Career Collectives: Supply Chain/Operations Management Community

Supply Chain and Operations Management are industries that focus on different management styles of human capital and material processes.  It is relevant to any field because every company has processes and aspects to manage!

Since it is such a wide field, there are many opportunities to specialize in a niche, or have a great broad understanding of Supply Chain and Operations Management.  Check out these different types of content to learn more:

Book: Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning, and Operation (6th Edition) by Sunil Chopra and Peter Meindel

Although this is an academic textbook, it provides a great comprehensive overview of Supply Chain Management.  Readers find it easy to digest and the authors do a great job reinforcing what they think is most important based on their industry experience.

Podcast: Start-Up Stories

This podcast talks a lot about Supply Chain Management in the early stages of a business.  Building a brand is difficult in itself, but the experienced guests shed insight from inception to acquisition.

Book: The Unicorn Project by Gene Kim

This book is actually a novel that provides real-world takeaways.  It is an easy read, relevant, and great for someone who wants to enjoy a good book but still learn relevant information for their job function or industry!

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By Yasmeen Alwani
Yasmeen Alwani CareerEdge Content Creator