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- Supply Chain Management recognizes that competition is now across
supply chains, not individual companies. A supply chain is the network of
companies linked together in supplier to customer relationships across a
product life cycle from raw material to final consumption. Supply Chain
Management integrates every aspect of product development and design,
producing competitive advantages throughout the product life cycle.
- Supply Chain Management optimizes and synchronizes material, process,
information and cash flow from raw material to final consumption, while
driving out excess inventory and unnecessary costs. The right product gets
delivered to the right place, at the right time and at the right price.
- Any organization in the supply chain network can initiate a supply
chain program and realize benefits. However, the closer a company is to
the final customer, the better it is positioned to lead a Supply Chain
Management program.
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- For additional information, see:
http://www.supply-chain.org/default.htm
http://www.cio.com/research/scm/
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