Prompted Post Week 6

Hi there! So this week I had to find a scholarly article that makes an argument about my field. I found one article that could be taken as either a positive thing or as a bad thing to the future of Supply Chain Management as a whole. I will look at the negative side of what the author, James Stock, is trying to say.

Because Supply Chain Management is such a growing and successful major and an important factor in running a business smoothly, it is nearly impossible to find arguments against it. It has a great future... Or does it? That's what James Stock is discussing.

Stock's argument is that technology will prove to be a problem for Supply Chain professionals in the future. He says that it is hard to adapt to new technology and the constant upgrades will make it difficult. This may be true for some people, but our generation is so focused on technology and the most recent  upgrade and the newest iPhone etc. He has a point, but at the same time, I feel like the technology advances will only help SC professionals. Stock is completely correct when he says that it will have a significant impact on the future, but I think it will be a positive effect.

Business, much like our generation, is very focused and involved with technology. Advances in technology help to find out information, spread information, have meetings face-to-face via Skype, etc. Based on this knowledge, I find Stock's argument to be informative, but not persuasive. He does not to a very good job of backing up his statements and it leaves the reader confused because he is so unclear about the point he is making.

Technology is important. It helps us to connect, communicate and learn and will continue to do so for years and years to come.

Link: http://www.supplychainquarterly.com/topics/Strategy/20130621-supply-chain-management-a-look-back-a-look-ahead/

Works Cited

Stock, James R. "Supply Chain Management: A Look Back, a Look Ahead." – Strategy – CSCMP's                  Supply Chain Quarterly. N.p., 2013. Web. 14 Oct. 2013.