Supply chain management is the management of materials, information, technology and funds from the raw material supplier to the consumer. It is essential to a company's revenue generating activities as it relates to growth, efficiency and customer satisfaction. Supply chain management is critical to a company's financial success in terms of revenue, cost and asset productivity. Supply chain management is an integral part of FMI's efforts to build collaborative working relationships between distributors, retailers, manufacturers, sales and marketing agents with the ultimate objective of building an efficient food distribution system.