Operations

One distinct difference between supply chain management and operations management is that supply chain management is focused externally. Its focus is on:
Planning products that consumers will want to buy
Sourcing raw materials, components or parts
Transporting and warehousing products
Delivering the goods to the point of purchase
Whereas, focus of management in operations is on the following:
Forecasting sales
Improving productivity
Increasing responsiveness
Meeting customers demands
Maintaining quality standards
Contributing to the bottom line
To summarize, The major difference between supply chain management and operations management is that supply chain is mainly concerned with what happens outside the company obtaining materials and delivering products while operations management is concerned with what happens inside the company. Your first steps to either of these exciting careers is determining your career goals, and then planning your educational path, so you will be better prepared to reach them. Regards.