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Streamlining supply chain management: Strategies for the future

IBM Supply Chain Blog

It includes everything from product development and strategic decision-making to information systems and new technologies. Key strategies for effective supply chain management There are a number of ways that companies can better optimize and manage their supply chains.

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What Exactly Is Supply Chain Management? 10 Different Definitions!

Supply Chain Game Changer

SCM encompasses the integrated planning and execution of processes required to optimize the flow of materials, information and financial capital in the areas that broadly include demand planning, sourcing, production, inventory management and storage, transportation — or logistics — and return for excess or defective products.