SUPPLY CHAIN MANUFACTURING
First came material requirement planning (MRP). Then came manufacturing resource planning (MRP II) followed by just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing. Now, there’s supply chain manufacturing (SCM). SCM is a comprehensive, integrated manufacturing approach using leading-edge technologies to produce and deliver goods and services to the customer.
Unlike MRP, MRP II, and JIT, SCM looks at all processes and players as an integrated system. Working closely with suppliers and customers, a manufacturer produces based upon pull (customer-driven) rather than push (manufacturer-driven) considerations.
All the disciplines (e.g., logistics, engineering, procurement, finance, manufacturing) are an integrated unit. It is this integration ...
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