Logistics Skills and Performance


The research team from Cranfield University (UK) and the Hanken School of Economics (Finland) seek ten minutes of your time to assist in their research on logistics skills and performance. The research is part of a wider project commissioned by the Women's Institute for Supply Chain Excellence (WISE).



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1) Are you... *
 
 

2) For how many years have you been working in the logistics field? *
 
 

3) What is your highest professional/academic qualification? [Leave blank if none] *
 
 

4) What is your nationality/home country? *
 

5) In which country are you currently working/deployed? *
 

6) Are you... *
 
 

Using your own view of the role of a logistician, please indicate the IMPORTANCE, in terms of LOGISTICS PERFORMANCE, of each of the following attributes:
[1 - not important -> 7 - very important]


7) General management and business skills
[1 - not important -> 7 - very important]
  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  
finance and accounting
project management
change management
information technology
marketing
risk management
strategic management
customer relationship management
supplier relationship management
 

8) Logistics management skills
[1 - not important -> 7 - very important]
  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  
forecasting
customs/import/export
warehousing
inventory management
transportation management
purchasing/procurement
reverse logistics
port/airport management
legal specifications
logistics information systems
 

9) Problem solving skills
[1 - not important -> 7 - very important]
  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  
information gathering
problem identification
problem analysis
problem solving
information sharing
 

10) Interpersonal skills
[1 - not important -> 7 - very important]
  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  
management of personnel
meeting facilitation
listening
oral communication
written communication
stress management
leadership
negotiation
 

In terms of logistics performance, please indicate whether you think each of the following functions is best carried out by males or females, or if gender is not important.
[1 - best carried out by females . . . 4 - gender is not important . . . 7 - best carried out by males]


11) General management and business skills
[1 - best carried out by females . . . 4 - gender is not important . . . 7 - best carried out by males]
  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  
finance and accounting
project management
change management
information technology
marketing
risk management
strategic management
customer relationship management
supplier relationship management
 

12) Logistics management skills
[1 - best carried out by females . . . 4 - gender is not important . . . 7 - best carried out by males]
  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  
forecasting
customs/import/export
warehousing
inventory management
transportation management
purchasing/procurement
reverse logistics
port/airport management
legal specifications
logistics information systems
 

13) Problem solving skills
[1 - best carried out by females . . . 4 - gender is not important . . . 7 - best carried out by males]
  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  
information gathering
problem identification
problem analysis
problem solving
information sharing
 

14) Interpersonal skills
[1 - best carried out by females . . . 4 - gender is not important . . . 7 - best carried out by males]
  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  
management of personnel
meeting facilitation
listening
oral communication
written communication
stress management
leadership
negotiation
 

15) Gender and logistics performance
[1 - no . . . 4 - sometimes . . . 7 - yes]
  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  
Do you think the gender of the logistician affects logistics performance?
 

If you have answered "yes" or "sometimes" to the question (15), please answer questions (16) and (17); otherwise go to question (18).

16) Please give a brief description of a situation in which the gender of the logistician has had a positive effect on the logistics performance of the organisation:
 

17) Please give a brief description of a situation in which the gender of the logistician has had a negative effect on the logistics performance of the organisation:
 

18) Workforce
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What percentage of your organisation's workforce is female?
What percentage of the logisticians in your organisation are female?
 

19) Why do you think there are so few female humanitarian logisticians?
 

20) Comments on the survey
 

21) Please leave us your e-mail address if you would like to receive the analysis of the survey: [Leave blank if you would like to remain anonymous]