This unit deals with Supply Chain Management (SCM) from an Information Systems perspective. It presents concepts and tools, together with case examples, important for the effective management of the supply chain as it is transforming and emerging within metamorphosing organisational forms. This Unit introduces students to the necessity to consider each contributing facility and customer requirements - from supplier through warehouses and suppliers to distribution channels and onward throughout product or service lifecycle. The emphasis throughout is on a systems approach to SCM, from the operational through the tactical to the strategic level. The study of SCM and Logistics Management are viewed as increasingly inseparable aspects of the same business processes.