Read these sections for an in-depth look at the supply chain management factors that affect a business' operations. These sections explore environmental factors, internal company issues, governmental factors, the role of IT, logistics, suppliers, and more.
In order to understand how a supply chain works, it is important to identify the factors
affecting supply chain management. The identification of these factors has been based on
previous work by Li, and Quesada and Meneses. The following sections show
generic supply chain management factors and sub-factors that might affect supply chain
management activities.