Principles of Supply Chain Management, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

638 Principles of Supply Chain Management

composition of their jobs change, most likely to extended responsibilities. A secondary

consideration is that the work force in the United States is aging, and increasing numbers

of skilled workers are retiring (Katz 2008).

The second reason is that products and processes will be changing at a rapid rate. These

changes require skills in the use of new materials and manufacturing processes as well as

in managing the increased rate of goods and information owing through the supplychain.

Professional certications will become more important as an indicator of the knowledge

base a person has. Organizations such as APICS (the association for operations manage-

ment) and the Institute for Supply Management ...