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B2B Integration : A Practical Guide to Collaborative E-commerce

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Chapter "| 4<br />

Supply Chain Management (SCM)<br />

The focus of this chapter<br />

Supply chain management (SCM) is one of the most important<br />

applications enabled by <strong>B2B</strong> integration for various industries. <strong>B2B</strong>i<br />

helps businesses effectively Web-enable all processes of supply chain<br />

management and allows tight integration with processes of cus<strong>to</strong>mers,<br />

suppliers, distribu<strong>to</strong>rs and marketplaces.<br />

In this chapter, we have presented the fundamentals of SCM, along<br />

with an in-depth discussion of how <strong>B2B</strong>i au<strong>to</strong>mates it. You will learn<br />

about the differences between a push and a pull-based supply chain,<br />

challenges involved in implementing a supply chain management solution,<br />

different SCM techniques and features of SCM systems.<br />

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