To address , this need ,IBM CREATED

To address , this need ,IBM CREATED a formal supply chain management (SCM) career path targeted at consistently high performing employees and managers who seek to learn and apply broad, cross-functional supply chain expertise and want to be recognized as “supply chain management professionals” these professionals work to optimize performance and drive innovation across the entire supply chain from addressing initial solution requirements through post-installation support. The following outlines the key objectives of the SCM program and relates the experiences of IBM supply chain professionals who are succeeding in this new environment