%0 Journal Article %T Supply chain components %A Viera£¿u %A T. %A B£¿l£¿£¿escu %A M. %J Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Brasov. Series V : Economic Sciences %D 2011 %I Transilvania University Press %X In this article I will go through three main logistics components, which are represented by: transportation, inventory and facilities, and the three secondary logistical components: information, production location, price and how they determine performance of any supply chain. I will discuss then how these components are used in the design, planning and operation of a supply chain. I will also talk about some obstacles a supply chain manager may encounter. %K logistics %K transportation %K inventory %K facilities %U http://webbut.unitbv.ro/BU2011/Series%20V/BULETIN%20V/12%20vierasu%20balasescu%20BUT%202011%202.pdf