Compliance and Legal Knowledge—The understanding of contractual and legal
or regulatory aspects of business; an awareness of ethical issues at the national and
international levels; and a respect for diversity, social justice principles, the
environment, and corporate governance have medium levels of importance for
Australian supply chain managers. In many organizations, such activities are the
responsibility of specialists with a legal background. However, we believe that the
SCM professional of the future should be reasonably conversant in this area.