job market requirements in supply chain management
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Job Market Requirements in Supply Job Market Requirements in Supply Chain ManagementChain Management
Dr. Zinovy RadovilskyDr. Zinovy RadovilskyCalifornia State University, East BayCalifornia State University, East Bay
APICS MISSION PEAK CHAPTERAPICS MISSION PEAK CHAPTER
PDM, October 3, 2007PDM, October 3, 2007
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Presentation Overview
Motivation Jobs in Supply Chain Management What Knowledge/Contents Are Required by SCM
Jobs? What Skills Are Required by SCM Jobs? Do Existing Academic Programs Address the Job
Market Needs? Conclusions and Future Research
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Supply chain management (SCM)Supply chain management (SCM) has taken a new paradigm shift in the 21st century
Cope with constant changes including new approaches in developing supply chain strategies
Emphasis on partnership and outsourcing
Increased environmental and ethical concerns in managing supply chains
All this presents the contrasting differencespresents the contrasting differences of the traditional and new supply chain management environments
Motivation
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Education in SCM
Education in SCMEducation in SCM is based on a variety of educational approaches SCM course in a general business program Specialized electives in SCM, or SCM concentrations
(options) Complete SCM majors
The field of SCM education has attracted extensive attention and reflection
Various criticisms have been raisedVarious criticisms have been raised on the nature, relevance and appropriateness of existing SCM curriculum
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SCM curriculum may be inconsistentSCM curriculum may be inconsistent with the practical market needs
Few studies try to validate whether the academic programs match with that of practitioners view Bridging gap through survey – subjective responses
Existing approaches do notExisting approaches do not Address the question of what specific skills (organizational,
analytical, decision making, software, etc.) are required in the real-world SCM jobs
SCM Education - Observations
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Proposed Approach
Development of SCM curriculum—both content-based and skill-based curriculum categories Content-basedContent-based: Supply Chain Planning, Materials
Management, Quality, Purchasing, etc. Skill-basedSkill-based: Team Work, Software, Organizational, etc.
Traditional approach Identify SCM curriculum content from analysis of academic
programs We suggest
SCM curriculum should reflect contents and skills SCM curriculum should reflect contents and skills from SCM job market requirementsfrom SCM job market requirements
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Questions to Answer
Identify the main content- and skill-based categories Find the priority of these content & skill based
categories according to their frequencies How these priorities change in relation to SCM job
attributes? Relationships between SCM content-based and skill-
based categories Implications on SCM curriculum
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Data Collection We have evaluated 200+ job postings200+ job postings from various
sources in 2006-2007 Job-related websites of SCM professional organizations like APICS,
ISM, CSCMP
Job listings from major corporations like Toyota, IBM, Dell, Federated Logistics, Bank of America, Wal-Mart, Safeway, and some others
Internet-based SCM job listings such as monster.com and dice.com
58%58% of jobs in manufacturing, and 42%42% in service companies
Monitored some other attributes of posted jobs Required degree (like bachelor, master, etc), location of jobs in
various states, and required/desirable professional industry certificates (CPIM, CSCP, CPM, PMP, etc.).
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Data Collections (Continued)
Entry Level jobsEntry Level jobs with up to 4 years of experience Junior Planner/Scheduler, Supply Chain Analyst, Junior
Buyer/Planner, Logistics Analyst, etc.
Middle Level jobsMiddle Level jobs with 5 to 7 years of experience Inventory/Materials Manager, Supply Chain Supervisor,
Master Scheduler, Logistics/Warehouse manager, etc.
Upper Level jobsUpper Level jobs with 8 and above years of experience Director of Logistics, Director of Supply Management,
Director of Procurement, Senior Supply Chain Analyst, Senior Purchasing Manager,, etc.
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Content-based Categories of SCM Job Market
Capacity Planning and Management Master Planning and Scheduling
Enterprise Resource Management Process Analysis and Improvement
Facility Layout and Location Project Management
Finance/Accounting Management Purchasing/Procurement Management
Inventory and Materials Management Quality Management/Six Sigma
Job Design and Work Measurement Sourcing Management
Lean Management/JIT Supply Chain Analysis/Planning
Logistics and Distribution Management
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Skill-based Categories in Job Market Requirements
Analytical/Problem Solving
Communication
Decision Making
Enthusiasm
ERP Software
Microsoft Office
Negotiations
Organizational
Other software
Team Work
Time Management
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Job Market: Frequency of Content-based Categories
Content-Based Categories Frequencies in SCM Jobs, %
Supply Chain Analysis/Planning
58.3
Purchasing/Procurement Mgmt.
