About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 61. Chapters: Supply chain management, Common carrier, Service, Inventory, Channel coordination, Bill of lading, Air waybill, Forecasting, Warehouse, Fulfillment house, Bullwhip effect, Stock-keeping unit, Product, Accounting software, Spare part, Build to order, Order fulfillment, Document automation, Supply chain sustainability, Part number, Agility Healthcare Solutions, Sales order, Price look-up code, Vendor-managed inventory, APICS The Association for Operations Management, Good, Customer, Work in process, Supplier rating, Will call, Demand Signal Repository, Cool Chain Quality Indicator, Final assembly schedule, ABC analysis, Widget, Purchase requisition, Raw material, Shipping list, Order picking, Consumables, Purchase order, Goods and services, Excess inventory, Carrying cost, Net 30, Purchasing manager, Certified Supply Chain Professional, Overtrading, Inventory control, Rotable pool, Build to stock, General line of merchandise, Finished good, False shortage, Direct shipment, Stockout, Configure-to-order, Most-valuable customers. Excerpt: Supply chain management (SCM) is the management of a network of interconnected businesses involved in the ultimate provision of product and service packages required by end customers (Harland, 1996). Supply chain management spans all movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption (supply chain). Another definition is provided by the APICS Dictionary when it defines SCM 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." More common and accepted definitions of supply chain management are: A ...
