Strategic Supply

Abstract

Considered in the context of an industry study, "Strategic Supply" relates to any business or industry that has the potential to capitalize on more efficient and effective management of their respective supply chains. Supply Chain Management (SCM) is the integration and optimization of business process and information flows from the purchase of raw materials to the delivery, consumption, and when appropriate, return of finished goods. Savvy application of technology, process innovation, and leadership in the SCM realm have created unrivaled competitive advantage for companies like Wal-Mart, International Paper, FedEx, Dell, The Limited and Caterpillar. Similarly, Department of Defense (DoD) transformation efforts have the potential to create a more agile, flexible and resilient supply chain that is responsive to Commanders and sensitive to taxpayer concerns.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA521150

Entities

People

  • Alan Kerr
  • Bruce Dinopoulos
  • Catherine Ebert-gray
  • David Cadman
  • James Meersman
  • Jeffrey Graf
  • Mitchel Butikofer
  • Randall Bland
  • Scott R. Miller
  • Susan Boucher

Organizations

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Computers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Systems
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Management
  • Management Personnel
  • Materials
  • Military Operations
  • Money
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Supply Chain
  • Supply Chain Management

Fields of Study

  • Business

Readers

  • Economics
  • Manufacturing Engineering.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).