IntroductionThe following paper is a discussion about how supply chain management has been one of the major issues of concern for businesses for several years. In the present era of extremely competitive markets, increased level of globalization and expansion of organization's operations to ð global scale, it has become increasingly important for the firms to fully integrate their overall operations so that they can develop ð competitive edge over their competitors in terms of timely delivery, efficient customer service and improved performance. Advancement in technology, development of innovative information systems and their successful implementation on different business enterprises has made the task of supply chain management more effective and easier to mange. However, it is important to note that these newly developed information systems just functions as the facilitators in managing the supply chain management activities and it is still the responsibility of the management of any given organizations to plan and manage the overall supply chain and inventory management activities.
Einordnung der Supply Chain Finanzierung (SCF) in ...
English: Supply and demand network Deutsch: Liefer...
English: LARGe Supply Chain Management(Allnoch, 1997) The impact of the challenge posed by supply chain management issues can be huge on the firms, especially for the retailing organizations. For retailers as well as the manufacturers, supply chain management can serve as one of the most significant areas of differentiation. It can help the organization to gain an edge over its competitors if they manage their supply chain management systems well. On the other hand, if the organization fails to realize the importance of supply chain and ignores this crucial aspect of business, it can prove to be ð considerable burden for the organization. Realizing the importance of supply chain, in enabling an organization to successfully compete in the market, researchers and management experts have been working out to identify strategies and practices which may enable the companies to improve its capabilities in terms...