Editing Supply chain management (section)

== Organization and governance ==
The management of supply chains involve a number of specific challenges regarding the organization of relationships among the different partners along the value chain. Formal and informal governance mechanisms are central elements in the management of supply chain.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Poppo|first1=Laura|last2=Zenger|first2=Todd|date=2002|title=Do formal contracts and relational governance function as substitutes or complements?|journal=Strategic Management Journal|language=en|volume=23|issue=8|pages=707–725|doi=10.1002/smj.249|issn=0143-2095|doi-access=free}}</ref> Particular combinations of governance mechanisms may impact the relational dynamics within the supply chain. The need for [[interdisciplinarity]] in SCM research has been pointed out by academics in the field.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Sanders|first1=Nada R.|last2=Zacharia|first2=Zach G.|last3=Fugate|first3=Brian S.|date=2013-06-01|title=The Interdisciplinary Future of Supply Chain Management Research: Interdisciplinary Future of SCM Research|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/deci.12022|journal=Decision Sciences|language=en|volume=44|issue=3|pages=413–429|doi=10.1111/deci.12022}}</ref>