Assignment:
Discussion Post
Congratulations Class! You have successfully completed all of the weekly discussions. I ask that you now revisit our fist week's discussion which asked the question, "please explain your current understanding about the field of supply chain and operations management." I will leave this open to you as the student to select any of the specific materials discussed within the course.
Please provide the following structure for this final discussion:
- Outline the importance of SCM and OM within product and service industries
- Offer examples from any of the materials covered
- Provide academic reasoning for the critical need of supply chain management within the business environment.
Please ensure to provide a descriptive summary consisting of a minimum of 300 words.