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Supply chain management can also be described as integrating three of the functions inside an organization: purchasing, logistics, and operations. Each function is critical in any company, and each has its own metrics. Because these functions are interdependent (see Figure 2-2), making good decisions in any of these areas requires coordination with the other two.

The purchasing, logistics, and operations teams often have conflicting goals —often without realizing it. Managing these functions independently leads to poor overall performance for your company. To meet top-level goals, supply chain managers need to make sure that the objectives of these groups are aligned.

FIGURE 2-2: Logistics, purchasing, and operations are interdependent.

The simplest top-level goal for many supply chain decisions is return on investment. Focusing on this one objective can often help everyone see the big picture and look beyond functional supply chain metrics such as capacity utilization or transportation cost.