Definition
Supply Chain Management is the coordination and oversight of all activities involved in producing and delivering products. Founders reach for it when a vague conversation needs a shared, specific meaning. Name it clearly, then let the next decision — a hire, a price, a test, or a pass — follow from that meaning.
In the room
How the word shows up in a real conversation.
Two cofounders disagree until they define Supply Chain Management. Once they agree it means “Coordination and oversight of all activities involved in producing and delivering products”, the argument becomes a decision.
Common mistake
Using Supply Chain Management as a label instead of a fact. If you cannot point to the evidence — a number, a customer, or a written assumption — you are using the word as jargon.
See also
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