De La Salle University - Manila

Pathfinder - Supply Chain Management

Scope Note:

Supply chain management (SCM) “is the integration of all activities associated with the flow and transformation of goods from the raw materials stage (extraction), through to the end user, as well as the associated information flows, through improved supply chain relationships, to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage”. [Quoted from Introduction to Supply Chain Management. HF 38.5 H36 1999, Circulation Section]

Supply chain management is the active management of supply chain activities and relationships in order to maximize customer value and achieve a sustainable competitive advantage”. [Quoted from Introduction to operations and supply chain management. HD 31 B64 2006, Circulation Section].

Broader Term :

• Supply chains

Narrower Term :

• LEAD time (Supply chain management)
• Reverse Logistics
• Suppliers

Related Term :

• Business logistics management
• Demand chain planning
• Distribution channels
• Industrial procurement
• Inventory management
• Inventory theory
• Physical distribution of goods
• Shipment of goods
• Vendor supplier relations

(Subject headings were extracted from the following indexes: Library of Congress Subject Headings; EBSCO Thesaurus; ProQuest Thesaurus; ERIC Thesaurus)

BOOKS

Reference sources located at the Information- Reference Section, 2nd floor:

• Drilling for gold : how corporations can successfully market to small businesses. John Warrillow. HF 5415.1263 W37 2002
• ERP : tools, techniques, and applications for integrating the supply chain. Carol A. Ptak. TS 155 P74 2000
• Global supply chain management. Masaaki Kotabe. HD38.5 .G59 2006 v.1 /v.2
• Gower handbook of supply chain management. John Gattorna. HF5415.7 .G68 2003
• Handbook of logistics and supply-chain management. Ann M. Brewer. HE 199 A2 H36 2001
• Operations. HF1008 .E97 2002 v.06.04
• The science of high-performance supplier management : a systematic approach to improving procurement costs, quality and relationships. Randy A. Moore. HD 39.5 M66 2002

Texts located at the Circulation Section, 3rd floor:

