Dynamics in Demand of Qualifications and Competences in Logistics—Actual and Future Challenges for Human Resource Managers

Abstract

Logistics is an important business sector for the German economy. But it is influenced by so-called social and economic megatrends that lead to rising qualification and competence requirements. In this context it could be asked, if existing qualification and competence profiles do fit these quickly rising new requirements. This extended abstract discusses first approaches and attempts to find out, if misfits between new qualification and competence requirements and existing qualification and competence profiles indeed exist. Furthermore, first ideas of follow-up problems for employees and human resource managers in logistics are sketched.