by Janice Marquardt | Sep 15, 2026 | Processes
I’ve never met a supply chain team that didn’t already know some things were broken. I’ve started asking in most of my initial assessment interviews, “Is there anything else you wish your COO/CEO/Supply Chain Leader knew?” Most leaders I know think their team will...
by Janice Marquardt | Sep 10, 2026 | Org Chart, Supply Chain Career
In 2021, supply chain leaders suddenly got seats at executive tables. CEOs became supply chain experts overnight due to material shortages. In some companies, the supply chain leader kept their newly-acquired position close to leadership, but in others we faded back...
by Janice Marquardt | Sep 1, 2026 | Processes, Supply Chain Career
I’ve worked in and with quite a few supply chain teams. I’ve worked with small teams, large ones, from old companies and new ones; yet none of those factors actually affect a team’s “busyness.” More importantly, an extremely busy team is not always a very productive...
by Janice Marquardt | Aug 4, 2026 | Supply Chain Career
Summer has always felt like the beginning of my year instead of January. Part of that is all the years of being a student with an academic year starting in late August and ending in May, but there’s just something about summertime that’s full of energy and promise. I...
by Janice Marquardt | Jul 21, 2026 | Supply Chain Career
My career coach recently told me, “Networking is just building community.” The idea of “Networking”: my introvert self standing in a room, drink in my hand (often ice water!), mingling and talking to strangers for hours is exhausting. But the idea of building a...
