[Logprofs] Call for papers - Supply chain management: current education provision and practitioner future needs

[Lucy Sootheran]

In the future, graduates entering the workforce should be valued, not only for intellectual rigour, but also for professional competence.  This means that they must have a sound understanding of academic theory and principles, as well as skills that enable them to function successfully in society and the workplace.  The learning experience for these students should be relevant and cutting edge, with teaching and research closely linked and integrated.

SCM is a very cross-functional domain in practice and universities still struggle to mirror this in their organization and curricula design.  Indeed some research indicates that courses are often either logistics or procurement heavy with an SCM banner on them. Furthermore, companies continually struggle in their search for talent for the future which reflects negatively or unhelpfully on the quality of SCM education.

As a result, many companies are developing internal training colleges to teach staff themselves.  Such colleges are hiring non-SCM staff in order to bring new skills into the corporation.  Finally, with industry currently in such a state of flux, SCM is arguably a field with tremendous development opportunities and where research can significantly impact practice.
The main objective of this themed issue is to discuss the relationship between supply chain, operations management, logistics, purchasing, education provision and practitioner needs.

Topical areas for consideration include, but are not limited to:

* How to promote SCM talent of the future and help correct the current skill shortage in industry.
* Research informed teaching -- how to combine rigor and relevance.
* Knowledge exchange and industry interaction.
* Institutional strategies to link research and teaching.
* Supply chain curriculum requirements and design.
* Executive education -- how to compete with in-company education

Submission deadline: 30 April 2012

This themed issue will be published in Supply Chain Management: An International Journal www.emeraldinsight.com/scm.htm<http://www.emeraldinsight.com/scm.htm>

For details on how to submit a paper, please go to: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/call_for_papers.htm?id=3606
Lucy Sootheran
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