Issues in supply chain management

Successful supply chain management requires cross-functional integration an d marketing must play a critical role. The challenge is to determine how to successfully accomplish this integration. We present a framework for suppl y chain management as well as questions for how it might be implemented and questions for future research. Case studies conducted at several companies and involving multiple members of supply chains are used to illustrate the concepts described. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.