The General SCM Research page provides a range of general resources on supply chain management covering topics such as supply chain strategy, coordination, planning, performance measurement and so on. The resources that provide comprehensive coverage of supply chain management topics are found here. Given that the term Logistics is often used interchangeably with the term Supply Chain Management, some resources under the General SCM Research tab also support research on logistics management in a broader sense.
If you are researching specific topic areas of supply chain management such as materials procurement, suppliers, logistics or transportation, warehousing or inventory management, distribution channels management, etc., please use other tabs on this guide for additional resources and searching assistance.
Click on each link to find books, articles, cases, statistics and more from resources listed on each sub-page:
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) offers official definitions for Supply Chain Management and Logistics Management:
Supply chain management: encompasses the planning and management of all activities involved in sourcing and procurement, conversion, and all logistics management activities. Importantly, it also includes coordination and collaboration with channel partners, which can be suppliers, intermediaries, third party service providers, and customers. In essence, supply chain management integrates supply and demand management within and across companies.
Logistics management: is that part of supply chain management that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective forward and reverses flow and storage of goods, services and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet customers' requirements.
Often times the term Supply Chain Management (SCM) is used interchangeably with the term Logistics Management. Supply chain management may be considered as the highest level of logistical integration.
YouTube Video: Future Supply Chain 2016. This video is about the main supply chain challenges for consumer products and retail companies. Innovation, collaboration, and a changing world is the keyword.