by Janice Marquardt | Apr 29, 2025 | Supply Chain Career
I’ve been hesitant to write this week’s article because it feels scary and vulnerable. In the current U.S. political climate, “diversity” is an incendiary word. But it’s also something that comes up time and again in a supply chain – not just within the people...
by Janice Marquardt | Jul 30, 2024 | Definitions, Savings
Language matters. Early in my supply chain career, my supply chain leader sat across his desk from me and told me, “Vendors sell hot dogs. Suppliers are partners.” I think I was implementing a supplier scorecard program at the time and was constantly referring to our...
by Janice Marquardt | Jun 25, 2024 | Definitions, Savings, Supply Chain Career
Why is Supply Chain Management important? I stumbled across this question recently, and it got my wheels turning on why my chosen profession matters. While people I talk to now generally know what supply chain teams do (we get you the proverbial or literal toilet...
