The purpose of this article is to provide a perspective view pertaining to logistics educational
needs (LEN) in undergraduate logistics programmes from Malaysian logistics practitioners. It
focuses on the perception concerning courses required in logistics programmes offered by the
Malaysian higher education institutions from 43 respondents. The objective of this study is to
discover what is important across the constructs of courses in logistics program using an
open-ended questionnaire. It deals with the exploratory approach to LEN and its relevancy in
the present logistics curriculum. The findings show that 39 items were derived from the study
and were grouped under knowledge, skills and working experience. The findings are
considered to create a roadmap to design a quantitative study for exploring LEN in the
Malaysian undergraduate logistics programmes.