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Unit 9: The Wireless Revolution

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Figure 9.11: A Standardized Mobile Internet
(wireless) Environment

Supply Chain Management 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.
The definition one American professional association put forward is that Supply Chain
Management encompasses the planning and management of all activities involved in sourcing,
procurement, conversion, and logistics management activities. Importantly, it also includes
coordination and collaboration with channel partners, which can be suppliers, intermediaries,
third-party service providers, and customers. In essence, Supply Chain Management integrates
supply and demand management within and across companies. More recently, the loosely
coupled, self-organizing network of businesses that cooperates to provide product and service
offerings has been called the Extended Enterprise.

Some experts distinguish Supply Chain Management and logistics, while others consider the
terms to be interchangeable.

Figure 9.12: SCM Outline

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