Supply Chain ManagementOrganizations always try to have an efficient operations management system. If operations run smoothly, an organization can reduce costs and increase its profitability. Since there are so many organizations offering the same goods or services, the competition becomes very fierce. For an organization that wants to stay ahead of the competition, efficiency in the supply chain is no longer an option but a priority. Each organization must therefore equip itself with techniques for rationalizing its supply chain. Simply put, there must be precise management of the movement of goods along the supply chain. From the suppliers, the actual productions until the goods arrive at the intended customer. The time and quantity of these goods are essential to ensure minimum waste and maximum customer satisfaction. This essay will examine how Gate Gourmet has used the supply chain to achieve success in the airline catering industry. The supply chain challenges Gate Gourmet faces when dealing with fluctuating airline demand Gate Gourmet is an airline services company based in Zurich. Provides food and various services for airlines. Given the nature of this industry, there are too many people to please, but there is also very little time to provide those services. Normally Gate Gourmet has about two hours when a plane stops at an airport. This is the time used to clean the plane, take out the trash and provide fresh food and drinks to passengers on board. Shah (2011) notes that if this were all Gate Gourmet had to do, then it would have the easiest job in the world. This is never the case, and Gate Gourmet's work is complicated by industry operations. Normally, Gate Gourmet will request the number...... half of the document ......from Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Success means getting to the plane on time. 7(11), 211-229.Peck, H. (2010). Supply chain vulnerability, risk and resilience. The case of Gate Gourmet, British Airways Business Review, 6(1), 20-46. Shah, J. (2011). Supply chain management: texts and cases. Airline Catering, 4(1), 78-89.Towil, J. (2012). Analysis and design of targeted demand chains. Reducing lead times, Journal of Operational Management, 4(3), 100-109. Verma, R., & Boyer, K. (2010). Operations and supply chain management for the 21st century. Role of Suppliers, 7(1), 70-81.Wagner, T. (2011) A Manufacturer's Guide to Implementing the Theory of Constraints. Reducing lead times in the organization, 5(2), 90-108. Zigiaris, S. (2010), Supply Chain Management. The future of supply chain management and SCM software, Innoregio Journal of Management, 3(1), 4-17.