Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 6th Edition

The implications for tomorrow’s logistics managers

Transformations of the type outlined above have significant implications for the type of skills profile that will characterise successful logistics and supply chain managers.

Table 18.1 suggests some of the elements of the necessary skills profile that flow from the seven business transformations.

Table 18.1 The key business transformations and the implications for management skills

Business transformation	Leading to	Skills required
From supplier-centric to customer-centric	The design of customer-driven supply chains	Market understanding; customer insight
From push to pull	Higher levels of agility and flexibility	Management of complexity and change
From inventory to information ...