Supply Chain Management Information Resource

Supply Chain Management links for professionals and researchers

Supply Chain Management is the process of moving products/raw materials and information between suppliers and customers. In the 1990s, Supply Chain Management emerged as a new area in which companies could streamline operations, saving both time and money. For example, supply chain management objectives might include reducing lead times, lowering inventories, or finding ways to improve forecasting to better cope with shifts in demand. The ultimate goal of supply chain management may go beyond competitive advantage and saving money; better use of resources and technology will lead to cleaner, more efficient industries, better product and service integration across products and companies, and more effective transportation networks that reduce congestion and wear and tear on critical infrastructure.

Supply Chain Management Information Resource Contents:

Information, Education, Training
Consultants and Services
Books, Newsletters, Other Publications
Groups and Associations
Software Companies

Information, Education, Training

Stanford University Global Supply Chain Forum (new window)
Stanford University's Supply Chain Management Group, includes white papers

ITtoolbox Supply Chain Knowledge Base (new window)
Portal with information, news, white papers, vendor information about Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Management Online Courses (new window)
Online courses, education site with monthly supply chain topic

Supply Chain Consultants (new window)
Extensive FAQ about Supply Chain Planning and selection of white papers (see "Library")

CIO.com (new window)
Supply Chain Management Research Center

Supply Chain Management Review (new window)
Supply Chain Management Review, published by Reed Business Information

Supply Chain Seminars (new window)
Executive seminars led by Dr. Warren Hausman of Stanford University

Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (new window)
Committee for defining and educating companies on collaborative business practices

Consultants and Services

CSC (Computer Sciences Corporation) (new window)
Collaboration and cost reduction

Exel (new window)
UK-based consulting and services company

Logistics Management Institute (LMI) (new window)
Nonprofit consulting firm focusing on the public sector

Supply Chain Consultants (new window)
Specializing in Advanced Planning and Scheduling

PRTM Management Consultants (new window)
Management consultants specializing in high-technology industry

Purchasing Support Services (new window)
Services and support in the purchasing area

Books, Newsletters, Other Publications

"The Practice of Supply Chain Management: Where Theory and Application Converge", edited by Terry Harrison, Hau Lee, and John Neale. Kluwer Academic Publishing, 2003.
"Designing and Managing the Supply Chain", by Simchi-Levi, Kaminsky & Simchi-Levi, second edition, McGraw-Hill, 2003.
"The Supply Chain Network @ Internet Speed", by Fred A. Kuglin and Barbara A. Rosenbaum. AMACOM, 2001.
"Production Operations and Analysis", by Steven Nahmias, McGraw-Hill, 2001.
"Modeling the Supply Chain", by Jeremy F. Shapiro. Duxbury Press, 2000.
"Advanced Supply Chain Management", by Charles Poirer, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 1999.
"Strategic Supply Chain Alignment", edited by John Gattorna. Gower Publishing Ltd, 1998.
"Logistics and Supply Chain Management", by Martin Christopher, Financial Times/Prentice Hall, 1998.
"Supercharging Supply Chains", by Gene Tyndall et al., John Wiley & Sons, 1998.
"Global Operations and Logistics: Text and Cases", by Dornier, Ernst, Fender & Kouvelis, John Wiley & Sons, 1998.
"The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement", by Eliyahu M. Goldratt. North River Press Publishing Corporation, 1992.
Supply Chain Management Review (new window)
Supply Chain Management Review, published by Reed Business Information

Supply Chain Planet (new window)
Supply Chain monthly newsletter

Inbound Logistics (new window)

Journal of Purchasing and Materials Management (new window)

Journal of Internet Purchasing (new window)

Journal of Supply Chain Management (new window)

CIO.com newsletters (new window)
Choose "Enterprise Newsletter" for SCM

ITtoolbox Newsletters (new window)
Features two newsletters, "SCM-Decision-Makers" and "SCM-Doers"

Groups and Associations

Supply Chain Council (new window)
Nonprofit sponsoring educational programs and development of the SCOR (Supply Chain Operations Reference) model

CommerceNet (new window)
Consortium for companies creating and using electronic commerce solutions

Council of Logistics Management (new window)

Institute for Supply Management (new window)
Formerly National Association of Purchasing Management (NAPM)

RosettaNet (new window)
RosettaNet is a nonprofit consortium of high-tech companies devoted to creating open e-business standards

American Productivity and Quality Center (new window)

American Supplier Institute (new window)

The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (new window)

American Management Association (new window)

American Electronics Association (new window)

American National Standards Institute (new window)

International Organization for Standardization (new window)

Software Companies

Agile Software (new window)
Product lifecycle management

Cadre Technologies (new window)
Warehouse management, fulfillment, ordering and billing systems

Descartes Systems Group, Inc. (new window)
Routing, transportation, connectivity, asset visibility

Exemplary Software (new window)
Working with adaptive/responsive supply chain requirements

HighJump Software (new window)
Supply chain management, execution and logistics software

i2 (new window)
Supply Chain optimization software

Manugistics (new window)
Supply Chain optimization, pricing management, supplier relationship management

Oracle (new window)
Inventory reduction, collaboration, quality/delivery management

PeopleSoft (new window)
Supply chain linking, spend management, analytics

SAP (new window)
SAP

Supply Chain & Order Processing E-Technologies (SCOPET) (new window)
Supply chain solutions, purchase-to-pay systems, spend management applications

Supply Chain Management Online Courses (new window)
Supply Chain training for effective change management

Valdero (new window)
Real-time visibility and intelligent execution

Verian Technologies (new window)
Spend management/supplier relationship management

Verticalnet (new window)
Spend management/total cost of ownership/sourcing

For more, see Yahoo listing:

Yahoo Directory for Supply Chain Software

Maintainer. No liability for claims made for any product, service, or information reported via the links on this page; this goal of this page is to be a resource for information about Supply Chain Management. I will try to update this page as I come across new and valuable sites.

Last update: March 14, 2004