Internal supply chains cross-functional

A prerequisite for successful SCM is to coordinate activities within the firm. One way to do this is to identify the key business processes and manage them using cross-functional teams. In some cases the internal business processes have been extended to suppliers and managed to some extent between the two firms involved. This may imply that when a leadership role is taken, a firm s internal business processes can become the supply chain business processes. The obvious advantage when this is possible is that each member of the band is playing the same tune. 

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