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Supply chain managers: professional profile and the role in the cross-functional integration of supply chain management

Independent Journal of Management & Production

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Title Supply chain managers: professional profile and the role in the cross-functional integration of supply chain management
 
Creator Abreu, Andréia de
Alcântara, Rosane Lúcia Chicarelli
 
Subject
Supply Chain Management; Supply Chain Managers; Integration
 
Description Supply Chain Management can be seen as a way to achieve integration of all corporate functions. In practice, Supply Chain Management is complex and characterized by numerous activities spread over multiple functions and organizations, which pose challenges to reach effective implementation. Based on literature review, the objective of this paper is to present the theoretical indications regarding professional profile recommended for the Supply Chain Management and discuss the role of these professionals in cross-functional business processes. The literature review demonstrated a growing interest in the thematic, especially because the “soft” aspects (human and behavioral) to achieve supply chain internal and external integration. All functions must be involved in Supply Chain Management and supply chain managers have a critical role to play: challenge the supremacy of functions in the organizational structure, implementing the practice of "horizontal work" through cross-functional teams. Overall, this research contributes to academic and practical professionals by the description of the job profile of the supply chain managers and presentation of forms to achieve internal integration.
 
Publisher Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de São Paulo (IFSP)
 
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Date 2015-03-01
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

 
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text/html
 
Identifier http://www.ijmp.jor.br/index.php/ijmp/article/view/246
10.14807/ijmp.v6i1.246
 
Source Independent Journal of Management & Production; Vol 6, No 1 (2015): Independent Journal of Management & Production; 044-063
2236-269X
2236-269X
 
Language eng
 
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