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Table 1

Proposed logistics and supply chain competency framework and dimensions of competencies

Competency dimension	Brief explanation	Examples of competency indicators from the literature	Reference
Academic and cognitive (Soft and hard)	Academic and cognitive competencies are foundation competencies, primarily achieved in an academic setting and include intellectual/cognitive functions	Supply chain fundamentals, operations and enterprise economics knowledge; problem solving, critical thinking, application and knowledge of technology	Gammelgaard and Larson (2001), APICS, (2014), Shou and Wang (2017)
Personal (Soft)	Personal effectiveness competencies are soft competencies, which represent core personal abilities or behaviours and attitudes in the social arena (motives, traits, and interpersonal and self-management styles)	Self-reflection and self-management, interpersonal communication skills and self-management styles	Myers et al. (2004), APICS (2014), Wong et al. (2014), Sangari and Razmi (2015), Bak et al. (2019)
Workplace (Soft)	Workplace competencies are practice competencies which allow individuals to function in an organisational setting and which are related to work environment	Teamwork, leadership, collaboration, negotiation, customer focus, planning and organising	Murphy and Poist (1991), Myers et al. (2004), Murphy and Poist (2007), APICS (2014), Derwik et al. (2016), Shou and Wang (2017), Bak et al. (2019)
Technical (Hard)	Functional or professional or technical competencies are specific to LSC business functions and related application areas, such as sourcing, manufacturing and distribution	Sourcing and supplier management, managing operations, managing inventory, sales and operations planning (S&OP), forecasting and demand planning, continuous improvement (CI) and lean management, transport and warehouse management, project management	Murphy and Poist (2007), APICS (2014), Derwik et al. (2016), Derwik and Hellström (2017), Shou and Wang (2017), Campos et al. (2019)

Competency dimension	Brief explanation	Examples of competency indicators from the literature	Reference
Academic and cognitive (Soft and hard)	Academic and cognitive competencies are foundation competencies, primarily achieved in an academic setting and include intellectual/cognitive functions	Supply chain fundamentals, operations and enterprise economics knowledge; problem solving, critical thinking, application and knowledge of technology	Gammelgaard and Larson (2001), APICS, (2014), Shou and Wang (2017)
Personal (Soft)	Personal effectiveness competencies are soft competencies, which represent core personal abilities or behaviours and attitudes in the social arena (motives, traits, and interpersonal and self-management styles)	Self-reflection and self-management, interpersonal communication skills and self-management styles	Myers et al. (2004), APICS (2014), Wong et al. (2014), Sangari and Razmi (2015), Bak et al. (2019)
Workplace (Soft)	Workplace competencies are practice competencies which allow individuals to function in an organisational setting and which are related to work environment	Teamwork, leadership, collaboration, negotiation, customer focus, planning and organising	Murphy and Poist (1991), Myers et al. (2004), Murphy and Poist (2007), APICS (2014), Derwik et al. (2016), Shou and Wang (2017), Bak et al. (2019)
Technical (Hard)	Functional or professional or technical competencies are specific to LSC business functions and related application areas, such as sourcing, manufacturing and distribution	Sourcing and supplier management, managing operations, managing inventory, sales and operations planning (S&OP), forecasting and demand planning, continuous improvement (CI) and lean management, transport and warehouse management, project management	Murphy and Poist (2007), APICS (2014), Derwik et al. (2016), Derwik and Hellström (2017), Shou and Wang (2017), Campos et al. (2019)

Source(s): Authors' own work