“SCM is primarily concerned with the way firms organize the flow of inputs and production resources from procurement through product manufacturing and distribution. The processes necessary to accomplish this flow effectively, efficiently and profitably are seen as a system – a chain with nodes that can exist both internally and externally to an organization.”

References

Da Silva, C.A., Souza Filho, H.M. de, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Management, M., and Finance Service, 2007. Guidelines for rapid appraisals of agrifood chain performance in developing countries. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome. http://www.fao.org/3/a-a1475e.pdf