 Competence areas and knowledge gaps in supply managementPia Heilmann, Katrina Lintukangas and Satu Peltola International Journal of Procurement Management, 2011, vol. 4, issue 6, 642-660 Abstract: This paper examines the significant competence areas and possible knowledge gaps in the field of supply management. The study is based on a sample of 100 Finnish firms collected through a questionnaire survey among general managers and supply managers. Five competence areas were identified among these firms: 1) supplier relationship management; 2) logistical processes; 3) production planning; 4) human resource management; 5) environmental and ethical concerns. The study provides an overview of the current state of these competences areas in Finnish firms and examines the competence gaps. According to the results, the main gaps were in supplier-relationship management, production planning and human-resource management. The implication is that a firm should recognise the increasing requirements of supply management, and create appropriate strategy for recruiting individuals who are able to complement the firm's overall competence. Keywords: purchasing management; supply chain management; SCM; competence management; human resource management; HRM; survey; Finland; knowledge gaps; supplier relationship management; logistics; production planning. (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ids:ijpman:v:4:y:2011:i:6:p:642-660 Access Statistics for this article More articles in International Journal of Procurement Management from Inderscience Enterprises Ltd |
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