This Guidance is designed to provide Borrowers with a practical understanding of Supply Chain Management (SCM). The Guidance introduces SCM practice and describes how SCM relates to each stage of the procurement lifecycle to best improve supply chain resilience and reduce procurement risks to support a successful project outcome. The Guidance provides Borrowers with tools and approaches on “how to” incorporate best practice SCM, including mapping supply chains, identifying weaknesses, and advising on how best to increase supply chain resilience/security and supply. The Guidance is cognizant of the increasing complexity of global supply chains, associated vulnerabilities to shocks and crises, and the ensuing challenges in managing these supply chains. This Guidance reflects emerging good practice in SCM with a particular focus on infrastructure supply chains, which is a rapidly evolving space. The Guidance follows the Bank’s Procurement Process, but equally could be used by Borrowers for projects across their entire portfolio. The application of the tools and approaches discussed in this Guidance should be proportionate to the risk and value of the project and cognizant of the resources that the Borrower has available (e.g., for low risk/low value projects it may be that minimal SCM is needed). When developing SCM specific requirements or obligations, it is important to understand the specific supply market, consider what the supplier can realistically control, and set requirements or obligations accordingly Source: Mitesh Bhatt