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[14]: 2 Supply chain management was then further defined as the integration of supply chain activities through improved supply chain relationships to achieve a competitive advantage. [12] In the late 1990s, "supply chain management" (SCM) rose to prominence, and operations managers began to use it in their titles with increasing regularity.
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The journal covers supply chain management, operations management, marketing, strategic management, and social network analysis. It is published by Wiley-Blackwell and the editors-in-chief are Wendy L. Tate ( University of Tennessee, Knoxville ), Andreas Wieland ( Copenhagen Business School ), and Tingting Yan ( Texas Tech University ).
The Master of Science in Supply Chain Management is a one to three years Master Degree, depending on the program, some may even start with two-year preparation classes and covers various areas of Supply chain management. Topics of study may include: Customer-driven supply chain (link broken) Customer relationship management; Demand chain management
In commerce, global supply-chain management is defined as the distribution of goods and services throughout a trans-national companies' global network to maximize profit and minimize waste. [1] Essentially, global supply chain-management is the same as supply-chain management, but it focuses on companies and organizations that are trans-national.
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:
The term Supply Chain Management (SCM) was coined in the early eighties (1982) by Booz Allen Consultant, Keith Oliver, [9] but remained only a buzzword for many years. The holistic concept of a cross-functional set of processes aimed to fulfill the customer's needs, started to make sense to companies, consultants and academics in the early nineties.
Supply chain engineering is applied to all parts of supply chains, including: [3] [1] Authentication and tracking, such as via RFID technology; Financing; Demand forecasting; Facility location; Logistics for both goods and people. Transportation; Warehousing and inventory management; Pricing; Production and manufacturing