Today’s market is more fiercely competitive than ever before. Globalization, technological change and demanding costumers promise to eradicate traces of mediocrity. Companies no longer compete with other companies, supply chains compete against each other for market supremacy. SCM as a philosophy and concept has developed as business organizations realize that both costumers and suppliers can imprint considerable influence on supply processes. Organizations need their suppliers to assist in decreasing costs, and improving costumer service and efficiency