In commerce, supply chain management (SCM), the management of the flow of goods and services, involves the movement and storage of raw materials, of work-in-process inventory, and of finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption. Interconnected, interrelated or interlinked networks, channels and node businesses combine in the provision of products and services required by end customers in a supply chain. Supply-chain management has been defined as the "design, planning, execution, control, and monitoring of supply-chain activities with the objective of creating net value, building a competitive infrastructure, leveraging worldwide logistics, synchronizing supply with demand and measuring performance globally." SCM practice draws heavily from the areas of industrial engineering, systems engineering, operations management, logistics, procurement, information technology, and marketing and strives for an integrated approach. Marketing channels play an important role in supply-chain management. Current research in supply-chain management is concerned with topics related to sustainability and risk management, among others. Some suggest that the “people dimension” of SCM, ethical issues, internal integration, transparency/visibility, and human capital/talent management are topics that have, so far, been underrepresented on the research agenda.
Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations. The resources managed in logistics may include tangible goods such as materials, equipment, and supplies, as well as food and other consumable items. The logistics of physical items usually involves the integration of information flow, materials handling, production, packaging, inventory, transportation, warehousing, and often security.
The Eli Broad College of Business is the business college at Michigan State University. The college has programs in accounting, finance, general management, human resource management, marketing, supply chain management, and hospitality business, which is an independent, industry-specific school within the Broad College. This independent, industry-specific school has 800 admitted undergraduate students and 36 graduate students not included in the college's totals.
Supply-chain optimization is the application of processes and tools to ensure the optimal operation of a manufacturing and distribution supply chain. This includes the optimal placement of inventory within the supply chain, minimizing operating costs including manufacturing costs, transportation costs, and distribution costs. The process often involves the application of mathematical modelling techniques using computer software.
VSE Corporation is a diversified products and services company providing repair services, distribution, logistics, supply chain management support and consulting services for land, sea and air transportation assets in the public and private sectors. VSE serves commercial customers as well as the United States Government, including the United States Department of Defense ("DoD"), federal civilian agencies and other customers. Operations include parts supply and distribution, and maintenance, repair, and overhaul (“MRO”) services for ground transport and aviation; vehicle and equipment refurbishment; logistics; engineering; IT and health care IT solutions; and energy and management consulting services.
Extron Logistics, LLC is an American company that provides solutions to supply chain operations.
Agility Public Warehousing Company K.S.C.P. is a publicly traded global logistics company headquartered in Kuwait, providing freight forwarding, transportation, warehousing and supply chain management services to businesses, governments, international institutions and relief agencies worldwide. Agility has more than 22,000 employees and 500 offices in 100 countries.
FedEx Supply Chain, formerly known as GENCO is a major third-party logistics (3PL) provider in the United States and Canada. It serves various industries like technology & electronics, retail & e-commerce, consumer & industrial goods, and healthcare industries. The company was founded in the year 1898 by Hyman Shear as H. Shear Trucking Company in Pittsburgh. Currently it is a subsidiary of FedEx.
Third-party logistics in logistics and supply chain management is an organization's use of third-party businesses to outsource elements of its distribution, warehousing, and fulfillment services.
Pawanexh Kohli is the founding Chief Executive and Advisor of India's National Centre for Cold-chain Development (NCCD), the premier think-tank in agri-logistics set up in public-private-partnership mode in 2012.
Fulcrum Digital based business platform company specializing in digital transformation - delivering transformation assessments, machine learning, industry platforms, enterprise-grade software products, digital accelerators, digital transformation services, management consulting and Information and communications technology with offices in New Jersey, Chicago, UK, Lisbon, Melbourne, Sao Paulo, Argentina and Helsinki along with software delivery centers in Mumbai and Pune, India. Fulcrum supports a number of industry leaders with their digital transformation, adapting its solutions to their specific business needs and customizing approach rendering value across a variety of industries. As of January 2020, the company has approximately 1000 employees worldwide and 150 clients across US, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Previously known as Fulcrum Worldwide, the company changed its name to Fulcrum Digital in December 2018.
Rico Logistics was established on 4 November 1993. The business had 3 founders – Sanj "Sam" Sharma, and brothers Jag and Manohar Grewal who started the business with £100 working capital.
Flagler Global Logistics is a Miami, Florida-based company that offers integrated third-party logistics, supply chain management solutions, and is the state's largest developer of industrial real estate.
APL Logistics Ltd. (APLL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kintetsu World Express, Inc. (KWE), a Japan-based freight forwarding and transportation company. As a global supply chain specialist, APL Logistics trades in more than 60 countries, serving the automotive, consumer, industrials, and retail verticals, as well as providing transportation as a service. Headquartered in Singapore, APL Logistics has locations across the globe.
Impelsys develops digital platforms for publishers of e-books and academic journals and learning management system for education providers. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in New York. Impelsys' information technology operations are based in Bangalore, India.
Kenco Group, or Kenco, is a privately held Chattanooga, TN-based company that provides logistics services. Kenco specializes in distribution and fulfillment, transportation management, material handling services, and warehouse real estate management. The company is known for being the largest woman-owned third party logistics company in the United States. Its headquarters is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Gati is an Indian multinational courier delivery services company headquartered in Hyderabad, India. It is known for supply chain solutions with express distribution and also offers warehousing, freight forwarding, trading, cold chain, e-commerce and fulfilment services. Gati has offices in all major cities of India, with presence in Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Nepal and Thailand.
Data Economy is an international technology business news and opinion website, magazine and broadcaster founded in 2016. The media outlet is headquartered in London, UK and focuses on the business strategy and finance and investment within the IT infrastructure space, mainly data centres.
Geographic analytics is an analytical approach of strategic management and data analytics in order to efficiently make geographic decisions. Examples of such decisions are choosing the location for a warehouse or planning the regions for a marketing campaign. Data, information and framing conditions are visualized on maps in order to derive recommendations for action.
The International Supply Chain Education Alliance (ISCEA) is a supply chain professionals certifying body best known for becoming the first organization validating the knowledge of supply chain managers around the world and providing them with the CSCM designation. Founded in 2003 and currently holding over 100,000 members, ISCEA has its World HQ office in Beachwood, OH, USA and regional offices in LATAM, EMEA and APAC. ISCEA's mission is to provide supply chain knowledge to manufacturing and service industry professionals worldwide through Education, Certification and Recognition. ISCEA is the governing body for the Ptak Prize.
