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Trend 6 ~ Supply Chain Management: The management of the flow of goods and services, including the movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption. Necessary Skills and Knowledge Autonomous Logistics Factory Vehicles Data Management Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems Forecasting Information Technology/Software Integrated VSM Visibility (Value Stream Mapping) Inventory Management Logistics Management Materials Sourcing Negotiation Production Planning Purchasing Functions Reverse Logistics Tax Rate Optimization Warehouse Management Functions Copyright 2016 North Central Texas InterLink, Inc. ~ All rights reserved. 10