How Education is Adapting to New Industry, Student Demands

The complexity of the supply chain is driving the need for more education. The Association for Supply Chain Management’s 2023 Supply Chain Salary and Career Report found that individuals who hold supply chain-related associate's, bachelor’s or master’s degrees earn an average of $30,000 more than the national average American salary.

In the supply chain, being educated pays.

But like the supply chain, the education sector is facing disruptive change. From online courses to the high costs of degrees, the education universe is undergoing rapid change, and that is impacting how supply chain education is being taught, and even who is being taught.

Dr. Richard Kilgore is an associate professor of management and business administration at Maryville University. He teaches courses in business statistics, supply chain management, and business policies. Previously, he was an industrial consultant for Boeing and British Aerospace, and has expertise in capacity planning and large quantitative models used for forecasting and planning for the worldwide supply chain.

Dr. Kilgore has seen the supply chain up close and personal, and for the past 17 years has been responsible for teaching the next generation of leaders. He joins Supply Chain Management Review Editor-in-Chief Brian Straight on this episode of Talking Supply Chain to discuss the state of supply chain education today.