Wharton professor Peter Cappelli has written extensively on important issues around talent management. He has analyzed”and refuted”the demographic talent shortage. He has also clearly articulated The Challenge of Talent Management.

His upcoming book, Talent on Demand: Managing Talent in an Age of Uncertainty describes a new model for talent.

In a recent article on his views, ‘Talent on Demand’: Applying Supply Chain Management to People, Cappelli remarks, the principles of supply chain management, with its emphasis on just-in-time manufacturing, can be applied to talent management.

Its a viewpoint that strongly echoes Taleos supply chain roots and makes for interesting, thought-provoking reading.