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Supply Chain Management Definition

A supply chain is a set of three or more entities (organisations and/or individuals) directly involved in the upstream and downstream flows of products, services, finances, and/or information from a source to a customer (Mentzer et al., 2001: 4). Supply Chain Management (SCM) is the oversight of materials, information, and finances as they move in a process from the supplier through the manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer to the consumer (ICEC, 2002).

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Supply Chain Management Value Focus

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Supply Chain Management References

  • Anderson, D., Britt, F. and Favre, D. (2007) The 7 principles of supply management, Supply Chain Management, Review Vol. 11 (3), pp. 41-46.
  • Carlsson, D., D’Amours, S., Martel, A. and Ronnqvist, M. (2006) Supply chain management in the pulp and paper industry Working Paper, pp. 1-38.
  • Cartlidge, D. (2004) Supply Chain Management: History and Background, UK. Available at: www.duncancartlidge.co.uk/Topic.pdf)
  • Chandran, P. (2003) Wal-Mart’s Supply Chain Management Practices ICFAI Centre for Management Research, US.

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