Supply Chain Digital Magazine April 2023 | Page 97

discipline that is about “ adding value by getting maximum outcomes from minimum requirements ”, then far more women would be attracted into STEM careers such as supply chain .
In addition , Williams feels that organisations need to be more openminded about people ’ s – and not just women ’ s – existing skillsets when looking to fill STEM roles , particularly in AI and ML , which are huge growth areas for supply chain , procurement , and logistics .
“ If you ' re looking for someone who can distil complex information and find the value-add , then editors and editorial writers are excellent at that . We need to begin looking at skills in different fields that could be useful to us in these kinds of areas .” supplychaindigital . com 97