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At a macro level, supply chains are now discussed at the strategic more than ever before. Across Asia Pacific, the supply chains are experiencing the key trends from white-collar automation to greater supplier collaboration and digitalizing the supply chain to deal with the diversity stemming from the pandemic. These trends bring about a high demand for supply chain professionals at all levels including security professionals and operational staff for distribution and logistics.

Tony shared about the two key skills required in supply chain professionals - ability to screen and select the right technology vendor and partner, and the ability to analyze and interpret data. With new supply chain changes, Tony and Roger discussed the best practices and key concerns for recruitment and training in the new supply chain.

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• 0:01:11 – Current trends on supply chains: White-collar automation, greater supplier collaboration, decentralizing and digitalizing the supply chain.
• 0:06:23 – Impact on recruitment of supply chain professionals: vendor selection for technology and ability to analyze data.
• 0:10:27 – Complexity to select supply chain technologies such as blockchain: Subscription-based services versus cloud-based services
• 0:13:56 – Value chain recruitment focuses on the entire customer experience and connectivity between business functions to meet customer expectation and need for data exchange.
• 0:15:45 – Best practices for recruitment: Clear timeline, alignment of skills required between functions and transparency in process.
• 0:22:02 – Challenges for training the supply chain security professional: Barrier of entry, speed of change, and practical application of theories learned.
• 0:28:52 – Future outlook for supply chains: Software and technology demand, rise of eCommerce, and transformation of supply chain networks.

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