... the high- and low-volume sectors.5. Supply chain management trends in high-volume industries In the high-volume industries, four key trends in supply chain management have been identi"ed ... between com-panies in supply chains are characterised by addingvalue up through the chain and incurring costs (andconsequent payments) down the chain. Supply chain management aims to reduce ... Vaughan, Innovating to compete, Supply Management 39 (1996) 46}47.[40] C.M. Harland, Supply chain management: Relationships,chains and networks, British Journal of Management 7 (Special Issue)...