ABSTRACT
A discussion about the remarkable Production and Operations Management (POM) history was developed in an attempt to set the stage for the chapters that follow and to help managers and researchers understand better the path of evolution and the current state of the POM field but also to help POM professionals, students, and researchers to be better prepared for the future. This chapter attempts to anticipate future trends for the area of supply chain management (SCM) that impacts SCM research and practice. It considers that by discussing some relevant trends in development in today's world that influence supply chain management and by analyzing said potential of these trends to shape the future. The chapter also discusses the most relevant avenues and opportunities for future research in SCM, with an emphasis on the management theories that most likely can offer support for the development of the identified research opportunities.
