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Supply chain management

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For the journal, see Supply Chain Management (journal).

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Supply chain management managing complex and dynamic supply and demand networks.^[1] (cf. Wieland/Wallenburg, 2011)

Supply Chain Management (SCM) is the management of the flow of goods and services. It includes the movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption. Interconnected or interlinked networks, channels and node businesses are involved in the provision of products and services required by end customers in a supply chain.^[2] Supply chain management has been defined as the "design, planning, execution, control, and monitoring of supply chain activities with the objective of creating net value, building a competitive infrastructure, leveraging worldwide logistics, synchronizing supply with demand and measuring performance globally."^[3]

SCM draws heavily from the areas of operations management, logistics, procurement, andinformation technology, and strives for an integrated approach.^[4]