October 4, 2023
33 min Listen
Build a tech-savvy supply chain team for the AI era with these lessons from the Association for Supply Chain Management's Peter Bolstorff.
Building a supply chain workforce equipped for major industry evolutions—or for the innovations emerging seemingly overnight—can be a complex challenge.
Consider generative AI, for instance. We're currently witnessing an AI boom that could potentially reshape the way employees work across various. A recent CNBC survey found that 47% of top technology —including chief information security officers and chief technology officers—state that artificial intelligence is their number one budget priority for the coming year.
Just five years ago, the results produced by generative AI were unimaginable for 2023. Yet, a recent study by Accenture reveals that only 38% of supply chain executives believe their workforce is mostly or completely prepared to adopt the technological tools already available to them. Thus, the demand for tech-savvy, innovative supply chain professionals has never been higher.
How can supply chain leaders anticipate the roles they'll need in five years and start hiring and developing talent today?
In this episode of Masters of Digital Transformation, Peter Bolstorff, Executive Vice President at the Association of Supply Chain Management, joins the show to discuss
- His career journey: from a background in math and psychology education to becoming the Executive Vice President of the Association for Supply Chain Management.
- Strategies to attract, hire, and retain the top talent necessary for achieving digital transformation success in today's rapidly evolving supply chains.
- The crucial role that upskilling and reskilling will play in shaping and predicting the future of work amidst emerging AI technologies.
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