Supply Chain Management: Volume 18 Issue 4

Priorities and determinants for supply chain management skills development in manufacturing firms

Harri Lorentz, Juuso Töyli, Tomi Solakivi, Lauri Ojala

The purpose of this paper is to find out the current SCM skill development priorities in manufacturing firms and how the structural properties of the supply chain translate into…

Global logistics management curriculum: perspective from practitioners in Taiwan

Yen‐Chun Jim Wu, Shihping Kevin Huang, Mark Goh, Ying‐Jiun Hsieh

This study attempts to list and rank the necessary skills required of a global logistics professional based on objective evaluations from industry.

Integrating student projects with real‐world problems: the case of managing commodity price risk

George A. Zsidisin, Janet L. Hartley, Wesley A. Collins

In this article, the authors aim to describe an approach used in a purchasing/supply management course at their university that provides students with a realistic, problem‐based…

An analysis of supply chain related graduate programmes in Europe

Sezi Cevik Onar, Emel Aktas, Y. Ilker Topcu, Des Doran

Motivated by a lack of studies in graduate level supply chain education, this research aims to explore trends in supply chain‐related graduate programmes in Europe and to propose…

Teaching reputational risk management in the supply chain

Fred Lemke, Henry L. Petersen

In the supply chain context, professionals manage various risks that have the potential to disrupt supplies. Surprisingly, one kind of risk is often overlooked: reputational risk…

Developing competencies of supply chain professionals in Australia: collaboration between businesses, universities and industry associations

Amrik S. Sohal

The purpose of this paper is to describe collaboration between businesses, universities and industry associations in Australia with the aim of developing an appropriate set of…

The evolution of customised executive education in supply chain management

Mike Bernon, Carlos Mena

The purpose of this paper is to explore the evolving nature of supply chain management customised executive education over the past decade and present a conceptual framework for…

Logistics education: a look at the current state of the art and science

Heather Lutz, Laura Birou

This paper aims to provide the results of a large‐scale survey of courses dedicated to the field of logistics in higher education. This research is unique because it represents…

Connecting industry and supply chain management education: exploring challenges faced in a SCM consultancy module

Ozlem Bak, Véronique Boulocher‐Passet

Consultancies provide a beneficial teaching tool in linking industry with supply chain education. With the scarcity of supply chain talent and real life experience, there is a…

Supply chain management (SCM): current education provision and practitioner future needs

Remko van Hoek, Beverly Wagner