The purpose of this paper is to explain supply chain management. The paper covers the history of supply chain management, the importance and function of the supply chain, processes and strategies in the supply chain, participants in the supply chain, and contemporary concepts and characteristics of sustainable modern supply chains.Through this paper, we will see that coordinated supply chain management is the key to business success, emphasizing the importance of the role of procurement and logistics in the supply chain. Through this work, we will confirm the need to monitor trends, certification and use of information technology to monitor all processes in the supply chain. This paper points out that there are similarities and differences in the basic concepts used to describe the connections between business entities on the way of goods from raw materials to end consumers.