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OSU Career Patterns in Logistics

The annual survey of Career Patterns in Logistics, prepared for CSCMP by researchers at The Ohio State University. Conclusions based on the survey data may only loosely represent trends for entire populations, and comparisons between this year's survey results and those of previous years may not be valid. This survey addresses the following questions:

What are the primary corporate organizational and operational profiles?

• Over the last several years, the combined organizational form (divisional and centralized activities) has been the most widely used
• The centralized approach to logistics organization has grown in importance
• Firms with logistics as part of each corporate division or as a separate logistics division have decreased

What are the demographics of the logistics executives?

• What is the median age for a logistics vice president, for a logistics director or manager
• What percentage held bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional certification
• What percentage majored in business, in engineering, in logistics, in marketing, and in other fields
• What is the median salary for managers, for directors, and for vice presidents

How does the chief logistics and supply chain executive of the firm view the future?

• The most influential factors they identified include financial performance, SCM integration, global business and information technology

What are the current and future systems performance expectations of the chief logistics/supply chain executives?

• Taking aggressive action to link with business partners
• Increasing upstream and downstream connectivity
• Implementing total customer electronic communication

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Career Patterns for Women in Logistics

The annual survey of Career Patterns for Women in Logistics, prepared for CSCMP by researchers at The Ohio State University. Results of this survey should not be generalized to other groups.

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