Required Skill Set for the Supply Chain Manager in Changing Economic Reality

• Authors: Danuta Kisperska-Moroń
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article offers information on the managing skills of supply chain managers. A brief overview on the major mega-trends including technological innovations, globalization-based on internationalization of production and distribution and improving customer service is presented. It also describes managerial qualities and importance of human resources in logistics and supply chains.

Keywords

EN

Globalization; Human resources; Logistics, Customer service; Supply chain; Supply Chain Management (SCM); Technical innovations

PL

Globalizacja; Innowacje techniczne; Logistyka; Łańcuch dostaw; Obsługa klienta; Zarządzanie łańcuchem dostaw; Zasoby ludzkie

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Katowicach
• Journal: Journal of Economics and Management
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 11
• Pages: 33-48

Contributors

author

Danuta Kisperska-Moroń

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Identifiers

ISSN

1732-1948