Integrated supply chain

বইয়ের ভাষায় Integrated supply chain হচ্ছে 

A network of suppliers,factories,warehouse,distribution center,and retailers through which raw materials are acquired transformed and delivered to the customer.

অথবা আরেকটি সঙ্গা হচ্ছে

SCM is the art and science of integrating the flows of products,information and financial through the entire supply pipeline from the suppliers supplier to the customers customer.

SCM এ দুই ধরনের প্রবাহ থাকে 

১। Forward 

২। Reverse

Forward Supply Chain কে আবার Traditional Supply Chain বলা হয়।

Traditional (also known as open loop or forward) supply chain is a "system whose constituent parts include material suppliers, production facilities, distribution services and customers linked together by the feed forward flow of materials and feedback flow of information"

Reverse Supply Chain 

Reverse supply chain is the process of planning, implementing and controlling the efficient and effective inbound flow and storage of secondary goods and related information for the purpose of recovering value or proper disposal. Typical examples of reverse supply chain include: Product returns and management of their.

এবং তিন ধরনের key flow থাকে

১।Product/Service flow- Product flow is directly depending on effective transportation,for timely,reliable and damage free product.

২। Information flow -Timely two ways of accurate information helps to mitigate the bullwhip effect.

৩। Finance/Cash flow - Cash flow involve backward flows of payment for goods,service and order received.