Talk:Supply chain management/Archives/2015

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I have recently come across an interesting whitepaper that addresses the key issues in supply chain management and suggests means to streamline the irregularities.10:17, 8 January 2015 (UTC)10:17, 8 January 2015 (UTC)10:17, 8 January 2015 (UTC)~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vedanga Kumar (talk • contribs)

I would like to add www.buyersmeetingpoint.com as a link under supply chain management. This is an eductional site for procurement professionals to share experiences and knowledge among their peers. The majority of information is available at no cost. There is a forum for professionals to share their knowledge and ask questions to others in the industry. This seems to be a helpful and appropriate link for those interested in procurement.BMPmanagement (talk) 00:18, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
 * See WP:EL. In general, such links are inappropriate.  You probably should read WP:COI as well if you haven't yet. --Ronz (talk) 01:39, 3 August 2008 (UTC)

The definition of Supply Chain Management given in the first paragraph is quite adequate but I think it needs to be made clear that Supply Chain Management is nothing more than a rather long-winded name for what used to be called Operations, but I will leave it to the original author as to how he/she may like to word it.Snookerrobot (talk) 21:05, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

SCM subsumes Ops Management, insofar as Ops is insular, looking at the input/output of an isolated system, e.g., a production floor, whereas SCM looks at a daisy-chain of such cells, e.g., from raw materials to consumer. *Some* Ops Managers started calling themselves SCMs as information technology allowed (and international business demanded) a wider and more transparent view of sourcing and distribution, but there are still "just" Ops Managers. Sean Scheiderer (talk) 06:38, 31 July 2015 (UTC)