Download or read book Basics of Supply Chain Management written by Lawrence D. Fredendall and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2000-12-28 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Supply Chain Management (SCM) was once a "pie in the sky" concept that could not be fully achieved. A key barrier was the cost of communicating with and coordinating among the many independent suppliers in each supply chain. SCM is possible because of three changes: technology has developed that simplifies communication, new management paradigms ha