Technology management to increase the efficiency of the supply chain

Abstract

This article is an effort to determine the status and contribution of technology management as an integral part of the supply chain, In the present article it starts from the premise that, the technology management system is an integral part of the supply chain; To corroborate the hypothesis, a field study was carried out in the city of Barranquilla, Colombia, aimed at medium-sized service, commercial and industrial companies, in order to diagnose the management of technological processes related to identify how technological management processes related to the supply chain are carried out and Logistic processes in these organizations. One of the conclusions reached in the study is that although the majority of participating companies currently use the technology management, this is not effective, since some activities in the supply chain are outside of its scope which prevents a true control and traceability of the products and services offered by companies.