Supply Chain Management (SCM) has been widely acknowledged as very important business strategy in the enhancement of competitiveness of enterprises. Many trends in SCM and its implications have been pointed out and a management platform has also been introduced by earlier writers. Considering various trend, implication and design of supply chain, a study on how SCM implemented in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Indonesia which produce various coconut-based products was conducted. This paper briefly reviews some concepts in SCM. The aim is to update and disseminate some of the latest concepts. The SCM applied by an SME, namely PT. Tropica Nucifera Industry (PT.TNI), is also reviewed. Key to the success of PT.TNI is its ability to establish win/win and very strong collaboration with two main players in the supply chain, i.e., ‘many small suppliers’ and knowledge institutions. The company is adding knowledge institutions in their SCM, realizing the important role of the knowledge institutions in enhancing their collaboration with many small suppliers. This enables the company to create sustainable innovation at the grassroots level.

Supply Chain Management (SCM) has been widely acknowledged as a very important business strategy especially in this era of globalization (Carneiro, 2000; and Blome et al., 2013). SCM has become part of the business strategy of many firms (Darroch, 2005), especially large companies. Although this concept is also applicable to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), the authors observe that there are very few examples of real cases, especially from Indonesia, which shows how the implementation of this management concept contributes to the competitiveness of an SME.

This paper briefly reviews some concepts in SCM. The aim is to update and disseminate some of the latest concepts. These include trends that influence the design of a supply chain, implication of the trends in setting the outcome and objectives in anticipating the trends and collaboration as very important factors in the SCM.

Supply Chain Management Journal, PT. Tropica Nucifera Industry (PT.TNI), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Trends and Implications for SCM Design, Supply Chain Management Enhances SMEs, Competitiveness: A Case Study.