The Need for Supply Chain Training and Development

In June 2013, APQC embarked on its Recruiting and Developing Talent in the Supply Chain study to investigate leading organizations’ talent management practices and discover what organizations are doing to fill talent gaps and develop new supply chain professionals.

As part of its study, APQC collected survey responses from 167 organizations that represented more than 40 different industries. The survey results reveal that organizations are hiring few employees with supply chain degrees and that many organizations lack policies that encourage training and career development for supply chain employees