Computer-assisted supply chain configuration based on supply chain operations reference (SCOR) model

A supply chain is a network of facilities that procure raw materials, transform them into intermediate goods and then final products, and deliver the products to customers through a distribution system. To achieve integrated supply chain management, a number of researchers and practitioners have devoted their efforts in developing models to describe the elements and activities of a supply chain. The supply chain council, supported by over 650 member organizations (both academia and industry) worldwide, has developed the supply chain operations reference (SCOR) model. The SCOR model is a process reference model, which is intended to be an industrial standard that enables next-generation supply chain management. It contains a standard description of management processes, a framework of relationships among the standard processes, standard metrics to measure process performance, management practices that produce best-in-class performance, and a standard alignment to software features and functionality. This paper summarizes the SCOR model, its benefits along with illustrative case stories and describes a computer-assisted tool to configure supply chain threaded diagram per SCOR specification. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.