As a supply chain and logistics management student, you have completed key aspects of the discipline throughout your qualification, namely, purchasing management, supplier relationship management, warehouse management and strategic supply chain management. This question requires you to reflect on your knowledge and understanding of supply chain management. You are required to write a one-page report where you reflect on: • Which areas of this module did you find most interesting and challenging to learn about? Why? • If the procurement process for inventory is not ethically done, what do you think would be the impact on organisations? • Do you think the individual responsible for managing inventory i.e., performing ABC analyses or tracking inventory through a warehouse needs to be analytical? Why or why not? • Would using artificial intelligence through computer programs give a non-analytical person an advantage? • Could a career in inventory management be the future for you? Why or why not?

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As a supply chain and logistics management student, you have completed key aspects of the discipline throughout your qualification, namely, purchasing management, supplier relationship management, warehouse management and strategic supply chain management. This question requires you to reflect on your knowledge and understanding of supply chain management. You are required to write a one-page report where you reflect on: • Which areas of this module did you find most interesting and challenging to learn about? Why? • If the procurement process for inventory is not ethically done, what do you think would be the impact on organisations? • Do you think the individual responsible for managing inventory i.e., performing ABC analyses or tracking inventory through a warehouse needs to be analytical? Why or why not? • Would using artificial intelligence through computer programs give a non-analytical person an advantage? • Could a career in inventory management be the future for you? Why or why not?
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