The Supply Chain Management Processes

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Volume 12, Number 22001Page 13Supply Chain Management isincreasingly being recognized as theintegration of key business Processes acrossthe Supply Chain . For example, Hammerargues that now that companies haveimplemented Processes within the firm, theyneed to integrate them between firms: Streamlining cross-companyprocesses is the next great frontierfor reducing costs, enhancingquality, and speeding operations. Itis where this decade s productivitywars will be fought. The victors willbe those companies that are able totake a new approach to business,working closely with partners todesign and manage Processes thatextend across traditional corporateboundaries.

structuring a supply chain management course, and researchers with a set of opportunities for further development of the field. “Streamlining cross-company processes is the next great frontier for reducing costs, enhancing quality, and speeding operations”.

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