Supply Chain is an industry term for the broad set of activities that helps a business manage the important parts of its business. The information made available through an Supply Chain system provides visibility for key performance indicators (KPIs) required for meeting corporate objectives. Supply Chain software applications can be used to manage product planning, parts purchasing, inventories, interacting with suppliers, providing customer service, and tracking orders. Supply Chain can also include application modules for the finance and human resources aspects of a business. Typically, an Supply Chain system uses or is integrated with a relational database system.

The deployment of an Supply Chain system can involve considerable business process analysis, employee retraining, and new work procedures.