While technology has been a focus in supply chain management for many years, in the end successful supply chains depended on people. In this eighth Unleashed Supply Chain Management Roundtable we speak to a collection of experts and industry professionals on their approach to the challenges of staffing and skills management.
The Experts:
Sergio Da Silva, Supply Chain Analyst, Flava Dot Global
Phil Peters, Head of Supply Chain Services at YF
Ned Neville-Rolfe, Head of Operations, Sapling Spirits
Chris Willcock, Head of Brewing and Supply Chain Operations, 4 Pines Brewing Co.
In this episode out panel discuss:
5 mins - What appeals about working in the manufacturing supply chain?
8 mins – State of the nation. What are your staffing challenges? South Africa, Australia and the UK
20 mins - Attracting the right talent and how being a B Corp helps.
27 mins – Is training a ‘magnanimous gesture’?
31 mins - What’s the right personality type for a role in supply chain management?
36 mins – How long should you hold on to someone having invested in training?
38 mins – The halo effect of carbon neutral strategies – i.e. how tree planting retains customers and staff
44 mins - How do you attract and retain millennials for supply chain roles?
49 mins - Are candidates arriving with the right skillset, could more be done at an educational level?
54 mins - What labour challenges are particular to a B Corp?
62 mins - South African brain drain.
64 - What are your top tips when moving to a successful digital workflow?
68 – 4 Pines maintaining agility after buy out.
70 – YF: consultancy, tech advice and how outsourcing your supply chain means you can redeploy your team on more ‘value-add' tasks.
73 - What are the challenges of retaining a highly skilled team?
74 - How do you better engage a larger remote workforce across multiple locations?
75 - What would you say to convince others to join the manufacturing supply chain?
Watch or skim the highlights here
https://www.unleashedsoftware.com/blog/scr-manufacturing-staff
Factory Automation – What It Is & How To Implement
https://www.unleashedsoftware.com/blog/factory-automation-what-it-is-how-to-implement
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