For a good part of my life I have been told that picking the right major in college is a vital life decision. With that being said for a good part of my life I have stressed about picking the right major that will lead me into a career full of happiness and prosperity. Throughout my time in high school and junior college I searched diligently for a degree that will lead me to a career that will make me both happy and successful.
After seeing movies like Wolf of Wall Street, and Wall Street I thought a life in Finance could be glamorous and exciting. But the rambunctious and extremely dishonest lifestyle of Gordan Gekko and Jordan Belfort did not fit my taste. Plus my lack of talent in accounting discouraged me from seeking that path. While going to Pensacola State College I worked for a large vacation rental property company in Orange Beach, Alabama and thought maybe a life in real estate sales and hospitality would be for me, but again the lifestyle of having to constantly be thought of as an evil salesmen or work every holiday imaginable did not fit the lifestyle I want for myself either.
Throughout all of my career exploration and the constant stress of picking a major one thing always baffled and intrigued me, the UPS driver. For hours on top of hours I racked my brain trying to figure out how do companies like UPS and Fed-Ex make money? How do they not lose everything that they ship? And how do they know exactly when they are going to have your package to you? I was in aw of these two companies because I could not figure out how they work, and I though to myself why can I not find a college degree that will teach how companies like Fed-Ex and UPS can become so successful. To my surprise the first day of class at The University of West Florida I found that degree that would teach me what I always wanted to know.
As I walked into my class Contemporary Logistics not really knowing what it was about, but thought this will just be an easy A that will allow me to get an elective credit out of the way, because at the time I was just a Comprehensive Marketing major, but oh how wrong I was. Within the first thirty minutes of listening to my professor Doctor Scott Keller talk about the Logistics industry and the new Logistics program at The University of West Florida I found the degree and career I had been trying to find for so long. Throughout the week I could wait for Tuesday and Thursday so that I could go and learn about Economic Order Quantity, Inventory Carrying Costs, and Lead Times. The more I learned though the more I thought to myself that in order for a company to be extremely successful it needs an effective Logistics department, and an efficient Supply Chain to make their business process cohesive.
With that being said why did I go through two years of business school without the word Logistics or Supply Chain even being mentioned? I believe that Logistics is just something that happens within a company, and managers never really think about, but how much more profitable could a company be if someone from that company would actually take a look at how their products are being moved or their day to day procedures are being done and ask how can we make this better? That is why Logistics is its own discipline and should be taught as such. A company needs people that can stop and look at the status quo and say we need to change this for the better, and those people in are the ones who focus on Supply Chain and Logistics.
Want to know supply chain management benefits and how it will help your business efficiency? Talk to Alenu IT Solutions today!After seeing movies like Wolf of Wall Street, and Wall Street I thought a life in Finance could be glamorous and exciting. But the rambunctious and extremely dishonest lifestyle of Gordan Gekko and Jordan Belfort did not fit my taste. Plus my lack of talent in accounting discouraged me from seeking that path. While going to Pensacola State College I worked for a large vacation rental property company in Orange Beach, Alabama and thought maybe a life in real estate sales and hospitality would be for me, but again the lifestyle of having to constantly be thought of as an evil salesmen or work every holiday imaginable did not fit the lifestyle I want for myself either.
Throughout all of my career exploration and the constant stress of picking a major one thing always baffled and intrigued me, the UPS driver. For hours on top of hours I racked my brain trying to figure out how do companies like UPS and Fed-Ex make money? How do they not lose everything that they ship? And how do they know exactly when they are going to have your package to you? I was in aw of these two companies because I could not figure out how they work, and I though to myself why can I not find a college degree that will teach how companies like Fed-Ex and UPS can become so successful. To my surprise the first day of class at The University of West Florida I found that degree that would teach me what I always wanted to know.
As I walked into my class Contemporary Logistics not really knowing what it was about, but thought this will just be an easy A that will allow me to get an elective credit out of the way, because at the time I was just a Comprehensive Marketing major, but oh how wrong I was. Within the first thirty minutes of listening to my professor Doctor Scott Keller talk about the Logistics industry and the new Logistics program at The University of West Florida I found the degree and career I had been trying to find for so long. Throughout the week I could wait for Tuesday and Thursday so that I could go and learn about Economic Order Quantity, Inventory Carrying Costs, and Lead Times. The more I learned though the more I thought to myself that in order for a company to be extremely successful it needs an effective Logistics department, and an efficient Supply Chain to make their business process cohesive.
With that being said why did I go through two years of business school without the word Logistics or Supply Chain even being mentioned? I believe that Logistics is just something that happens within a company, and managers never really think about, but how much more profitable could a company be if someone from that company would actually take a look at how their products are being moved or their day to day procedures are being done and ask how can we make this better? That is why Logistics is its own discipline and should be taught as such. A company needs people that can stop and look at the status quo and say we need to change this for the better, and those people in are the ones who focus on Supply Chain and Logistics.
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