Category: Economics and finance stubs A supply chain, logistics network, or supply network, consists of all suppliers, manufacturing facilities, distribution centers, warehouses, and customers, as well as all raw materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods, and all related information and resources involved in satisfying an end-customers requirements. ... A supply network is a pattern of temporal and spatial processes carried out at facility nodes and over distribution links, which adds value for customers through the manufacture and delivery of products. ... Supply chain management (SCM) is the process of planning, implementing, and controlling the operations of the supply chain with the purpose to satisfy customer requirements as efficiently as possible. ...