Supply Chain Management
Two-page Document � Students will write a two page document analyzing their chosen career field,
including salary information and projected demand. Students will also be expected to cite and document
sources using the American Psychological Association (APA) or Modern Language Association (MLA)
format.
Supply chain management is my field.
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Supply Chain Management
Many career options are available to people with different ambitions and interests.
Selecting the preferred career field is, therefore, an important aspect for any student as this
determines their future. My career field is supply chain management. The author analyses this
career, providing various aspects such as salary and projected demands.
Supply Chain Management is one of the courses offered in many universities to help
address the needs of customers, and at the same time helping entities improve on their
performance. The field has various courses that touch on many aspects relating to businesses
such as marketers, suppliers, manufacturers, warehouses, transporters, retailers, and customers to
address and meet the needs of the consumers (Lichocik & Sadowski, 2013). The course aims at
imparting skills to learners to help improve organization performance as well as customer
satisfaction through devising ways to improve products and service delivery to consumers.
The reason that drove me to pursue the career included the desire to help entities achieve
their objectives. My experiences as a consumer as well drove me and heightened my desire to
pursue this career field and help to improve service delivery. On several occasions, I have failed
to meet my objectives because of poor supply chain management services in my client’s
companies. Delays, time wastage, and poor storage among many other problems have faced
these entities hampering effective service delivery. The course has equipped me with skills in
logistics. I have the capability to examine transportation economics, design networks that are
efficient and effective to enhance flow and storage of information and products in a supply chain
(Jayaram, Tan & Nachiappan, 2010). The various faces of supply chain management such as
organizational, strategic, and tactical are critical to ensuring that as leader and manager, I
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champion the aspirations of the organization. The field as well equips learners with skills on
inventory management and planning, incentive alignments, as well as supply chain execution.
According to Melnyk, Lummus, Vokurka, Burns, and Sandor (2009), supply chain
management has become a business ‘fact of life’ as researchers and managers as well as
educators appreciate its importance and its impact on the functional performance often measured
in terms of cost, lead time, flexibility, and quality. This is a clear indication of the value
organizations have attached to this career field over the years. Supply chain managers have
become integral part of the management as they take part in crucial decisions at an
organizational level. They affect the performance of an entity since they are very influential.
The career field is, therefore, one of the best paying in terms of salary packages. The work of
supply chain managers is very significant and this is a clear reason for the better perks they
receive. Therefore, I have no doubt and regret for pursuing this career path.
Projected demand for supply chain managers has as well continued to grow due to the
continued value entities get from the officers. The career is still undergoing major transformation
as it now changes from tactical nature where the major focus has been on delivery and cost to a
strategic field (Melnyk, Lummus, Vokurka, Burns & Sandor, 2009). The issues or challenges
that have faced the organizations can now be addressed appropriately and professionally by
supply chain managers, helping them realize their objectives. Even though the number of people
pursuing this course over the years has been low, it has started increasing as demand of these
managers has increased.
Supply chain management is, therefore, a good career of my choice. I have interest of
helping entities achieve high performance by adopting appropriate strategies. I do believe that if
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an entity has put in place appropriate systems to ensure smooth process and decision-making, the
objectives of an entity can be met easily. The career is, therefore, one of the best paying, as well
as with higher projected demand.
References
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Jayaram, J., Tan, K., & Nachiappan, S. (2010). Examining the interrelationships between supply
chain integration scope and supply chain management efforts. International Journal of
Production Research, 48(22): 6837-6857.
Lichocik, G., & Sadowski, A. (2013). Efficiency of supply chain management. strategic and
operational approach. LogForum, 9(2): 119-125.
Melnyk, S., Lummus, R., Vokurka, R., Burns, L., & Sandor, J. (2009). Mapping the future of
supply chain management: a Delphi study. International Journal of Production
Research, 47(16): 4629-4653
