Title :
Supply chain management modes and their essential attributes
Author :
Shen, Wen ; Xiao, Hanbin
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Logistics Eng., Wuhan Univ. of Technol., Wuhan, China
Abstract :
The importance of supply chain management (SCM) is well recognized, but there is lots of confusion about it in academia and business community. This paper discusses the SCM modes in the perspective of logistics, organization, operation management and strategy management respectively, and summaries the common attributes of SCM modes. The results can be useful to better grasp the implications and significance of SCM.
Keywords :
logistics; supply chain management; logistics; operation management; strategy management; supply chain management modes; Companies; Councils; Freight handling; Laboratories; Logistics; Manufacturing processes; Production planning; Raw materials; Supply chain management; Supply chains; Supply chain management; essential attribute; managerial mode;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, 2009. IE&EM '09. 16th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3671-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3672-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICIEEM.2009.5344352
