Congratulations Class! You have successfully completed all of the weekly discussions. I ask that you

Congratulations Class! You have successfully completed all of the weekly discussions. I ask that you now revisit our fist week’s discussion which asked the question, “please explain your current understanding about the field of supply chain and operations management.” I will leave this open to you as the student to select any of the specific materials discussed within the course.
Please provide the following structure for this final discussion:
Outline the importance of SCM and OM within product and service industries
Offer examples from any of the materials covered
Provide academic reasoning for the critical need of supply chain management within the business environment.
Please ensure to provide a descriptive summary consisting of a minimum of 300 words.