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Study: Millennials show dedication to supply chain careers

Millennials in the supply chain management work force are more focused and committed to their careers than stereotypes suggest, logistics education and training organization APICS said in a survey of the supply chain work force.

Millennials—defined as workers between the ages of 22 and 37—said they find their careers personally rewarding and are planning for a long-term future in the field, according to the report, “Millennials in Supply Chain.” The survey found that 88 percent believe that the sector offers opportunities for advancement, and 84 percent expected they would still be working in the supply chain field in five years.

Those figures buck some of the stereotypes about mil-
lennials that they are entitled, impatient, and unreli-
able, the organization said. APICS conducted the survey
of 676 respondents during April 2017 in conjunction
with Peerless Research Group, Supply Chain Management
Review (SCMR), and the American Productivity & Quality
Center (APQC).

“The results of the report are eye-opening, especially
when compared to the more senior supply chain profes-
sionals in leadership positions, who were part of a previous
study from APICS and SCMR in 2016,”
APICS CEO Abe Eshkenazi said in a
statement. “We see that more millenni-
als started their career in supply chain,
are moving around less, are highly satis-
fied with their jobs, and see more oppor-
tunities for advancement in the field.”
Millennials in the survey said they
were drawn to the supply chain pro-
fession chiefly by the opportunity to
advance their personal growth and development (87 per-
cent), because of its diverse work force (85 percent), and for
a chance to work with the latest technologies (66 percent).

Coming in much lower among the reasons that millennials choose supply chain careers were factors like corporate responsibility toward the environment ( 50 percent) and the chance to work for a prestigious company ( 39 percent).