Brief History of Supply Chain Management and Traditional Technologies

Helena S. Wisniewski

Chapter 2 in Global Supply Chains in the Age of AI:Strategies and Emerging Technologies, 2025, pp 17-43 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: The following sections are included:IntroductionSupply Chain Management — The Management of FlowsEffective information flowAmazon exampleWalmart exampleAvoiding the bullwhip effectProduct flow in supply chain managementFinancial flow in a supply chainCase study — Boston Scientific’s supply chain financingTools for Supply Chain Management and ExecutionWarehouse management system (WMS)Distributed order management (DOM) systemTransportation managementThe three As for supply chain excellenceLogistics vs. Supply Chain ManagementCharacteristics of logisticsMilitary logisticsNotable Associations in SCMTraditional Technologies in SCM and LogisticsKanbanImplications of Kanban on the global supply chainCase studies — Toyota and SpotifyQuick response in supply chain managementTotal quality management (TQM) in supply chainTotal quality logistics (TQL)Six Sigma in supply chain managementIn supply chain management, Six Sigma is used in several waysCase study — GETheory of constraints (TOC) in supply chain managementTransportation Nodes and Supply Chain BottlenecksHere are some reasons why bottlenecks may occur at transportation nodesPort congestion in Long Beach and Los AngelesChapter SummaryBibliography

Keywords: Global Supply Chain Management and Logistics; Emerging Technologies; AI; Neural Networks; Digital Twins; IoT; Data analytics; Robotics; Automated Systems; Autonomous Vehicles; Cyber Security; Augmented Realty; Virtual Reality; Data Analytics; Blockchain; Quantum Computing; Supply Chain Vulnerabilities; Geopolitical Influences on Supply Chains; Reshoring; Nearshoring; COVID Pandemic; Belt and Road Initiative; Ransomware; Non Petra Virus; Bullwhip Effect; Warehouse Management System; Distributed Order Management; Transportation Management; Kanban; Total Quality Management; Six Sigma (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M1 M11 O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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