Supply chain management is more than a passing stage in the continuing evolution of management practice. It is a major revolution which is already delivering end-to-end visibility, cost reductions, and new levels of performance metrics in meeting customer requirements. | Special Feature Supply chain management is more than a passing stage in the continuing evolution of management practice. It is a major revolution which is already delivering end-to-end visibility cost reductions and new levels of performance metrics in meeting customer requirements. supply chains Supply Chain Management More Than Integrated Logistics This edition s featured article was written by Dr Stephen Hays Russell. Over the years Dr Russell has been a frequent contributor to the Journal. He is an accomplished logistician and is on the faculty of the John B. Goddard School of Business and Economics Weber State University. In Supply Chain Management More Than Integrated Logistics Dr Russell examines the historical evolution of management thought to its newest frontier supply chain management reviews the emerging practices that define supply chain management in both commercial and military applications and demonstrates that supply chain management is more than integrated logistics. He concludes with three major points. Integrated logistics in a commercial context is coordinating logistics activities. In a military context integrated logistics is designing reliability maintainability and supportability into weapon systems focusing on customer requirements and coordinating supply support training technical data and all other integrated logistics support elements. Supply chain thinking is a major breakthrough in thought about the interconnectivity of information technology logistics processes and customer support. Supply chain management is not a passing stage in the evolution of management practice. It is a major revolution. Volume XXXI Number 2 55 56 Air Force Journal of Logistics Special Feature Introduction Logistics as a management discipline originated in the military and later branched into the commercial sector as business logistics. Now the hottest topic in the commercial sector is supply chain management. With the Department of Defense DoD jumping on this
