Abstract:

Purpose of the article: the article is dedicated to the system theory and supply chain management, exactly applying the system theory approach into the supply chain management logic. The article also deal with the position of process of production and manufacturing planning and control in the supply chain management and try to find implication between the process and the system. Supply chain management is the network composed by suppliers, manufactures and customers. It involves also all transporters of materials and good. The important part in supply chain network is production as the process of transformation of inputs into outputs. All production process is controlled and managed by planning and scheduling, it collects information about customer orders and with comparing information about inventories and capabilities create production plan and purchasing orders. Methodology/methods: it has been used the method of the secondary data collection from reputable ScienceDirect database and EBSCO approach within the Brno University of technology. Faculty of Business and Management (2015) and literature review. The article has been prepared using the method of expert estimate, analysis, synthesis and induction.