BUS606: Operations and Supply Chain Management

Supply chain management is the movement of goods from one place to another through different activities and processes. The supply chain activities and processes include suppliers, warehouses, transportation, distribution, purchasing, manufacturing centers, and retail outlets. It encompasses planning as well as management of logistics, sourcing, and procurement of goods and services. The key processes of supply chain include customer relationship management, order fulfillment, product development, and returns management. These functions corroborate with the rivers of supply chain management. Consequently, the major supply chain management drivers include transportation, facilities, inventory, information, and purchasing of products and services. However, such drivers pursue sustainability of the environment.