Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management

What is the supply chain?

• A group of independent organizations connected together

• A single organization managing all processes

• A network of suppliers only

• A method of cost reduction

a concept of an organization which adds value to its products or services and delivers them to its customers.

• Over the last______ , many old ways of doing business have been challenged and many new ideas and approaches have been created, among them are business process re-engineering, strategic management, lean thinking, agile manufacturing, balanced scorecard, blue ocean strategy, one of those new and well grown management approaches emerged and rapidly developed across all industries around the world.

• Over the last three decades, many old ways of doing business have been challenged and many new ideas and approaches have been created, among them are ___ ___ ____ ____, one of those new and well grown management approaches emerged and rapidly developed across all industries around the world.

• The earliest appearance of the term ‘supply chain management’ as we know it today published in recognizable media and literatures can be traced back to the early ____. first appeared in a Financial Times article written by Oliver and Webber in 1982 describing the range of activities performed by the organization in procuring and managing supplies. 

• The earliest appearance of the term ‘supply chain management’ as we know it today published in recognizable media and literatures can be traced back to the early 1980s. first appeared in a Financial Times article written by___ in 1982 describing the range of activities performed by the organization in procuring and managing supplies. 

• The earliest appearance of the term ‘supply chain management’ as we know it today published in recognizable media and literatures can be traced back to the early 1980s. first appeared in a Financial Times article written by Oliver and Webber in the year? describing the range of activities performed by the organization in procuring and managing supplies. 

• the _____were mainly focused on purchasing activities and cost reduction related activities. 

• the early publications in the 1980s were mainly focused on ?

• The major development and the significant increases of publications in the areas of supply chain integration and _____ came in 1990s when the concept as we know it today was gradually established.