Identifying relevant aspects related to the development of the supply chain management

Resumen

The knowledge of economy shifts radically the basis of competition and highlights the merger of firms; cooperation, without elimination the role of competition; the flexible and customized production. In this context, interest in supply chain management has increased and firms saw the benefits of collaborative relationships within and beyond their own organization. This article aims at identifying relevant aspects related to the development of the supply chain management SCM. For that, we performed an exploratory research from the review of the literature with a theoretical and qualitative approach. As a result, it is observed that the new economy, called knowledge of economy, has changed the basis of competition stressing the collective efficiency. In this context, for the development of supply chain management, aspects as location, structure, degree of relationships, and technologies of information and communication (ICTs) should be considered.