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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. Better customer satisfaction : An optimized supply chain allows businesses to make sure products are available when and where people want them—which can improve relationships and loyalty with customers.

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What Exactly Is Supply Chain Management? 10 Different Definitions!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Yet all of the functions that we now associate with Supply Chain have been around for a very long time: Planning, Inventory Management, Logistics, Procurement and Purchasing, Warehousing and many more. SCM represents an effort by suppliers to develop and implement supply chains that are as efficient and economical as possible.