SCM: A Needed and Growing Opportunity

Jordan Thimm

The field of supply chain management and logistics are growing fields and do not show any signs of stopping soon. With how connected we are in our world today, it is no wonder this business is growing so much. With businesses spread everywhere in the world, and such easy access to these businesses and ideas, the need for someone to help in the rightful exchange between buyer and seller, is virtually never ending. Supply chain includes all the activities a business employs from getting the source of the raw materials to delivering finished goods at the point of purchase. They must find the best and most cost efficient way to do this, in order to get the product on the market at a price the consumers will be happy paying. From this article I read on the importance of supply chain I have gained much insight into what this field entitles. There are many different aspects of it, so it offers a broad range of opportunities to grow and move around. For example, these logistics managers can be categorized into two sections, one being the planning managers, and the other the operations managers. Both very important to the success of their business, just both have slightly different job descriptions and duties (I plan on going into more detail of the description of various supply chain jobs and their workings in a later post). So to sum it up, supply chain management is a growing field with many opportunities within the field. I learned this through reading this article and seeing what the field entitles and all the different aspects of the job, with so much ground to cover in the field and different avenues to take once you are in the field, the possibilities are endless.

Vella, Dean. "Supply Chain Management: A Needed and Growing Opportunity." Supply Chain Management: A Needed and Growing Opportunity - Inbound Logistics. 2017 Thomas Publishing Company, 2017. Web. 19 Feb. 2017.