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Supply chain engineer careers

Supply chain engineer careers

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Supply chain engineer careers

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- Supply chains are complex systems, and that means there's a lot of engineering involved. And the engineering occurs at lots of different levels. There are engineers who specialize in the tools we use to move and store products. Then there are engineers who design facilities and optimize the flow of products. But there's also engineering that occurs at the level of the entire supply chain, choosing where to locate facilities in order to create the most value at the lowest cost. And there are engineers who develop the software to support all of these processes. The best way to prepare for a lot of these jobs is to get a degree in industrial logistics or manufacturing engineering. But when it comes to designing robots and large automated systems, you may be better off with a degree in mechanical or electrical engineering. For developing packaging, you might want a degree in packaging engineering, and if you're going to focus on software, then you might want a degree in computer science…

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