47.4
Project Management 41.7
Logistics and Distribution Mgmt.
40.8
Lean Management/JIT 36.4
Process Analysis and Improvement
36.4
Inventory and Materials Management
35.5
Quality Management/Six Sigma
33.3
Sourcing Management 29.8
Enterprise Resource Mgmt. 28.9
Master Planning and Scheduling
27.6
Capacity Planning and Mgmt. 18.4
Finance/Accounting Mgmt. 10.5
Job Design and Work Measure. 9.6
Facility Layout and Location 2.6
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Frequency of Contents in Job Market
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Supply Chain PlanningPurchasing/Procur. Mgmt
Project ManagementLogistics/Distrib. MgmtLean Management/JIT
ProcessInventory/Materials Mgmt
Quality Mgmt/Six SigmaSourcing Mgmt
Enterprise Resource
Frequency in Jobs, %
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Frequency of Different Job Levels of Job Market Requirements
Frequency for Different Levels of SCM Jobs
Content-Based Categories Entry Level, % Middle Level, % Upper Level, %
Supply Chain Analysis/Planning 53 54 86
Purchasing/Procurement Mgmt. 45 46 52
Logistics/Distribution Mgmt. 41 37 45
Project Management 33 51 55
Lean Management/JIT 30 41 45
Process Analysis and Improve. 26 38 55
Inventory and Materials Mgmt. 39 30 34
Quality Management/Six Sigma 18 38 69
Sourcing Management 24 35 38
Enterprise Resource Mgmt 20 32 52
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5 Most Important Content-based Categories of SCM Jobs
Entry LevelEntry Level: up to 4 years of experience Supply Chain Analysis/Planning Purchasing/Procurement Mgmt. Logistics/Distribution Mgmt. Project Management Lean Manufacturing/JIT
Middle LevelMiddle Level: 5-7 years of experience Supply Chain Analysis/Planning Project Management Purchasing/Procurement Mgmt. Lean Manufacturing/JIT Process Analysis/Improvement
Upper LevelUpper Level: 8+ years of experience Supply Chain Analysis/Planning Quality Management/Six Sigma Project Management Process Analysis/Improvement Purchasing/Procurement Mgmt.
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Skill-based Categories in Supply Chain Job Market
Skill-based Categories Frequencies in SCM Jobs, %
Communication 76
Team work 71
Analytical/Problem Solving 66
Organizational 46
ERP Software 43
Microsoft Office 41
Other software 23
Negotiations 23
Decision Making 16
Time Management 9
Enthusiasm 1
Other skills 15
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Frequency of Skills in Job Market Requirements
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Communication
Team work
Analytical/Problem Solving
Organizational
ERP SoftwareMicrosoft Office
Other software
Negotiations
Decision Making
Time Management
Enthusiasm
Frequency in Jobs, %
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5 Most Important Skill-based Categories of SCM Jobs
Communication Team work Analytical/Problem Solving Organizational ERP Software
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Relationships between Content and Skills in Job Market Requirements
Communication Team work Analytical/Problem solving
Organization. ERP Software
Supply Chain Analysis/Plan.
Important Important Important
Purchasing/ Procurement Mgmt.
Important Important Important
Project Mgmt. important Important Important
Logistics/Distribution Mgmt.
Important Important
Lean Mgmt./JIT
Important Important Important Important
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Implications
The importance of the content- and skill-based categories vary across the SCM job/experience levels
Distinction between content and skills between undergraduate (entry level job requirements) and graduate/MBA SCM programs (middle and upper level job requirements)
Identified relationships between content-based and skill-based categories
Direct use in developing the SCM coursework in terms of pedagogy and delivery methods
Designing undergraduate and master’s SCM courses within general business education, or creating new concentrations/options or majors in SCM
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Thank you!
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