Introduction: The Acquire Process
“We need to identify and recruit the best possible talent available. Opening a new market or facility isn’t a matter of funding, it’s a people issue. If you don’t find the right people with the right skills and experiences, it isn’t going to be successful.”
—Management Recruiter, Global Logistics Services Provider
Finding qualified candidates with the appropriate mix of supply chain skills, general management aptitude, and relevant industry knowledge is a growing challenge. Works by McCrea (2012),i Gartner (2011),ii and Cottrill (2010)iii allude to a limited pool of experienced candidates with the appropriate skills for the dynamic and changing SCM profession. Also, Figure 1 reveals that the SCM talent shortage ...
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