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Trends
Forecasting a Supply Chain Talent “Perfect Storm”
By Kusumal Ruamsook & Christopher Craighead ·
January 20, 2014
The goal of this article is not to take a strong stance on if or when the supply chain talent storm will occur; like the weather, that is hard to predict. Rather, consider this paper a “storm warning.”
Best Practices
Are You and Your Company Prepared For a Supply Chain Talent Crisis?
By Amydee M. Fawcett and Stanley E. Fawcett ·
July 28, 2016
Supply chain programs aren’t graduating enough new practitioners to replace those exiting in the workforce, but the talent crisis is about more than demographics: a shift in thinking must also take place at the corporate level and in academia to develop talent that can collaborate in today’s supply chains.
Research
Supply Chain Talent Development is Still a Work in Progress
By Becky Partida, Research Specialist, Supply Chain Management, APQC ·
February 25, 2014
Results from an APQC survey reveal that there are skills gaps among candidates, but organizations are adopting ways to develop current and future employees.
Papers
Talent Development and Management at Kelly Outsourcing and Consulting Group
By APICS ·
December 13, 2017
This case study focuses on talent management from the unique perspective of Kelly Outsourcing and Consulting Group (Kelly OCG), a subsidiary of the talent sourcing agency Kelly Services.
Papers
Talent: The Future Supply Chain’s Missing Link
By Lora Cecere ·
August 12, 2014
In the next decade, talent will be the missing link in the supply chain. While companies today are active in college recruiting and mentoring high-performance talent, many are unaware of the sea change that is happening in talent management.
Trends
The Future of the Supply Chain Workforce Will Be Determined By Technology Talent
By Michael A. Meyer ·
July 12, 2017
Supply chain executives agree that future supply chain performance will rely to a great extent on talent, and the continual focus on improving the current workforce and attracting new talent must be the new mandate for supply chain executives.
Research
Supply Chain Talent Is a Growing Gap for Leaders and the Impact Is Enormous
By Lora Cecere ·
August 01, 2014
Five years ago talent was plentiful, companies could easily recruit for supply chain planners, and it was easier to recruit supply chain graduates - Not so today.
Research
Warning: Supply Chain “Global Talent Shortage”
DHL has warned that the impact of digitalization and the status of the supply chain profession are driving a “global talent shortage crisis” across the globe.
Best Practices
Supply Chain Talent Shortage: Increased Supply Chain Complexity Outstrips Traditional Skillsets
Besides the difficulty of finding skilled leadership in a constantly evolving, highly technical, and increasingly global environment, supply chain faces an additional sensitivity to issues of attracting and retaining talent.
Trends
The Future of Work: How Talent Management Is Powering the Knowledge Value Revolution
By Glen Hiemstra ·
December 10, 2013
We live in a time when talent management tools, the nature of work, and the needs and desires of the future workforce are all converging in a way that enable us to reimagine the ways we hire, train, manage and engage employees. Those that take advantage of this convergence will win the future.
Trends
What’s Your (Missing) Supply Chain Talent Strategy?
By David S. Widdifield ·
March 24, 2014
Supply chain managers face a coming shortage of talent. The best should be putting strategies in place now to prepare for the future.
Papers
The Supply Chain Talent Shortage: From Gap to Crisis
By DHL Supply Chain ·
July 26, 2017
The supply chain industry has a clear challenge ahead of it in tackling the talent shortage issue, companies have made progress, but there’s still a long way to go, as such, there are tremendous opportunities for improvement.
Research
Leaders of Change: Women in Supply Chain
By Nancy Nix and Dana Stiffler ·
September 02, 2016
In today’s competitive environment, it only makes sense to advance women into senior leadership roles to fuel supply chain innovation, close the talent gap and improve business performance, and based on the “Women in Supply Chain Survey” from Gartner and AWESOME, progress is being made - but much more must be done.
Papers
Supply Chain Talent – A Broken Link in the Supply Chain
By Lora Cecere ·
February 05, 2015
If an organization is struggling to define supply chain management and gain managerial support, it is difficult to be successful in the development of supply chain talent.
Best Practices
Top Talent Key to Rapid Innovation in Development Supply Chains
By David Ashley ·
October 14, 2014
In today’s hyper competitive market, a huge part of driving excellence in “fulfillment” is the investment a supply chain is willing to make in the development supply chain to drive innovation.
