Identification

• Degrees and certifications in logistics and SCM offer students the benefit of working in inventory control, warehouse management or transportation management. Depending on the training institution, students receive either an associate degree or a certificate upon completing coursework.
  
  

Certification Training

• Most logistics and SCM programs include coursework such as principles of business, principles of supply chain management, inventory control and warehouse management. Each of these subject areas are foundational to the logistics, SCM or warehouse management career area.
  
  

Benefits

• As companies seek to cut cost and add efficiencies, SCM has become a very popular area of focus for companies and corporations. This is because SCM methodology seek to maximize the use of information technology and strategic collaboration among supply chain partners to cut cost and eliminate waste. For this reason, SCM and the related logistics and warehouse management disciplines represent an important career area of focus