APICS Atlanta - Employment News
APICS The Association for Operations Management and
the University of North Carolina Wilmington Release Operations
Management Employment Outlook:
12-Month Hiring Outlook Strong
Data reported in July 2009 indicate that 47 percent of survey
respondents with hiring responsibility anticipate hiring staff—Quality
and resource planning are top hiring areas
Chicago, Ill. (August 12, 2009)— APICS The Association for Operations
Management and the Cameron School of Business at the University of North
Carolina Wilmington released the second quarterly
Operations Management
Employment Outlook today. The
Operations Management
Employment Outlook charts future hiring and employment data
for the operations management profession. This outlook differs from
other published indices as it is forward looking, whereas other indexes
are calculated based on historical data. This valuable new forecasting
tool gives industry professionals and economists another source of key
data they can use in predicting economic growth or decline.
Data reported in the July 2009 survey indicate that 47 percent of survey
respondents with hiring responsibility anticipate hiring staff in 1 or
more of the following operational areas; execution and control of
operations, purchasing/customer relationship management (CRM), quality,
resource planning and supply chain management. Quality (31.5 percent)
and resource planning (19.2 percent) are expected to see the greatest
rate of growth, according to the
Operations Management
Employment Outlook.
Conversely, 36 percent of survey respondents with hiring responsibility
anticipate layoffs during the same period of time, with 22 percent of
those (meaning, 8 percent of survey respondents with hiring
responsibility) planning to layoff in 1 of the following operational
areas; execution and control of operations, purchasing/CRM, quality,
resource planning and supply chain management.
"The most recent data from the
Operations Management
Employment Outlook indicate that hiring professionals
generally expect operations management jobs will be added at a higher
rate than they are being lost over the next 12 months," said APICS CEO
Abe Eshkenazi, CSCP, CPA, CAE. "This is a promising sign of economic
stabilization because operations management job growth sheds light on a
variety of industries, including manufacturing."
"Hiring and employment are critical elements of economic forecasting and
the data in this report indicate a slight upturn in the economy and
improved unemployment numbers over the coming year," said Drew Rosen,
professor of operations management at the University of North Carolina
Wilmington and a member of the research team.
The initial data collection took place in March 2009, with a second
round of data collection in July 2009. A random sample from a population
of 30,000-plus operations management professionals was surveyed to
identify prevailing compensation levels and anticipated hiring trends
for operations management professionals over the next year.
About APICS The Association for Operations Management
APICS The Association for Operations Management is the global leader and
premier source of the body of knowledge in operations management,
including production, inventory, supply chain, materials management,
purchasing, and logistics. Since 1957, individuals and companies have
relied on APICS for its superior training, internationally recognized
certifications, comprehensive resources, and worldwide network of
accomplished industry professionals. For more information about APICS,
visit
apics.org.
About the University of North Carolina Wilmington
The University of North Carolina Wilmington is a comprehensive public
master’s university focused on high quality teaching, research and
outreach. UNCW offers bachelor’s degrees in 52 majors, 35 master’s
degrees, a Ph.D. in marine biology and an Ed.D. in educational
leadership. For the eleventh consecutive year, UNCW is ranked among the
top 10 public master’s universities in the South by U.S. News and
World Report. The university was also named among the 2010 “Best in
the Southeast” by The Princeton Review, for the sixth consecutive
year.
