Canadian Forum on Public Procurement

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Canadian Forum on Public Procurement
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Overview continued

• Thomas Friedman,
• The World is Flat

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Vision

• The Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council
  facilitates the attraction, training, and use of
  all people in the industry through a
  collaborative model. We do this by acting as a
  forum and a table around which partners build
  solution as a storyteller for the supply chain
  industry, and as a committed knowledge transfer
  base for human resource information and exemplary
  practices for the industry.

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Background

• The work of the Canadian Supply Chain Sector
  Council (CSCSC) builds upon that of the Canadian
  Logistics Skills Committee (CLSC), formed in
  February 2004.
• APICS The Association for Operations Management
• ACCC Association of Canadian Community Colleges
• CIFFA Canadian International Freight Forwarders
• CITT Canadian Institute of Traffic and
  Transportation
• The Logistics Institute
• PMAC Purchasing Management Association of
  Canada
• SCL Supply Chain Logistics Association Canada

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Sector Study

• Through funding provided by the Sector Council
  Program, the CLSC undertook a comprehensive study
  of the supply chain sector, completed in the fall
  of 2005.
• A steering committee, comprising industry,
  academic and government representatives, led the
  project. Deloitte Consulting, based in Ottawa,
  Ont., conducted the study.

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Overview continued

• The Canadian supply chain sector employs an
  estimated 730,000 workers.
• Senior Management 1.0
• Logistics Information Systems 5.3
• Warehousing 49.0
• Transportation 23.0
• Inventory/Material Control 12.0
• Purchasing 9.2
• Marketing and Sales 0.5

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Supply Chain Sector Employees by Occupation Slide
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Source 2001 Census (NAICS 11,21, 22, 31-33,
41, 44, 45, 48, 49, 51-56, 61, 62, 71, 72, 91)
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Supply Chain Sector Employees by Occupation Slide
2 of 2
Source 2001 Census (NAICS 11,21, 22, 31-33,
41, 44, 45, 48, 49, 51-56, 61, 62, 71, 72, 91)
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Findings

• The studys findings form the basis for
  addressing the sectors wide-ranging human
  resources issues.
• In addition to the issues identified for action
  in the short term, such as the establishment of
  the CSCSC, other medium-to-longer-term outcomes
  or benefits will result from initiatives based on
  this work.

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Recommendations

• There are 26 recommendations emanating from the
  study covering five categories
• Sector governance
• Training and development/education
• Marketing the sector and the profession
• Policy implications for governments and
• Human resources processes and practices.
• Our projects respond to these recommendations.

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Education and Certification Compendium Project

• Goal To collect information about
• current training and education for supply chain
  employees
• employers needs and preferences related to
  education

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Whats the difference?

• Credentialing
• Licensure
• Certification
• Accreditation

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Human Resources Challenges
Source Employer Interviews and Employee Focus
Groups
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Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council

• Kevin A. Maynard, CAE
• Executive Director
• 1100 Central Parkway West, Suite 17-1
• Mississauga, ON
• L5C 4E5
• t. 905-897-6700/1-866-616-5948
• f. 905-897-1100
• www.supplychaincanada.org
• kmaynard_at_supplychaincanada.org