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Logistics and Supply Chain Field

Daniel Byers/23July17/Coll100/D025/Spr17

Logistics and Supply Field

  • Major in Transportation and Logistics Management
  • Major in Business Administration
  • Work as Medical Logistician in USAF
  • Desire to be a Logistics Manager after my term in the military

Overview

  • Logistics and Supply Field
  • Logistics Management Career
  • Qualifications and Training
  • Salary and Job Outlook
  • Personal and Professional Rewards
  • Career Ladder
  • Conclusion
  • References
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Logistics and Supply Field

  • U.S. Logistics business delivers freight worth about $48 billion daily
  • Currently employs about 6 million people
  • Field is commonly overlooked by new graduates
  • Field is in dire need of talent in high technology, analytics, robotics, and engineering
  • Logistics business is looking to fill about 1.4 million jobs by 2018
(Fisher, n.d.)
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Logistics and Supply Field

  • Industrial Product Manager
  • Quality Control Systems Manager
  • Transportation Manager
  • Logistics Manager
  • Biofuels Production Manager
  • Business Teacher, Postsecondary
(Transportation and Logistics Management, n.d.)
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Logistics Management Career

  • Oversee purchasing, transportation, inventory, and warehousing in a company
  • Ensure the right item is ordered at the right time to the right customer at the right cost
  • Manage the full cradle-to-grave process from getting material from the supplier to the consumer
(U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, n.d.)
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(UWCFIRE, 2009)

Link to Video: https://youtu.be/OVYcxi1rDgE

Qualifications and Training

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Systems Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or related field
  • Related work experience in logistics or business
  • APICS or SOLE certification preferred
(U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, n.d.)

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(APICS, 2014)

Link to Video: https://youtu.be/ns-r7WRF-aQ

Qualifications and Training

  • Council for Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) affiliation for networking
  • CSCMP Certification
  • Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Certification
(Fisher, n.d.)
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Salary and Job Outlook

  • Median annual wage of $74,170
  • Top 10% earn $117,310
  • Expected 2% growth from 2014-2024 for Logisticians
  • Growth varies for related professions such as Industrial Engineers or Cost Estimators
  • The Logistics business is looking to fill 270K various positions a year by 2018
(U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, n.d.)
(Investopedia, 2015)
(Fisher, n.d.)

salary and Job Outlook

  • Military members with logistics experience or those with experience in logistics systems have best opportunity for employment
(U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, n.d.)

Personal and Professional Rewards

  • Top satisfaction categories include challenge, variety, opportunity, and relevance
  • Top dissatisfaction categories include overload, negative culture, lack of opportunity, and lack of remuneration and recognition
  • Survey conducted by Supply Chain Professionals currently working in the field who are also alumni from University in Midwestern U.S.
(Goffnett, S. P., Cook, R. L., Williams, Z., & Gibson, B. J., 2012)
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Satisfaction Categories

(Goffnett et al, 2012)

Dissatisfaction Categories

(Goffnett et al, 2012)

Career Ladder

  • Mostly a do-it-yourself venture
  • Many companies take a backseat approach
  • It is important to be proactive in personal career planning
(Gibson, B. J., Goffnett, S. P., & Williams, Z., 2015)
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Career Ladder

  • Supply Chain Professionals (SCP) must use technology tools, process knowledge, and people skills to advance
  • Mentor with proven success
  • When SCP's develop a broad expertise and advance in their careers they make a positive contribution to the company
(Gibson, B. J., et al, 2015)
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Career Ladder

  • SC Specialist
  • SC Generalist
  • SC Boundary Spanner
(Gibson, B. J., et al, 2015)

Conclusion

  • Logistics and Supply Field
  • Logistics Management Career
  • Qualifications and Training
  • Personal & Professional Rewards
  • Career Ladder
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