Proven Strategies for Companies to Future-Proof Supply Chain
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Global Job Confidence Index 2021
12 months agoโโThe annual DSJ Global Job Confidence Index aims to measure the beating heartbeat of the Supply chain and procurement labor market, their confidence in the economy, securing or finding a job, compensation and bonus, flexible working patterns, and whether the bull-bear factors in employment have altered.
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The Post-Pandemic Workplace
about 1 year ago by Lara EdgcombeโAs many businesses are finally reopening their doors, the supply chain and procurement workplace will be virtually unrecognizable. What short and long-term impact will the pandemic have on the workplace? How will these changes affect talent?ย While the global pandemic will inevitably result in long term transformations to the form and function of the workspace, the short ter...
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Talent Moves: Locate and Relocate
over 1 year agoโโWorkforce flexibility, employee wellbeing, and the rise of technology dominated talent topics last year and continues to be a focal point for 2021. There is a discussion concerning talent mobility that, in many ways, may have been swept under the carpet on the back of the global health crisis. This raises the question, has the pandemic halted the movement of talent through...
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2020 Reflections: Looking Back to Move Forward
over 1 year agoโItโs tempting to enter 2021 with blind optimism, eager to put the challenges of 2020 behind us. However, to learn as much as possible from the adversities we all faced last year, weโd like to suggest that we begin 2021 with a brief period of reflection.
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The Work-Life Rebalance
almost 2 years agoโโWe are at a crossroads. The health and wellbeing of the workforce has never been more closely intertwined with the state of the economy.The public health crisis caused by Covid-19 has forced operational change and reflection on the way that people organize and work. Global lockdowns have meant that many companies have shifted to remote working โ where they are able to โ re...
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Global Job Confidence Index 2020
about 2 years agoโWhat is the global supply chain workforce thinking? Professionals are agonizing over career decisions.ย Is my job secure? Should I stay with my current employer? Is this a unique opportunity to get ahead?ย Meanwhile, employers are trying to predict and create the future.ย Is our workforce secure? Will downsizing affect our ability to innovate out of the crisis? Is this a uniq...
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Beyond Covid-19: Strategies to Future-Proof Supply Chains and Your Business
about 2 years agoโโA resilient supply chain ensures existence. Today, we are facing an uncertain business environment, driven by climate change, social upheaval, economic downturns, and resource shortages, whose waters have been further disturbed by an unprecedented public health care crisis. ย Of course, external risks will always come into the picture, but ย Covid-19 has shown that many supp...
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Talent Across Supply Chain During Covid-19 โ The Industry and Functional Impact ย
about 2 years agoThere is no denying that the recent implications of the Covid-19 pandemic on the global economy create an environment few (if any) have seen before. Whilst the global financial crash of 2008 and the Oil Glut of 2014 created shockwaves economically, they were compartmentalised to some extent within their geographic or industrial sectors.The interesting aspect of Covid-19 is t...
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The unique role of the supply chain industry in the COVID-19 pandemic
over 2 years ago by Veronique Martial-GritterโAs travel restrictions are causing flights and trains to be cancelled and social distancing measures are bringing regular life as we know it to a halt in many regions, some industries are hit particularly hard by the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus. Travel and tourism, hospitality and producers of luxury goods and non-essential items are facing tough times. Demand in many...
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How to Recruit More Women into Supply Chain Management
over 2 years ago by Olivia McNeilisโItโs not news that supply chain has a diversity problem. What makes it all the more pressing is the compound impact caused by a mounting talent crisis. Though increased attention has been drawn to both issues, our recently published study reveals that the need for progress remains. When companies go to market to recruit, their processes are turning off many female candidate...
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Advancing Women of Colour in STEM
over 2 years ago by Colin Higginsโ90% of CEOs report that diversity is a top business priority, yet the dial towards progress has hardly moved in recent years. A 2017 survey byย Supply Chain Insightsย found that 72% of respondents identified as male and 57% identified as Caucasian.In this guide, we explore the current โstate of the unionโ for women in colour in STEM-related fields and the underlying processes...
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Driving Diversity in End-to-End Supply Chain
over 2 years ago by Olivia McNeilisโWomen only fill 15% of senior positions in end-to-end supply chain despite making up 37% of the workforce, according to a report fromย Gartner.ย How we can we address this imbalance and drive diversity forwards? By demonstrating that gender diversity a commercial imperative - and business leaders agree. A report by McKinsey & Company found thatย 90% of CEOsย said they prior...
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Sourcing is a Science
over 2 years ago by Charlotte HinrichsโAs the web of global procurement continues to expand and evolve, so too are the methods used to obtain parts, supplies, and services at optimal price points. Gone are the days of instinct or precedent that made the job somewhat predictable and stable; todayโs sourcing specialists must have skills, both tangible and intangible, to help their companies improve their bottom li...
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Promoting Successful CMO Collaboration in the Life Sciences Industry
almost 3 years ago by Charlotte HinrichsโAs the life sciences industry transitions towards complex biopharmaceuticals and highly customized devices and treatments for patients, supply chain operations is also becoming increasingly complex. In the recent report,ย Dare To Be Different: Itโs time to revamp collaboration in life sciences contract manufacturing[1], Accenture describes how life sciences companies and con...
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How will Chinaโs surging R&D investment impact hiring?
about 3 years ago by Charlotte HinrichsโโIn 2018, Chinaโs corporate spending on research and development (R&D) surged byย 20%. While PwC reported that Chinese companies spend on R&Dย grew the most globallyย in the 12 months to June 2018, at an increase of 34%. However itโs being measured, one thing is clear: Chinese firms are investing heavily in R&D and are almost to the point of parity (in terms of spe...
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The US China Trade Warโs Impact On APAC Supply Chain
about 3 years ago by Charlotte HinrichsโThis article is continually updated as changes occur during the trade war.The supply chain and procurement industry in 2019ย hasย so far been marked by the escalating trade war between the worldโs two largest economies, the US and China, with each country imposing escalating tariffs on the other. Despite aย 90-day ceasefireย reachedย atย the G20 summit, stakeholders all along the...
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How changes to the Automotive industry is affecting procurement
over 3 years ago by Charlotte HinrichsโThe automotive industry is on the cusp of major disruption. On the horizon are mass-produced electric vehicles fully connected to the Internet of Things, perhaps even ones that drive themselves. On-demand vehicles could change the way people own or rent cars, much in the same way streaming services disrupted audio and video.ย Therefore, many argue it is crucial auto industry...
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Supply Chain Management in 2019: The Impact of AI
over 3 years ago by Charlotte HinrichsโArtificial Intelligence is becoming more commonplace in peopleโs daily lives than ever before. From โsmart repliesโ in email at the click of a button (โThanks!โ, โLetโs do it!โ) in response to your email content, chatbots so accurate you think youโre speaking with a real person, to Googleโs algorithm of course, using machine learning from previous searches to show you the โ...
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Sourcing Challenges in 2019
over 3 years ago by Charlotte HinrichsโAI/IoT integrationThe digital transformation is well underway and AI/IoT seems poised to bring revolutionary change to procurement. However, the road will not be easy as the technology is still in its early stages of use; according to Harvard Business Review, just 7% of manufacturers are using it to automate production activities and AI has not been widely adapted in SCM. T...
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