• Basics of supply chain management. Lawrence D. Fredendall and Ed Hill. HD 38.5 F74 2001
• Building supply chain excellence in emerging economies. Hau Lee. HD39.5 B84 2007
• Business logistics/supply chain management : planning, organizing, and controlling the supply chain. Ronald H. Ballou. HD38.5 .B34 2004
• Business logistics : physical distribution and materials management. James L. Heskett. TS 161 H47 1973
• Business logistics management : planning, organizing, and controlling the supply chain. Ronald H. Ballou. HD 38.5 B34 1999
• Business logistics/supply chain management : planning, organizing, and controlling the supply chain. Ronald H. Ballou. HD38.5 .B34 2004
• Designing and managing the supply chain : concepts, strategies, and case studies. David Simchi-Levi. HF 5415.7 S55 2000
• Distribution logistics : advanced solutions to practical problems. B. Fleischmann. HD38.5 .D57 2005
• Dynamic inventory management in reverse logistics. Rainer Kleber. TS183.8 .K54 2006
• E-supply chain : using the internet to revolutionize your business : how market leaders focus their entire organization on driving value to customers. Charles C. Poirer and Michael J. Bauer. HF 5548.32 P64 2001
• Effective marketing logistics : the analysis, planning and control of distribution operations. Graham Buxton. HF 5415.6 B89 1975
• Effective materials management. Herbert H. Peckham. TS 161 P4
• Essentials of supply chain management. Michael Hugos. HD38.5 .H84 2006
• The executive's guide to supply management strategies : building supply chain thinking into all business processes. David A. Riggs and Sharon L. Robbins. HD39.5 .R54 1998
• Fundamentals of logistics management. Douglas M. Lambert and James R. Stock. HD 38.5 L35 1998
• Global operations and logistics : text and cases. Philippe-Pierre Dornier. HD38.5 .G58 1998
• Greening the supply chain : a guide for managers in Southeast Asia. Purba Halady Rao. HD38.5 .R36 2003
• ERP : tools, techniques, and applications for integrating the supply chain. Carol A. Ptak and Eli Schragenheim. TS 155 P74 2000
• Harnessing value in the supply chain : strategic sourcing in action. Emiko Banfield. HD 38.5 B36 1999
• Hierarchical operations and supply chain planning. Tan Miller. TS155 .M54 2002
• An integrated approach to logistics management. Norman E. Hutchinson. HD 38.5 H87 1987
• Interactive models for operations and supply chain management. Byron J. Finch. HD38.5 .F56 2007 [IN_CATALOGING]
• International purchasing and management. Alan E. Branch. HD39.5 .B7 2002
• Introduction to management of reverse logistics and closed loop supply chain processes. Donald F. Blumberg. HD38.5 .B58 2005
• Introduction to operations and supply chain management. Cecil C. Bozarth and Robert B. Handfield. HD31 .B64 2006
• Introduction to operations and supply chain management. Cecil C. Bozarth and Robert B. Handfield. HD31 .B64 2008 [IN_CATALOGING]
• Introduction to supply chain management. Robert B. Handfield. HD 38.5 H36 1999
• Inventory and supply chain management with forecast updates. Suresh P. Sethi and Hanqin Zhang. HD38.5 .S47 2005
• Lean supply chain management : a handbook for strategic procurement. Jeffrey P. Wincel. HD38.5 .W56 2004
• Living supply chains : how to mobilize the enterprise around delivering what your customers want. John Gattorna. HD38.5 .G37 2006
• The logic of logistics : theory, algorithms, and applications for logistics and supply chain management. David Simchi-Levi and Xin Chen. HD38.5 .S55 2005
• Logistical management : the integrated supply chain process. Donald J. Bowersox and David J. Closs. HF5415.7 B59 1996
• Logistics and supply chain management : strategies for reducing cost and improving service. Martin Christopher. HD 38.5 C46 1998
• Logistics strategy : cases and concepts. Roy D. Shapiro and James L. Heskett. HD 38.5 S54 1985
• Making supply chain management work : design, implementation, partnerships, technology, and profits. James B. Ayers. HD 38.5 .M34 2002
• The management of business logistics : a supply chain perspective. John J. Coyle and Edward J. Bardi. HD38.5.C69 2003
• Managing complexity in global organizations. Ulrich Steger and Wolfgang Amann. HD62.4 .M35 2007
• Managing the demand-supply chain : value innovations for customer satisfaction. William E. Hoover. HD 38.5 M36 2001
• Manufacturing planning and control for supply chain management. Thomas E. Vollmann. TS176 .V64 2005
• Market driven enterprise : product development, supply chains, and manufacturing. Amiya K. Chakravarty. HD 38.5 C459 2001
• Modeling the supply chain. Jeremy F. Shapiro. TS 161 S45 2001
• New directions in supply-chain management : technology, strategy, and implementation. Tonya Boone and Ram Ganeshan. HD38.5.N48 2002
• Privatisation and supply chain management : on the effective alignment of purchasing and supply after privatisation . Andrew Cox and Lisa Harris. HD 39.5 C68 1999
• Purchasing and supply chain management : analysis, planning and practice. Arjan J. van Weele. HD39.5 W4 2000
• Purchasing & supply chain management : analysis, strategy, planning and practice. Arjan J. van Weele. HD39.5 W4 2005
• Purchasing and supply management. Michiel R. Leenders. HD39.5.L35 2002
• Purchasing and supply management : with 50 supply chain cases. Michiel R. Leenders. HD39.5 .L35 2006
• Purchasing and the management of materials. Gary J. Zenz. HD 39.5 Z46 1981b
• Purchasing and the management of materials. Gary J. Zenz. HD 39.5 Z46 1994
• The purchasing machine : how the top ten use best practices to manage their supply chains. Dave Nelson and Patricia E. Moody. HD 38.5 N44 2001
• Quality and power in the supply chain : what industry does for the sake of quality. James Lamprecht. HD 39.5 L34 2000
• Quantitative approaches to distribution logistics and supply chain management. Andreas Klose, M. HD38.5 .Q37 2002
• Quick response : managing the supply chain to meet consumer demand. Bob Lowson and Russell King. HD38.5.L68 1999
• The resilient enterprise : overcoming vulnerability for competitive advantage. Yossi Sheffi. HD38.5 .S545 2005
• Reverse logistics : quantitative models for closed-loop supply chains. Rommert Dekker. TS169 .R48 2004
• Strategic outsourcing : a structured approach to outsourcing decisions and initiatives. Maurice F. Greaver, II. HD 39.5 G74 1999
• Strategic supply chain alignment : best practice in supply chain management. John Gattorna. HD38.5 .S77 1998
• Strategic supply chain management : the five disciplines for top performance. Shoshanah Cohen and Joseph Roussel. HD38.5 .C64 2004
• Supply chain architecture : a blueprint for networking the flow of material, information, and cash. William T. Walker. HD38.5 .W34 2005
• Supply chain cost management : the AIM & DRIVE process for achieving extraordinary results. Jimmy Anklesaria. HD39.5 .A55 2008
• Supply chain cybermastery : building high performance supply chains of the future. Andrew J. Berger and John L. Gattorna. HD38.5 .B47 2001
• Supply chain excellence : a handbook for dramatic improvement using the SCOR model. Peter Bolstorff and Robert Rosenbaum. HD38.5 .B64 2007
• The supply chain imperative. Dale Neef. HD39.5 .N44 2004
• Supply chain management. John T. Mentzer. HD 39.5 S96 2001
• Supply chain management : best practices . David Blanchard. HD 38.5 B49 2007
• Supply chain management : concepts, techniques and practices enhancing the value through collaboration. Ling Li. [IN_CATALOGING]
• Supply chain management : design, coordination and operation. A.G. de Kok and Stephen C. Graves. HD39.5 .S97 2003
• Supply chain management : models, applications, and research directions. Joseph Geunes and Panos M. Pardalos. TS155.S96 2002
• Supply chain management : strategy, planning, and operation. Chopra, Sunil. HF5415.13 C496 2007
• Supply chain management and reverse logistics. Harald Dyckhoff and Richard Lackes. HD38.5 .S96 2004
• Supply chain management in the retail industry. Michael Hugos and Chris Thomas. HD38.5 .H85 2006
• Supply chain network economics : dynamics of prices, flows and profits. Anna Nagurney. HD38.5 .N34 2006
• Supply chain project management : a structured collaborative and measurable approach. James B. Ayers. HD38.5 .A94 2004
• Supply chain redesign : transforming supply chains into integrated value system. Robert B. Handfield and Ernest L. Nichols, Jr. HD38.5 .H366 2002
• Supply chain strategies : customer-driven and customer-focused. Tony Hines. HD38.5 .H56 2004
• Supply network strategies. Lars-Erik Gadde and Hakan Hakansson. HD 39.5 G34 2001
• Value nets : breaking the supply chain to unlock hidden profits. David Bovet and Joseph Martha. HD 38.5 B68 2000

Texts located at the Filipiniana Section, 4th floor:

• Effective management of resources and materials. Tomas Q.D. Andres. TS 161 A6 1998a
• Purchasing and supply chain management. Kenneth Lysons and Brian Farrington. HF5437 .L97 2005 [IN_CATALOGING]

Texts located at the GSB-RCBC Library, 4th floor RCBC Bldg., Makati:

• Essentials of supply chain management. Michael Hugos. HD38.5 .H84 2006
• Introduction to supply chain management. Robert B. Handfield and Ernest L. Nichols, Jr. HD 38.5 H36 1999
• Purchasing and supply management. Michiel R. Leenders. HD39.5.L35 2002
• The supply chain imperative. Dale Neef. HD39.5 .N44 2004
• Supply chain logistics management. Donald J. Bowersox and David J. Closs. HD 38.5 B69 2002
• Supply chain project management : a structured collaborative and measurable approach. James B. Ayers. HD38.5 .A94 2004

Texts located at the GSB-La Salle Greenhills Library:

• Drilling for gold : how corporations can successfully market to small businesses. John Warrillow. HF 5415.1263 W37 2002
• Essentials of supply chain management. Michael Hugos. HD38.5 .H84 2006 [IN_CATALOGING]
• Value nets : breaking the supply chain to unlock hidden profits. David Bovet and Joseph Martha. HD 38.5 B68 2000

PERIODICALS

PRINT
Periodicals Section, 2nd floor:

• Journal of Purchasing and Materials Management

ELECTRONIC

EBSCO
http://search.ebscohost.com/

• ICFAI Journal of Supply Chain Management

• The discipline of supply chain management: a systematic literature review. Borade, Atul B. ICFAI Journal of Supply Chain Management 5 (1) : March 2008. p. 7+
• Freight forwarding: benefits and implications for managers. Turner, Will. ICFAI Journal of Supply Chain Management 5 (2) : June 2008. p. 58+
• Integration of GA with SA techniques to design an optimal supply chain distribution network. Suresh, P. ICFAI Journal of Supply Chain Management 5 (2) : June 2008. p. 50+
• Reducing the impact of demand process variability within a multi-echelon supply chain. Bolarín, Francisco Campuzano. ICFAI Journal of Supply Chain Management 5 (2) : June 2008. p.7+ 

• Journal of Business Logistics

• The intellectual structure of supply chain management: a bibliometric approach. Charvet, François F. Journal of Business Logistics 29 (1) : 2008 . p. 47+
• The role of logistics managers in the cross-functional implementation of supply chain management. Lambert, Douglas M. Journal of Business Logistics 29 (1) : 2008. p. 113+
• Supply chain strategy for nascent firms in emerging technology markets. Sebastiao, Helder J. Journal of Business Logistics 29 (1) : 2008. p. 75+
• Supply chain  management and its relationship to logistics, marketing, production, and operations management. Mentzer, John T.  Journal of Business Logistics 29 (1) : 2008. p. 31+
• A three-stage implementation modesl for supply chain collaboration. Fawcett, Stanley E. Journal of Business Logistics 29 (1) : 2008. p. 93+

• New Directions in Supply-Chain Management

• Chapter 1: the relationship-technology interface: a path to competitive advantage. Jap, Sandy D.. New Directions in Supply-Chain Management 2001. p. 3+
• Chapter 2: digital marketplaces and efficient supply chains: can they co-exist?. Ganeshan, Ram; Gehman, Katherine. New Directions in Supply-Chain Management 2001. p. 24+
• Chapter 3: internet retailers' dilemma of operational and market efficiencies. Bailey, Joseph P.; Rabinovich, Elliot. New Directions in Supply-Chain Management 2001. p. 39+
• Chapter 5: web-enabling the supply chain: an exploratory case study.Ganeshan, Ram. New Directions in Supply-Chain Management 2001. p. 73+
• Chapter 11: inward technology transfer: a key link in the technology supply chain. Tatikonda, Mohan V.; Stock, Gregory N. New Directions in Supply-Chain Management 2001. p. 237+

• Supply Chain Management Review

• The greening of supply chains. Robinson, Dan R.; Wilcox, Sharon. Supply Chain Management Review 12 (7) : October 2008. p. 61+
• How are we doing? assessing the supply chain. Chae, Kevin (Bongsug). Supply Chain Management Review 12 (5) : July-August 2008. p. 64+
• How to succeed with supply chain planning. Chen, Clarence; Hasan, Nirinal. Supply Chain Management Review 12 (5) : July-August 2008. p. 30+
• The seven deadly supply chain wastes. Sutherland, Joel; Bob Bennett. Supply Chain Management Review 12 (5) : July-August 2008. p. 38+
• Taking supply chain responsibility. Sept, Lesley. Supply Chain Management Review 12 (5) : July-August 2008. 14+

Emerald Insights
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/

• Supply Chain Management: An International Journal

• Assessing supply chain management success factors : a case study. Tummala, V.M. Rao. Phillips, Cheryl L.M., Johnson, Melanie. Supply Chain Management : An International Journal 11 (2) : November 2006. p. 179+
• Benefits, barriers, and bridges to effective supply chain management. Fawcett, Stanley E. Magnan, Gregory M. McCarter and Matthew W. Supply Chain Management : An International Journal 13 (1) : January 2008. p. 35+
• Effects of supply chain management practices, integration and competition capability on performance. Soo Wook Kim. Supply Chain Management : An International Journal 11 (3) : November 2006. p. 241+
• An empirical investigation into supply chain management : a perspective on partnerships. Spekman, Robert E. Kamauff John W., Jr. Myhr, Niklas. Supply Chain Management : An International Journal 3 (2) : 1998. p. 53+
• Supply chain management ethics: conceptual framework and illustration. Svensson, Göran Baath Hans. Supply Chain Management : An International Journal 13 (6) : June 2008. p. 398+

JSTOR
http://www.jstor.org/

• The Journal of the Operational Research Society

• A flexible and generic approach to dynamic modelling of supply chains. Hung, W.Y. Kucherenko, S. Samsatli, N.J. Shah, N. The Journal of the Operational Research Society 55 (8) : August 2004. p. 801+
• Modeling the benefits of information sharing-based partnerships in two-level supply chain.Yu, Z. Yan, H. Cheng, T.C.E. The Journal of the Operational Research Society 53 (4) : April 2002. p. 436+
• Performance metrics in supply chain management. Kleijnen, J.P.C. Smits, M.T. The Journal of the Operational Research Society 54 (5) : May 2003. p. 507+
• Supply chain modelling and its analytical evaluation. Arns, M. Fischer, P. Tepper, C. The Journal of the Operational Research Society 53 (8) : August 2002. p. 885+
• Synchronization in supply chains : implications for design and management. Khouja, M. The Journal of the Operational Research Society 54 (9) : September 2003. p. 984+

