SCM Futures Forum
The SCM Futures Forum was created in August 2006 involving a group of Australian universities and teaching institutions, together with a number of corporations, whose participants had a common objective; i.e. the development of our future leaders in supply chain management and logistics.
The forum developed a set of terms of reference which included:
- Foundational matters, e.g. incorporate global standards in current SCM courseware, including in marketing, eCommerce, ICT, transport and health sciences courses
- Academic commitment e.g. review of their curriculum, develop a GS1 accreditation program for trainers
- Industry involvement e.g. identify and explore ways industry can get involved with SCM training, education and research
- Research. To facilitate and collaborate on appropriate projects and to disseminate relevant research findings for students and industry
- Government involvement, where the forum will develop a proposition and seek government participation and recognition
- Promotion. The forum to develop strategies to promote the profession.
Universities and teaching institutions must sign an Memorandum of Understanding with GS1 Australia and business champions must have a like-minded passion to input into the relevance of SCM related courseware. The forum is open to anyone wishing to contribute to the development of our future supply chain and business leaders.
Participating organisations include:
- Australian Food and Grocery Council
- Chisholm TAFE
- Deakin University
- Institute of Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Vic Uni)
- Kangan TAFE
- Kimberley Clarke
- L’Oreal
- Melbourne University
- Monash University
- Nestle
- Queensland University of Technology
- RMIT University
- Swinburne TAFE
- Sydney Business School (Wollongong Uni)
- Toll Logistics
- Uni of Western Sydney
- Victoria University
- Woolworths
The forum's achievements to date include:
- Publication of the SCM Graduate Knowledge Requirements Matrix
- Research paper on Australia Supply Chain Professionals: Competencies, Use of Technologies and Future Challenges
- GS1 Train-the-Trainer Course for academics
- Industry-Academic Breakfast event at Deakin 2009, following company assignments from L'Oreal, Nestle and Woolwoths to Post-Graduate students. A model for others.
- Inclusion of GS1 learning material in Swinburne TAFE and Deakin, Melbourne, Monash, QUT, RMIT, Western Sydney and Victoria Universities
For more information about the SCM Futures Forum contact 1300 366 033.
