A study of supply chain management practice in UK industrial SMEs

This paper provides the outcomes of a supply chain management (SCM) practice survey designed to identify current trends in UK industrial small- to medium-sized enterprises. The analysis identifies the adaptation of SCM techniques and relationships between customers and smaller suppliers. The outcomes, based on a survey of 288 firms, indicates a lack of effective adaptation from traditional adversarial relationships to the modern collaborative e - supply chain; identifies issues businesses need to address to improve the performance of their supply chains, and so improve their competitive position by grasping the benefits of effective SCM.