Designing the “Right” Supply Chain Management Organizational Structure

What Do SCMO Structures Look Like?

Many factors influence organizational structures, including leadership, span of authority, reporting structures, and coordinating structures. For supply chain management organizations, these factors combine to create a wide variety of options that can be tailored to meet the current and future strategic needs of the corporation and its respective business units.

Defining a Supply Chain Management Organization

A supply chain management organization (SCMO) is defined as the formal organization, or group of organizations, that manages internal supply chain activities and processes for a firm.

Defining Organizational Design

The term organizational design refers to the overall architecture or structure of an organization. ...