Logistics education: Achieving market and research driven skill development

Rapid changes in practice and further developments of research in logistics challenge educators to further upgrade their courses. This paper makes a case for a stronger focus on integrating hot topics and research skill development in logistics courses. Methods for improving market and professional relevance of courses, as well as, improve research skills of students are presented. Results from a market and literature survey of topics in logistics, used to identify market relevant topics, are presented. Approaches to research skill development are suggested, including in‐company projects and mini‐research projects. And most importantly, a case is presented of a course where market and research driven skill development was combined successfully. The format for the course is specified and evaluated.