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2. Supply chain management - Wikipedia

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   A supply chain is the network of all the individuals, organizations, resources, activities and technology involved in the creation and sale of a product. A supply chain encompasses everything from the delivery of source materials from the supplier to the manufacturer through to its eventual delivery to the end user.

3. Logistics engineering - Wikipedia

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   The supply chain also looks at an efficient chaining of the supply / purchase and distribution sides of an organization. While logistics looks at single echelons with the immediate supply and distribution linked up, supply chain looks at multiple echelons/stages, right from procurement of the raw materials to the final distribution of finished ...

4. Management accounting in supply chains - Wikipedia

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   Supply-chain management (SCM) has become increasingly relevant in theory and practice in light of more-complex supply chains. The SCM performs extensive operational tasks, including supply-chain controlling. Seuring [1] transfers the three main concepts of German supply chain-controlling literature into the specific demands of SCM:

5. Supply chain - Wikipedia

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   an "extended" supply chain includes suppliers of the immediate supplier and customers of the immediate customer; an "ultimate" supply chain includes all of the organizations involved in the supply of the product or service. In each case, the flow of information and finances is part of the chain as well as the product or service. [10]

6. Distribution resource planning - Wikipedia

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   Distribution resource planning (DRP) is a method used in business administration for planning orders within a supply chain.DRP enables the user to set certain inventory control parameters (like a safety stock) and calculate the time-phased inventory requirements.

7. Supply chain engineering - Wikipedia

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   Supply chain engineering is the engineering discipline that concerns the planning, design, and operation of supply chains. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Some of its main areas include logistics , production , and pricing .

8. Third-party logistics - Wikipedia

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   Unlike the allocative function of a 4PL in the supply chain, the core competence of a 3PL provider is the operative logistics. [13] Fifth party logistics providers (5PL) provide supply chain management and offer system-oriented consulting and supply chain management services to their customers.

9. Collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment

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   Collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment (CPFR) is an approach to the supply chain process which focuses on joint practices.This is done through cooperative management of inventory through joint visibility and replenishment of products throughout the supply chain.