What is End-to-End Supply Chain

The purpose of this book chapter is to explore different strategies that retail procurement managers can exploit when there are disruptions in their supply chains. The initial research of the chapter is based on a review of supply chain disruption literature and specific case studies of procurement strategies that factor into disruption events. With globalization and increasingly complex supply chains, disruptions can devastate a business as its entire supply stream can be cut off. This chapter summarizes key concepts and best practices from the literature and industry case studies to understand disruption-related supply chain issues and discusses strategies that can give a competitive advantage to retail procurement managers.