Items Tagged with 'Education & Professional Development'

ARTICLES

ANALYSIS

The State of Online Courses in Supply-Chain Risk Management

February 12, 2020
Gregory Schlegel, SCB Contributor

Analyst Insight: Lehigh University developed the first MBA in supply-chain risk management (SCRM) in 2010. The concept has since grown to a global level. The SCRM Consortium now includes 26 companies and about 1,200 SCRM professionals around the globe. Along with similar efforts by other organizations, it continues to assist companies in identifying, assessing, mitigating and managing supply-chain risk.


Read More
ANALYSIS

Organizations Must Improve Talent Development for Procurement

February 8, 2020
Mercy Harper, SCB Contributor

Analyst Insight: In a business environment driven by high customer expectations for speed and quality, increasing volatility and risk, and market interconnectedness, best-in-class procurement is a significant competitive differentiator. Yet organizations are struggling to find skilled procurement professionals, especially for positions at the manager level and above. Universities and certification programs are working to close the talent gap, but organizations need to revamp their in-house development programs now to secure the next generation of procurement professionals.


Read More

EVENTS

Webinar

Supply Chain Talent in the Digital Age

Wednesday, December 4, 2019 12:00 to Wednesday, March 4, 2020 12:00

ON-DEMAND WEBINAR

One of the key challenges facing organizations today is the shortage of candidates for supply chain and retail planning roles. Today, the ideal employee has both tactical/operational expertise and professional competencies such as leadership and analytical skills. Current statistics show there is currently one highly qualified supply chain candidate for every six job openings. The demand for talent with these highly sought after skills is high and growing fast.

Attend this webcast and gain insight from your peers on how to attract and keep supply chain talent, including:

  • Strategies to make your company more attractive to the best talent
  • How to approach the career expectations of Millennials and post-Millennials
  • The impact of digital transformation on supply chain career paths

Panelists:

Karen Smith, Vice President, Global Supply Chain Operations, Kontoor Brands
Sean Willems, PhD, Haslam Chair in Supply Chain Analytics, University of Tennessee
Scott W. Luton, Founder, CEO & Host of Supply Chain Now Radio

Moderators:

Karin Bursa, Executive Vice President, Logility
Bob Bowman, Editor-in-Chief, SupplyChainBrain

Read More

Popular Stories

Digital Edition

55746

Subscribe today and receive the latest issue

Start Your Subscription

Case Studies

Visit Our Sponsors