Meeting the challenge of changing demands on preparing a logistician

Abstract

It wouldn’t be exaggeration to say that nowadays teaching logisticians has changed dramatically as it’s not enough any more to teach them some basic warehouse rules and requirements but to concentrate on teaching total supply chain management, materials handling, warehousing, transportation and so on. Furthermore, such key management skills as leadership, collaboration, teamwork, and team building are becoming of more and more importance. According to Amanda Loudin and Brooks A. Bentz “With the current industry-wide emphasis on supply chain collaboration, students have to understand fundamental concepts as organizational behavior, and how to mobilize people with different functional expertise, responsibilities, and performance measures.”