Abstract
The supply chain management which consolidates the managerial functions of the enterprise like the procurement, the production and the sale between the different organizations is increasingly being recognized as the attempt to gain synergy effect and sustainable competitive advantage. This article investigates academically the essence of the relation between the organizations which construct the SCM, comparing the studies of the Ohio State University research group and ones of the Michigan State University research group, two schools which lead the American logistics research. Finally it also refers to the thinking of Japanese researchers.
