Organizations and Information Systems

Organization - Formal collection of people and other resources established to accomplish a set of goals. 
                    - A system
                    - Constantly uses money, people, materials, machines, and other     
                      equipment, data, information and decisions.

Supply Chain - Series of activities that includes inbound logistics and warehouse and storage.

Supply chain management (SCM): Derermines

1. What supplies are required for value chain
2. What quantities should be processed into finished goods and services.
3. How supplies should be processed into finished goods and services.
4. How shipment of supplies and products to customers should be scheduled, monitored, and controlled.

 

The value chain of a manufacturing company