Supply chain management has become a concept without which companies could not face the increasingly complicated business environment existent nowadays, especially given the competition of companies that can operate at lower operational costs and thus increase their profit margins through cost competitive advantages.

In order to achieve lower costs, better distribution processes and better delivery times, companies have introduced supply chain management. Supply chain management can be defined as "the practice of coordinating the flow of goods, services, information and finances as they move from raw materials to parts supplier to manufacturer to wholesaler to retailer to consumer" and, as a process, includes "order generation, order taking, information feedback and the efficient and timely delivery of goods and services"

Boieng is an excellent example in this sense. Operating in an industry as complex as aeronautics, with tough competition from European firms such as Airbus, Boeing needs to ensure a high...
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