SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, KEY FACTOR IN MODERN EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF LOGISTICS MANAGERS

The rapid and continuous evolution and development of the markets of products and services are based on the characteristics, actors and technologies related to the digital economy. These have obviously been determined by the increasingly sophisticated requirements and desires of consumers and users connected with suppliers and distributors through the efficient and silent communication systems offered by the information companies' profile companies. The direct connection between Logistics Management and Supply Chain Management, as very important notions, the first being included in the second, is a fundamental requirement in designing and carrying out the specific actions of education and training of logistics managers. In this regard, the historical landmarks in the field, the current economic achievements, as well as the future directions of conduct of companies within the Supply Chain Management are important The continuous and timely education of logistics managers is determined by the rapid evolution and modernization of the new economy, which is also based on the efficient and interdependent functional mechanisms of Supply Chain Management existing at the national, continental, Intercontinental and global levels. Therefore, today, a Supply Chain Management integrates and interconnects partner companies through efficient business solutions and systems aiming at realizing the immediate and full satisfaction of the customers' requirements as well as generating adequate profits. In this sense, the efficient functioning through Logistics Management of each economic organization, a member of Supply Chain Management, is a priority for the logistics managers, so that the performance of each business is highlighted by the final results obtained, which should be compared to the projected ones. In this scientific communication we highlight elements of education and training related to the development of the skills and abilities of the logistics managers according to the functional requirements of a modern Logistics Management within a viable, flexible, robust and efficient Supply Chain Management under the new challenges of the global economy, suited to the knowledge-based society. Our vision in this paper is focused on the education and training of logistics managers, intensively focused on the knowledge of the functioning of modern Logistics Management systems, as well as of the Supply Chain Management so that the logistical resource flows and the related inf