In a similar manner , SCM professional developing will proceed differently today than it dib it the part. As a result, human resources and supply chain department will needs to collaborate more and change their expectations regarding the source of future talent. The solid lines in exhibit l illustrate what a typical career path looked like in the past. Talent often rose through the ranks in one of the single functional areas of demand/supply planning , procurement , manufacturing , logistics , or fulfillment . while the resulting individuals were thoroughly groundeb in their functions , they dib not always understand the integrated processes or the functional trade-offs. The dotted lines in exhibit l illustrate the cross-functional career path necessary to develop today ‘ s supply chain professional . (the IBM case study at the end of this article will offer further illustrations)