Career in Supply Chain Management became a reality in the mid eighties. At that time it was really difficult to imagine that Supply Chain Management would become the most important part of business world in coming years.
Today the world’s best universities are trying hard to launch new courses to cope up with the broader scope of SCM.
Usually students have maximum interest in one field; it may be Marketing, Finance, Human Resources or Information Technology. They choose one of the above mentioned to develop their career, but they are oblivious of the fact that there are limited options in those fields. At the same time there are numerous interesting and lucrative openings in the field of Operations. A majority of these openings are available in the field of Supply Chain Functions. Even those who are experienced also ignore the fact that they can further enhance their career by taking up courses which could hone their skills in this respect.
Following positions exist in the field of Supply Chain Functions: