Combining with the collaborations between business customers and suppliers, traditional purchasing and logistics functions have evolved into a broader concept of materials and distribution management, namely, supply chain management (SCM) (Tan, 2001). This chapter reviews the literature of SCM from several paths that can be the basis of a proposed framework for SCM within academic and manageria...

If we spoke a different language, we would perceive a somewhat different world.” (Wittgenstein) Supply Chain Management (SCM) deals with the management of flows of goods, funds and information within and between supply chain partners in order to satisfy consumer needs in the most efficient way (Christopher, 1998). Information is one of the biggest drivers of supply chain performance. The concep...

Multiagenten-Systeme (MAS) eröffnen neue Perspektiven für das Supply Chain Management (SCM) im Vergleich zu herkömmlichen, zentralistisch organisierten Systemarchitekturen. MAS und ihre inhärent dezentralisierten Strukturen erfüllen in besonderem Maße die Anforderungen, die aus dem Management weit verzweigter Lieferketten erwachsen. Herkömmliche SCM-Systeme hingegen sind häufig begrenzt hinsich...

today, the global business environment compels enterprises to consider rest of the world in their competitive strategy analysis where firms ignore external factors such as economic trends, competitive positions or technology advancement in other countries. while going truly global with supply chain management, a company develops product in the united states, produce in india and trade in europe...

In the contemporary global market, managing the entire supply chain has become crucial for competitive advantage in different industries. However, the realization and success of supply chain management (SCM) depends significantly on the previous supply chain modeling and simulation for analyzing complex systems. This study develops a modular approach for system analysis and design of supply cha...

T he term supply chain management (SCM) has risen to prominence over the past 15 years, becoming such a " hot topic " that it is difficult to pick up a periodical on manufacturing, distribution, marketing, customer management, or transportation without seeing an article about SCM-related topics. Logistics, one central element of SCM, has long been an area of concern for both practitioners and a...

Decision makers on supply chains face an uncertain, dynamic, and strategic multiagent environment. We report on Deep Maize, an agent we designed to participate in the 2003 Trading Agent Competition Supply Chain Management (TAC/SCM) game. Our design employs an idealized equilibrium analysis of the SCM game to factor out the strategic aspects of the environment and to define an expected profitabl...

Adversarial relationships have long dominated business relationships, but Supply Chain Management (SCM) entails a new perspective. SCM requires a movement away from arms-length relationships toward partnership style relations. SCM involves integration, co-ordination and collaboration across organisations and throughout the supply chain. It means that SCM requires internal (intraorganisational) ...

Great changes within the business environment in the last 2 decades have made supply chain management (SCM) an important topic for academics and practitioners. Globalization, larger reliance on layered suppliers for specialized capabilities and innovation, changing customer needs, reliance on supply networks to maintain a competitive advantage, and developments in technology have all contribute...

This paper explores the nature of complexity in Supply Chain Management (SCM) projects. We find three aspects to be critical in SCM projects: SCM business processes, information systems, and organizations (internal and external). We also argue that in essence, SCM projects are complex, demonstrating structural complexity, uncertainty, and interdependence between elements, all in a unique contex...