With increased globalization and offshore sourcing, global supply chain management is becoming an important issue for many businesses. Organizations increasingly find that they must rely on effective supply chains, or networks, to successfully compete in the global market. Supply chain management has been both an important and a productive aim of corporations; by working to coordinate the production, shipment, and delivery of the goods required to meet their business needs; companies have been able to more easily meet the demands of their customers. Even though most companies do realize that better supply chain management can benefit their bottom line, too many of them are leery about pursing modernization and efficiency fully. However, the value exists for companies who wish to make the changes necessary to achieve it. Some companies that have pursued supply chain modernization and upgrades have been able to lower costs and boost profits by tens or hundreds of millions of dollars.