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Essential Skills to Secure Your Place in a Digital Supply Chain Organization

ToolsGroup

As a professional, securing your place in any supply chain organization entails developing the supply chain skills needed to ride this global wave into supply chain digital transformation. Sustainability. Watch our podcast on how supply chain planning supports sustainability efforts.

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Will “Just Transition” Reshape Supply Chain Sustainability Goals?

MIT Supply Chain

by David Correll and Ken Cottrill A concept called “just transition” is cropping up in sustainability circles, and if it gains ground, it could become part of corporate pledges akin to those that commit companies to net-zero operations by a certain year. Such an outcome has significant implications for supply chain sustainability.

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Enhancing Procurement Excellence Through the Power of Negotiation

Procurement Academy

Starbucks’ commitment to fair trade negotiations resulted in three worthwhile endeavors: sustainable and ethical sourcing practices, improved living conditions for coffee farmers, and a unique selling point that attracted socially conscious consumers.

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Top 10 TikTokers to Take Off your Supply Chain

SCMDOJO

His captivating series on procurement excellence and supply chain skills nurtures a growing pool of professionals, contributing to industry growth and evolution. Dr. Ahmed emerges as a guiding force, intricately weaving empowerment and proficiency into the fabric of supply chain management.

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ASCM Unveils New CTSC Certification Program

Supply Chain Matters

The credential reportedly leverages components of ASCM’s globally recognized standards, including SCOR DS , Enterprise Standards for Sustainability , and the Digital Capabilities Model. This beta exam process is required in order for professional tester advisors to establish where a threshold pass score should be placed.

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How to Attract the Best Talent to Your Supply Chain

Elementum

With growing interest in CSR, more students may opt to go to school for specialized programs like "supply chain sustainability.". The second way businesses can nurture supply chain talent is by providing more learning opportunities in the workplace.

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ASCM 2023 Conference and a Conversation with ASCM’s CEO

Supply Chain Matters

He noted that to address the disruptions that are always going to occur in the future, there needs to be added emphasis from companies on investing in added agility and resiliency, adapt to new market conditions, and address supply chain sustainability commitments.