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Human Resource Management and Supply Chain Management Intersection

Bharthvajan R

Supply Chain Management (SCM) is, today, a familiar management terminology. Although supply chains in industries have been in existence for quite some years, it is only in the last decade or so that SCM has begun to be viewed and treated as a strategic component of business management. This is mainly due to its ability in the present context, which can and does result in, sustainable competitive advantage for supply chain organizations as a whole and supply chain partners, individually. Hence, this article examines the specific role of HRM and Organizational Behavior (OB) specialists in performing the functions of Staffing, Training, Evaluation and Compensation effectively, to support optimal performance of the entire supply chain as an integrated unit