Due to the progress and complexity of supply chain operations because of globalisation, businesses are increasingly adopting analytical standards to enhance their decision-making capabilities and supply chain management efficiency. A company’s supply chain management must respond to changes as rapidly as possible to participate in a competitive market and improve quality. When catering to ever-changing client requirements, a well-functioning supply chain assures timely fulfilment of goods and services. Supply chain management benefits the company by increasing profit margins, lowering costs, and increasing employee productivity, among other things. As a result, companies are continually looking for employees who have completed supply chain management certifications and want to work in the industry. Why Choose A Career In Supply Chain Management? Careers for supply chain management qualified people are expected to increase by 30% in the next ten years, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics data. This field offers a wide…
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The world runs on supply chains. An average of 67% of companies believe that supply chain management and logistical efficiency offer a great competitive advantage over their competitors to grow their business. The nerve of the modern economy and even the minute disruptions in the supply chain create a ripple that is felt in all domains of our everyday lives.
The logistics sector is much broader than the transportation industry. Why we call logistics management a sector is that it constitutes a number of industries such as transportation, e-commerce, warehousing, packaging, etc.
While there might be a lot of things we can learn from how the Indian premier league is managed, we will stick to the 5 most important supply chain lessons in this blog.
Now with the sector’s tremendous growth assured, there is a huge demand for manpower across all levels with the right skills. Seekho has been studying the skill gap in this sector over the years and has developed a host of courses to assist job seekers to learn the right skills. Let us look at the important competencies the companies are looking for in the candidates they are hiring. We can put the competencies into three buckets.
I joined the supply chain and logistics sector in 2006. The career looked promising to me. Before joining this sector, never in my, I heard about supply chain management and logistics. Immediately after I started working in this 3PL company, one of my relatives asked me where I have joined and what do I do. It was really hard for me to try explaining what is supply chain and logistics because he too never heard about it. The only word is ever heard and seen were transportation and godown.