Collective competence results from a complex alchemy, and simply bringing together individual skills is not enough to achieve it.
Yet, managers still struggle to recognize it—let alone put it into practice.
To better understand and manage it, a metaphor can be useful: building collective competence is like building a wall—not just with bricks, but also with foundations and mortar.

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SCM (Supply Chain Management) covers all activities related to a company’s industrial macro-process. It thus encompasses all activities involved in the creation and production of the products marketed by the company (purchasing, procurement, production, order management, distribution, logistics). By using appropriate information systems, it manages not only physical flows (materials, components, finished products, etc.) but also information flows (orders, forecasts, inventory levels, lead times, etc.). Both intra- and inter-organizational, Supply Chain Management requires coordination among all internal (marketing, R&D, purchasing, sales, etc.) and external partners of the company.
AGERON Blandine - IAE Grenoble |
LAVASTRE Olivier - IAE Grenoble |
- Management Dictionary
- Higher Management Education, Purchasing Management, Sustainable Development and CSR
