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Logistics careers are "driving satisfaction"

The workdays can be long and the customers demanding, but logistics and supply chain management is still a satisfying career, according to respondents to DC Velocity' s 16th annual Salary Survey.

Diane Rand
By Diane RandAug 14, 2019
Diane Rand
Diane Rand is Associate Editor and has several years of magazine editing and production experience. She previously worked as a production editor for Logistics Management and Supply Chain Management Review. She joined the editorial staff in 2015. She is responsible for managing digital, editorial, and production projects for DC Velocity and its sister magazine, Supply Chain Quarterly.
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The workdays can be long and the customers demanding, but logistics and supply chain management is still a satisfying career, according to respondents to DC Velocity's 16th annual Salary Survey.

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