In the 1990 s,supply chain management has become one of the most important methods to im~prove the competitiveness for the business organization in the intensive global competitive market.Int his paper,we introduce the basic philosophy of the supply chain management,discuss the theoretical and practical background which facilitates the arising of supply chain management.After studying the supply chain management process,we review supply chain models for themanagement decision making and dis~cuss their implications for ourbusiness management