• Management Science

• The effect of collaborative forecasting on supply chain performance. Aviv, Yossi. Management Science 47 (10) : October 2001. p. 1326+
• Information distortion in a supply chain: the bullwhip effect. Lee, Hau L. Padmanabhan, V. Whang, Seungjin. Management Science 43 (4) : April 1997. p. 546+
• Models for supply chains in e-business. Swaminathan, Jayashankar M. Tayur, Sridhar R. Management Science 49 (10) : Special Issue on E-Business and Management Science October 2003. p. 1387+
• Supply chain inventory management and the value of shared information. Cachon, Gérard P. Fisher, Marshall. Management Science 46 (8) : August 2000. p. 1032+
• Supply chain management with guaranteed delivery. Huggins, Eric Logan. Olsen, Tava Lennon. Management Science 49 (9) : September 2003. p. 1154+

PROQUEST Online
http://www.umi.com/pqdauto

• Journal of Business Ethics

• Corporate social responsibility in supply chains of global brands : a boundaryless responsibility? clarifications, exceptions and implications. Amaeshi, Kenneth M. Osuji, Onyeka K. Nnodim, Paul. Journal of Business Ethics 81 (1) : August 2008. p. 224+

• Journal of Business Logistics

• Developing social identity and social capital for supply chain management. Soonhong Min. Kim, Stephen K. Haozhe Chen. Journal of Business Logistics 29 (1) : 2008. p. 283+
• A global supply chain profit maximization and transfer pricing model. Miller, Tan. Matta, Renato. Journal of Business Logistics 29 (1) : 2008. p. 175+
• An investigation of the value of cross-docking for supply chain management. Galbreth, Michael R. Hill, James A. Handley, Sean. Journal of Business Logistics 29 (1) : 2008. p. 225+
• The role of logistics managers in the cross-functional implementation of supply chain management. Lambert, Douglas M. García-Dastugue, Sebastián J. Croxton, Keely L. Journal of Business Logistics 29 (1) : 2008. p. 113+
• A three-stage implementation model for supply chain collaboration. Fawcett, Stanley, E. Magnan, Gregory M. McCarter, Matthew W. Journal of Business Logistics 29 (1) : 2008. p. 93+

• Journal of Supply Chain Management

• Factors affecting the level of trust and commitment in supply chain relationships. Ik-Whan G Kwon. Taewon Suh. Journal of Supply Chain Management 40 (2) : Spring 2004. p. 4+
• Introduction to the forum on the gap between research and practice in supply chain management. Carter, Craig R. Journal of Supply Chain Management 44 (2) : April 2008. p. 56.
• The management of business logistics: a supply chain perspective (7th edition) Anonymous. Journal of Supply Chain Management 39 (4) : Fall 2003. p. 38.
• Supply chain coordination and cooperation mechanisms: an attribute-based approach. .Lei Xu, Beamon, Benita M. Journal of Supply Chain Management 42 (1) : Winter 2006. p. 4+
• Understanding and managing the services supply chain. Ellram, Lisa M. Tate, Wendy L Billington, Corey. Journal of Supply Chain Management 40 (4) : Fall 2004. p. 17+

• Management Research News

• 'Faking it' in supply chain relationships. Caldwell, Nigel. Down, Simon. Management Research News 20 (2-3) : 1997. p. 55+

• Operations Research

• A dynamic model for requirements planning with application to supply chain optimization. Graves, Stephen C. Kletter, David B. Hetzel, William B. Operations Research 46 (3) : May-June 1998. p. 535+
• Material management in decentralized supply chains. Lee, Hau L. Billington, Corey. Operations Research 41 (5) : September-October 1993. p. 835-847.
• Stochastic inventory systems in a supply chain with asymmetric information: cycle stocks, safety stocks, and consignment stock. Corbett, Charles J. Operations Research 49 (4) : July-August 2001. p. 487+
• Supply chain scheduling: batching and delivery. Hall, Nicholas G. Potts, Chris N. Operations Research 46 (3) : Supplement: Focus Issue on Manufacturing Logistics July-August 2003. p. 566+

ARTICLES
(Periodicals Section, 2nd floor)

