Supply Chain Management Supply Chain Management Name Instructor Course details Date Why have supply chain management issues often been ignored by senior management? Supply chain management is deemed to contain the greatest work load among all other forms of logistics. The notion that “file and forget” is a common norm among supply chain officers (Dutton, 2009). Peggy LaRue, director of international transportation at urban clothier Abercrombie & Fitch indicates that "file and forget"is one of the main factors suppressing the process of supply and chain management. She indicates that education on the importance of collaboration among supply chain officers is very vital. It is regarded that supply chain officers are the most daunted amongst all workers in an organization (Harland, 1996). Until recently, the issues of supply chain management have being ignored by the senior management. There is no current inventory on the systems of supply chain management making the process of supply chain management lag behind other business processes (Dutton, 2009). Simply, LaRue indicates that supply chain management has being ignored by senior management because of lack of knowledge (Dutton, 2009). Strategies for supply chain management. The best strategy i can float to the senior management is educating supply chain officers on the importance of logistics in supply management. This is best know as selling the supply chain` upwards”. Currently it has tu...