Supply chain management (SCM)

Supply chain management (SCM) is the process of planning, implementing and controlling the operations of the supply chain as efficiently as possible. Supply Chain Management spans all movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods from point-of-origin to point-of-consumption.
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供應鏈管理(Supply Chain Management ,簡稱SCM)：就是指在滿足一定的客戶服務水平的條件下，為了使整個供應鏈系統成本達到最小而把供應商、製造商、倉庫、配送中心和渠道商等有效地組織在一起來進行的產品製造、轉運、分銷及銷售的管理方法。供應鏈管理包括計劃、採購、製造、配送、退貨五大基本內容。

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