A supply chain is managed by the people who run the supply chain. It requires specialists in each and every process. The working and the efficient running ofa supply chain is very much dependent on the people who are involved in the various processes. The marketing, purchase, inventory and logistics activities,forming the backbone of supply chain will have to be handled by professional or the people working will have to be trained to achieve excellence in all the fields. In this type of atmosphere we need one more specialist to make the working smoother. This is none other than the Human resources specialists. HR plays an important role to fulfill the professional needs or a supply chain. The role of HR is both at the requirement stage as well as to increase the competencies from time to time. An attempt has been made in this article to identify the role ofHR in a supply chain management.
