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Future SCM Trends
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Introduction to Supply Chain Management, published by Business Expert Press in February 2013, is a ten-chapter book written by Edmund Prater, Professor of Operations and Logistics and the University of Texas at Arlington. Developed for students of supply chain management, executives seeking a primer, and practitioners, the text offers an overview of SCM and provides a framework for subsequent, more detailed study. The book reviews the evolution of SCM concepts and discusses trends in global markets and strategic competitiveness. It focuses on the major issues involved in managing a competitive supply chain including forecasting, inventory management, distribution, dealing with uncertainty, reverse logistics, and customer service. The tenth and final chapter is dedicated to trends in supply chain management. The chapter's primary focus is future trends; current SCM trends addressed earlier in the text are summarized. The ongoing shift from vertical to virtual integration is reviewed and the continued used of information sharing is assessed. The projected growth of reverse logistics, where a manufacturer accepts previously shipped products or parts from the point for consumption for possible recycling or remanufacturing, is also examined.