Supply Chain Management Defined

Jim Ayers, author of Handbook of Supply Chain Management defines Supply Chain Management: Design, maintenance, and operation of supply chain processes for satisfaction of end user needs.

Supply Chain Defined

Ayers defines Supply Chain in his Handbook as: Life cycle processes comprising physical, information, financial, and knowledge flows whose purposes is to satisfy end-user requirements with products and services from multiple linked suppliers.

"It is all that happens to a product from "dirt to dust."

Supply Chain Viewpoints

• Functional
• Procurement
• Logistics
• Information
• Business Process Reengineering
• Strategic

Supply Chain Tasks

• Design Supply Chains for Strategic Advantage
• Implement Collaborative Relationships
• Forge Supply Chain Partnerships
• Manage Supply Chain Information
• Remove Cost From Supply Chain

Contact Jim Ayers or Frank Erzinger at 972.980.7407 to discuss how Supply Chain Management can help you achieve your goals.

Phone: 972.980.7407 email: john.antos@valuecreationgroup.com
Value Creation Group, Inc. 
7820 Scotia Dr. #2000 
Dallas, TX 75248