Advanced manufacturing Inventory and Distribution involves planning and controlling the acquisition, movement, and storage of materials and products used in the manufacturing process.
No matter how simple or complex the final manufactured product might be, effective and efficient component inventory and distribution processes are crucial to the overall success of a company production and sales timelines.
If you are interested in advanced manufacturing Inventory and Distribution, the kind of jobs and careers that you might consider include the following:
What you'll be doing all day: You'll find yourself ordering parts and products. You'll supervise the comings and goings of every last material and part, plus you'll issue purchase orders to make sure that products are available as needed to meet specified orders.
What someone with a little experience makes (roughly): $43,000
What type of education you'll need: Associate's Degree
What you'll be doing all day: If your company buys it, you'll know about it. In addition to keeping track of everything your company needs, you'll be working on improving your delivery systems, negotiating contracts, following market conditions and more.
What someone with a little experience makes (roughly): $67,800
What type of education you'll need: Bachelor's Degree
What you'll be doing all day: When your product comes in and when your product goes out, you're in charge of it all. You could run entire warehouses, ship hundreds of thousands of units and keep fleets of vehicles on the road. Most impressive, however, is the fact that you'll know where every product your company makes is at all times.
What someone with a little experience makes (roughly): $59,700
What type of education you'll need: Bachelor's Degree
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Advanced manufacturing companies can be found in every state and region of the country, but some places have more of these businesses than others. You can begin to explore where these companies are in your community by using CareerOneStop. Under the "Career Tools" section on the homepage, access the "Employer Locator" link and make a series of selections to identify the names of potential employers in your state and hometown.
Local newspapers, trade organizations, and labor unions can also be useful sources for learning about advanced manufacturing companies and their employment opportunities.
The above sample occupations are from the National Association of Manufacturers' Dream It, Do It web site (www.dreamit-doit.com), which introduces young people to these and other career opportunities in advanced manufacturing. This source also describes the education and training needed for these careers.
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