• Learning-based decision models in supply chain system. Journal of the Philippine Institute of Industrial Engineers 2 (2) : October 2005. p. 61+
• Not just matching supply with demand : why supply chain management is a challenge in the Philippines. Philippine Daily Inquirer 21 (354) : November 20 2006. p. B2-1+
• A structural equation model of green supply chain management practices and firm performance. Philippine Industrial Engineering Journal 3 (1) : February 2006. p. 13+
• What can make or break your sales understanding supply chain management principles. Philippine Daily Inquirer 21 (272) : September 8, 2006. p. B2-1+
• What goes into getting the products to customers. Philippine Daily Inquirer 22 (348) : November 23, 2007. p. B3-1+

VERTICAL FILES
(Information-Reference Section, 2nd floor)

• Customs memorandum order no. 59-87 : nonstop procedure in the release of shipments (NPRS). VF 00482
• Supply chain planning (SCP)--concepts and case studies. VF 01853
• Value of product shipments. VF 00894

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS

Local
(Archives Section, 4th floor)

• An applied research on the supply chain link between MGM corporation and Makkau industries incorporated. Gudani, Ryan Francis S.  TU10807
• A multi-echelon, multi-period strategic planning supply chain model for natural gas with stochastic demand [computer file]. Rubio, Ramon Felipe D. TG04071 (CD)
• A multi-echelon, multi-product site selection and inventory allocation supply chain model for lean facilities [computer file]. Kabiling, Wilfredo D. TG03887 (CD)
• A stochastic bi-criterion model for supply chain optimization with stockout consideration. Roy Michael O. Peñaranda, Sergio L. Victoriano, Jr., Annette Phoebe G. Young.  TU10812 

 Foreign

• Execution in supply chain management: Dynamics, missteps and mitigation strategies. Watson, Noel Hamilton, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2002. AAT 3073069
• Flexibility and revenue management in supply chains. Luo, Sirong, Ph.D., The University of Texas at Dallas, 2005. AAT 3193830
• A market orientation in supply chain management. Min, Soonhong, Ph.D., The University of Tennessee, 2001. AAT 3039968
• Measuring impacts of electronic commerce on supply chain management. Yao, Yuliang, Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park, 2002. AAT 3078344
• Towards a unified theory in supply chain management: critical constructs and their effect on performance. Paulraj, S. C. Antony, D.B.A., Cleveland State University, 2002. AAT 3074002

AUDIO VISUAL MATERIALS
(Instructional Media Servicees, Ground floor)

Circulation, 3rd floor:

• Business logistics management : planning, organizing, and controlling the supply chain. Ronald H. Ballou. HD 38.5 B34 1999 disc

Instructional Media Services, Ground floor:

• Channels of distribution [videorecording]. CD04547, CD05352 , CD05353, CD05354
• Dellocity, velocity in the Dell supply chain [videorecording]. V003076
• Managing the supply chain, tape #3 [videorecording]. HD38.5

INTERNET WEBSITES
(Cybernook, Ground floor, Graduate corners, 2nd and 3rd floors)

Introduction to Supply Chain
http://logistics.about.com/od/supplychainintroduction/a/into_scm.htm

[Retrieved October 27, 2008]

This website introduces the topic about supply chain management together with its definition, elements and the three levels of activities involved during the entire supply chain process.

A Primer on Supply Chain Management
http://ayers-consulting.com/download/01-Primer-2nd-version-2000.pdf

[Retrieved October 29, 2008]

It gives an article that outlines basic concepts and purposes associated with supply chain management.

Revolutionizing Supply Chain Management through Holistic Governance Structures
http://www.systemtransformation.com/Org_Transformation_Articles/org_supply.htm

[Retrieved October 27, 2008]

Another useful website that discusses the supply chain categories, components and governance requirements. It also gives a historical background on the previous attempts of most industries in the year 2000.

Supply Chain Management
http://www.atkearney.com/main.taf?p=5,9,2,7

[Retrieved October, 2008]

This aims to provide more in-depth information related to supply chain management and articles on managing supply chains in the 21st century.

Supply Chain Management
http://supply-chain-management.bestmanagementarticles.com/a-384-supply-chain-management.aspx

[Retrieved October 29, 2008]

Another useful website that explains the meaning of supply chain management and the problems that must be addressed regarding distribution network configuration.

What is Supply Chain Management?
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-supply-chain-management.htm
[Retrieved October 29, 2008]

It gives a brief definition of the supply chain management and the stages for it to be effective during the different phases of supply chain.

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Compiled by : Ms. Jennifer Motos

Date : December 2008