Supply Chain & eLogistics

published: cw 10, 2005 in Supply Chain Management

Supply chains can be viewed from three perspectives:

1. Downstream - From a company to their client, which is the traditional definition of a distribution channel;

2. Upstream - From a client to their supplier, the traditional definition of a supply chain; and

3. Value Chain (Integrated Logistics) - In which the distribution channel and supply chain are viewed as an integrated system.

Regardless of where your business sits in a value chain, you are part of the process if you sell or receive goods, and eLogistics can help you move goods more efficiently.