Supply Chain Management: More Than a New Name for Logistics

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Market-Driven Management and Global Supply Chain

“…al., 1998). It is clear, in fact, that in cases where the company is focused on individual goals rather than objectives and activities integrated with other firms of the network, there will be situations of sub-optimization and loss of efficiency (Cooper et al 1997;Stevens 1989).…”

Evaluating Supply Chain Management: A Methodology Based on a Theoretical Model

“…In this context, Supply Chain Management (SCM) has emerged as a form of achieving adequate integration of a company's network of business relationships. Supply chain management extends the idea of integrating internal business functions, departments, and processes beyond the company's frontier to all companies in a supply chain (Cooper, Lambert, & Pagh, 1997;Fawcett, Magnan, & McCarter, 2008). Hammer (2002) suggest that companies that are able to work in close association with partners for project development and for the management of processes that involve the entire supply chain will succeed.…”

“…According to Lambert, Garcia-Dastugue, and Croxton (2005), only two of those conceptual models provide enough information to support research development in this important area: Cooper et al (1997), and the Supply Chain Council (SCOR) models.…”

“…From a review of relevant literature, we identified six SCM conceptual models that recognize the need of implementing business processes (Bowersox & Closs, 2001;Cooper et al, 1997;Melnyk, Stank, & Closs, 2004;Mentzer et al, 2001;Srivastava, Shervani, & Fahey, 1999;Supply Chain Operations Reference Model, Overview [SCOR], 2005;Vollman, Cordon, & Heikkilä, 2000).…”

“…These criteria and scales are results of a deep literature review focused on identifying and selecting a SCM conceptual model as a reference. The proposed methodology was based on the conceptual model of Supply Chain Management proposed by Cooper, Lambert, and Pagh (1997). It involves eleven referential axes of analysis established from key business processes, SCM horizontal structures, initiatives and practices.…”