Supply Chain Management Review began in 1997, coinciding with the development of the supply-chain operations reference (SCOR) model.

In 2007, the magazine added a special seventh issue in December, consisting primarily of its annual Executive Guide to Supply Chain Resources.

The chief editor is Brian Straight, with the editorial offices located in Framingham, Massachusetts, USA.

[1] On April 23, Reed sold its closed Supply Chain publications to a new company, Peerless Media, formed by Brian Ceraolo, former Group Publisher.

SCMR also publishes numerous case studies featuring companies such as Wal-Mart, Motorola, IBM and Pfizer.