supply chain management

In commerce, supply chain management deals with a system of procurement (purchasing raw materials/components), operations management, logistics and marketing channels, through which raw materials can be developed into finished products and delivered to their end customers.

a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering issues in supply chain management, including contractual relationships, data interchange and vertical integration, efficient consumer response, investment in emerging economies, just in time procedures, logistics, organizational behaviour, and risk management.