Open Business/Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Management
 * a critical operational component of any successful enterprise —in manufacturing, merchandising, transportation firms, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations.
 * Supply Chain Management spans all movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption (supply chain).
 * the design, planning, execution, control, and monitoring of supply chain activities with the objective of creating net value, building a competitive infrastructure, leveraging worldwide logistics, synchronizing supply with demand, and measuring performance globally. --APICS

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 * general overview, concepts - products, supplies and services, procurement, inventory, fulfillment
 * best practices - strategic procurement and supply management, demand fulfillment, supply chain planning
 * organizations, periodicals, newsletters, blogs

== Overview== general overview, concepts - products, supplies and services, procurement, inventory, fulfillment -  topics


 * unit - product, service, SKU, line item
 * source - vendor, manufacturer, distributor, catalog
 * customer - retail, wholesale, direct
 * actions - locate, order, purchase, receive, store, produce, inventory, ship, track
 * analysis - control, improve, plan, compare
 * relationships - strategy, outsource, replenishment, transport, distribute, logistics


 * purchasing, negotiations
 * inventory cost analysis, planning, control
 * costing, pricing, and revenue management
 * demand forecasting and order fulfillment


 * supply chain strategy and network design
 * performance measurement
 * information technology and decision support


 * supply strategy development, outsourcing, supply segmentation
 * developing and managing strategic interorganizational relationships
 * collaborative retail replenishment approaches
 * transportation systems operation, third-party logistics services providers


 * supply chain implementation challenges, leadership, change management

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 * Free Management Library - extensive collection of links to information about business and management practice. High level overviews are given along with links to other resources grouped by subtopic


 * Supply Chain Management

== Resources==

Periodicals, associations
 * Supply Chain Management Review
 * American Society of Transportation and Logistics

Degrees, certificate programs
 * Penn State World Campus - Supply Chain Management Certificate