Tan Cang-Cat Lai Port in HCM City’s District 2. The logistics sector needs qualified human resources to meet automation and ecommerce requirements (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNS/VNA) - The current logistics labour force needs toadapt to fast-changing automation and ecommerce requirements, experts said at adialogue organised by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) andAustralia Aid on April 26 in Ho Chi Minh City.
Speaking at the event, Nguyen Ngoc Tu, chief innovation officer at SmartLogLogistics Solution Corporation, said the logistics industry is the backbone oftrade. Good logistics can lower trade costs and help countries competeglobally.
For developing countries, getting logistics right means improving theirinfrastructure, customs procedures and regulations, he added.
Vietnam’s position in the Logistics Performance Index (LPI) in 2018 jumped to39th among 160 surveyed countries, according to the latest report from theWorld Bank (WB).
Logistics costs in Vietnam account for nearly 21 per cent of the country’sGross Domestic Product (GDP), twice as much as some developed economies.
“Using modern technological solutions is necessary to reduce logistics costsand make the local logistics industry more globally competitive,” Tu said.
Strengthening training and developing logistics human resources are also key todeveloping the country’s logistics sector.
“Students and job seekers in logistics should improve their knowledge andskills to meet the requirements of digitisation and the Fourth IndustrialRevolution, especially analytical skills,” Tu said.
Nguyen Vu Dan Khuyen, business solution manager at Gemadept LogisticsCorporation, said during nearly 30 years of operation, her company’s recruitmentdemand had changed significantly because of technology advances.
“Businesses and workers in the logistics industry should keep up with moderntrends and meet the demands of the logistics market,” she said.
With ongoing automation and e-commerce trends, logistics jobs are not only formale workers, she said.
“Both male and female workers have to know how to promote their strength andlimit their weaknesses if they want to keep their jobs,” Khuyen said.
Students in logistics should also keep up to date about businesses’ recruitmentdemand so they can meet their requirements.
Problem-solving skills and systems thinking are important factors that willhelp workers adapt to the rapid changes in the logistics industry, she said. - VNS/VNA
Speaking at the event, Nguyen Ngoc Tu, chief innovation officer at SmartLogLogistics Solution Corporation, said the logistics industry is the backbone oftrade. Good logistics can lower trade costs and help countries competeglobally.
For developing countries, getting logistics right means improving theirinfrastructure, customs procedures and regulations, he added.
Vietnam’s position in the Logistics Performance Index (LPI) in 2018 jumped to39th among 160 surveyed countries, according to the latest report from theWorld Bank (WB).
Logistics costs in Vietnam account for nearly 21 per cent of the country’sGross Domestic Product (GDP), twice as much as some developed economies.
“Using modern technological solutions is necessary to reduce logistics costsand make the local logistics industry more globally competitive,” Tu said.
Strengthening training and developing logistics human resources are also key todeveloping the country’s logistics sector.
“Students and job seekers in logistics should improve their knowledge andskills to meet the requirements of digitisation and the Fourth IndustrialRevolution, especially analytical skills,” Tu said.
Nguyen Vu Dan Khuyen, business solution manager at Gemadept LogisticsCorporation, said during nearly 30 years of operation, her company’s recruitmentdemand had changed significantly because of technology advances.
“Businesses and workers in the logistics industry should keep up with moderntrends and meet the demands of the logistics market,” she said.
With ongoing automation and e-commerce trends, logistics jobs are not only formale workers, she said.
“Both male and female workers have to know how to promote their strength andlimit their weaknesses if they want to keep their jobs,” Khuyen said.
Students in logistics should also keep up to date about businesses’ recruitmentdemand so they can meet their requirements.
Problem-solving skills and systems thinking are important factors that willhelp workers adapt to the rapid changes in the logistics industry, she said. - VNS/VNA
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