Logistics or Supply Chain - which is better and why?

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I've been working in logistics for 5 years so I'm a bit biased but I think it's amazing. A fun industry and I work with great people

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Logistics is a part of supply chains. What does better mean to you? What do you enjoy doing? Working with data (modeling, planning, optimization), talking/negotiating with people (sourcing/procurement), leading teams (operations) or would you rather be on the tech side?

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As far as work life balance, I would say supply chain is better. It's more predictable than logistics especially during busy seasons. I think that there are more systems in place with supply chain

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I would say Supply Chain is more broad and can get you to different roles more easily. Logistics, as someone from Accenture pointed out, is just a component of Supply Chain.

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