Supply chain management (SCM) is a new concept involving the integration of all the value-creating elements in the supply, manufacturing, and distribution processes, from raw material extraction, through the transformation process, to end user consumption. SCM activities are motivated by the ideals of customer service, compression of lead time, and inventory reduction. SCM is facilitated greatly by the latest in communication technologies, such as the electronic data interchange (EDI) and the internet. This permits quick communication of end-consumer demand to the upstream stages of the supply chain.Numerous articles have been published in the research literature advocating the principles of supply chain management [3, 15, 16, 17, 21]. Many case studies [2, 5, 9, 10, 14, 18] have been published, evidencing the benefits of SCM. The question arises as to how much of this message has reached the practitioners. The research described in this article was carried out to assess the adoption of SCM practices in New Zealand.
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