The terms supply chain management (SCM) and demand chain management (DCM) conceptualize these managerial tasks. Here, the words supply or demand only describe where the logistics process is initiated, i.e. on the supply side or on the demand side. Since in most cases logistics makes commodities available on the market according to the supply volume and most companies offer their commodities on an anonymous market, the term SCM is far more frequently used. Ultimately, the terms SCM and DCM are a linguistic advancement of the terms controlling or management of logistics systems across several steps in the value chain. Supply chain management is enhanced by the comprehension of financial and monetary flows, the coherent internal organizational units and external participants (see Sect. 10.1.3).