Supply Chain & Logistics
4 ways social recruiting technology has changed recruitment
Reading Time: 2 minutes 4 ways social recruiting technology has changed recruitment We have outlined how you can use social recruiting technology to your advantage. Finding the right candidate for the right role has always been the most sought-after requirement of recruiting. So, thanks to social recruiting technology, it is easier than ever to succeed in the recruitment quest.…
Read MoreWorking in recruitment: 10 facts about being a recruiter is really like
Reading Time: 6 minutes Working in recruitment. 10 facts about what being a recruiter is really like Wonder what working in recruitment is like? Like any job, it involves blood, sweat, tears, long hours, hard targets, and at times difficult individuals. But still, people flock to it. Maybe because of the reputation of an easy ride that can potentially…
Read MoreImportance of warehouses in the Supply Chain process
Reading Time: 3 minutes The importance of warehouses in the Supply Chain process Warehouses are a piece of the puzzle that customers often don’t see during the buying process, but everything they buy travels through the system and all counts towards their buying experience. International trade and e-commerce have been considered as the main reasons that the absorption rate…
Read More5 Issues when importing and exporting
Reading Time: 2 minutes Are you ready to start importing and exporting for your business? Importing and exporting can be tricky. Yet it can make an unbelievable difference to your organisation and its success when done right. Below we have outlined five common mishaps that businesses make when importing and exporting to ensure that you can avoid these mistakes…
Read MoreAutomation: What impact will this have for supply chain?
Reading Time: 2 minutes What is Automation? ISA define automation as “the creation and application of technology to monitor and control the production and delivery of products and services.” Automation “now not only includes robots on the warehouse floor, but also artificial intelligence and data processing technologies that can gather and process information more efficiently than humans can.” –…
Read MoreWhy the Logistics Industry makes a rewarding career path
Reading Time: 3 minutes A career path in Logistics is relatively new but evidently offers an extremely rewarding journey for ambitious individuals wanting to make an impact. According to Forbes, 2016, the rise of technology since the 2008 economic crash has brought about a mass scale of disruption into the Logistics and Supply Chain industry, with a demand that…
Read MoreIs Blockchain a game-changer for Supply Chain?
Reading Time: 2 minutes What is Blockchain? Blockchain can be described as an ‘append-only transaction ledger. Where the ledger can be written onto with new information, but the previous information, stored in blocks, cannot be edited, adjusted or changed.’[1] Or to put it in very basic terms, blockchain is a computer file used for storing digital data or events…
Read More7 skills for a successful career in Logistics
Reading Time: 2 minutes Working in the logistics industry you need to have a certain set of skills to not only get into the field but succeed within it. Here at Detail2, we spoke to our logistic specialists and asked what skills are required when they are looking to recruit logistic professionals for our well-known clients. Below is a…
Read MoreHow to find the perfect recruitment partner for your company
Reading Time: 3 minutes Finding the perfect recruitment partner for your business can be tricky. Recruitment agencies, as a whole, have a tarnished reputation for being lazy, unreliable and expensive. Whilst this can be said for some, the majority of recruitment firms really are committed to matching you with the right candidates to fit your growing team. With this…
Read MoreFreight Forwarding: Advantages for your business
Reading Time: 3 minutes As a wholesaler or manufacturing company with ambitions to grow and expand, it can be a headache to work out how to deal with the number of shipments required to fulfil customers needs. If viable, larger companies have the opportunity to grow their in-house shipping team, but smaller businesses may be left unable to fund…
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