This document discusses supply chain management. It defines supply chain management as handling the entire production flow from raw materials to delivering the final product to consumers. It identifies the key components of supply chain management as planning, sourcing, manufacturing, delivery and logistics, and returning. Effective supply chain management minimizes costs and waste through just-in-time systems. It is important for identifying potential problems, optimizing prices dynamically, and improving inventory allocation. The document outlines five features of effective future supply chain management: connected, collaborative, cyber-aware, cognitively enabled, and comprehensive systems.