Supply chain management has grown as a prevalent perspective on operations management because:
A)Purchasing managers now have stronger roles in companies.
B)Firms have become more vertically integrated.
C)Technology has facilitated globalization.
D)Governments have become less open to trade. Communications and transportation technologies have made global outsourcing easier, thus raising the need to focus on supply chains.

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Technology has facilitated globalization, making it easier for companies to outsource globally and therefore increasing the importance of managing supply chains. This has led to the rise of supply chain management as a prevalent perspective on operations management. The other choices (purchasing managers, vertical integration, and governments) do not fully explain why supply chain management has grown in importance.

Supply Chain Management Has Grown as a Prevalent Perspective on Operations