随着全球经济日渐一体化，供应链管理已经成为国际经贸活动中必需的配套环节，而近年各种技术的急速发展也使得供应链管理的效率大幅度提高。例如，一个供应链外勤服务供应商结合使用移动计算、打印及全球定位系统(GPS)等技术，其每个员工每日可以节省40分钟工时。
一些国家目前正尝试在供应链管理系统内通过无线射频识别和更复杂的技术来追踪产品。
Radio frequency identification (RFID) and more sophisticated technologies for product tracking within supply chain management systems are being experimented in some countries.
宾州州立大学供应链管理副教授Bob Novack称，目前沃尔玛将近150个配货中心中只有少数几家支持RFID技术。
Currently only a handful of Wal-Mart's nearly 150 distribution centers are RFID-enabled, according to Bob Novack - an associate professor of supply chain management for Penn State.
铁路（公司）也因技术改进而受益，例如双垛轨道车，而且有更好的软件管理全部机车和供应链。
Railways have benefited from such technological improvements as double-stacked rail cars and better software for managing both rolling stock and supply chains.
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