Introduction The modern world could be characterized by the blistering development of various sorts of firms and companies. The fact is that society has shifted its priorities promoting the development of small and large businesses in order to satisfy its demands and be able to choose the needed good. Under these conditions, companies should try to align its efficient functioning in order to be able to compete with some other actors who also tries to win the rivalry and take the market. In terms of this competition, all aspects of the functioning of the company obtain great significance. That is why, the thought through supply chain can guarantee a great advantage for a company. Choice of the given company Cogitating about the issue of supply chain and its management, it is possible to take Mercedes-Benz as the background for the discussion. The choice of the given company is predetermined by several facts. First of all, it is one of the most powerful and popular international companies in the world which incomes are about €129 billion (Daimler, 2015). It is obvious, that the success of the company could be taken as the great evidence of the attention given to the slightest details. Being one of the key factors of the success of any company, the efficient supply chain is of great priority for Mercedes-Benz. Due to this fact it is possible to start the analysis of the given issue. Traditional supply chain It should be said that traditional supply chain involves several canonic points. These steps describe the whole process of production, starting with the materials needed for the manufacturing of certain details and ending with the ready product. However, every ring of this chain has a great number of various peculiarities which determine the level of the companys performance. Under these conditions, one realizes the fact that design of an efficient supply chain is the most important task for any company which tries to guarantee its prosperity and profitability. Mercedes-Benz is not an exception and it is possible to analyze every point in order to understand the pattern according to which an efficient supply chain could be designed. The analysis First of all, it should be said that the company gives a great deal of attention to this issue. For example, it invests about €90 million to make the given chain more efficient and reorganize it in accordance with the new conditions (Donati, 2015). Mercedes traditionally uses only high-quality materials for the manufacturing of its cars, that is why the suppliers are chosen very carefully, taking into account their image and the quality of their products. Being the first point of the supply chain, it creates the basis for the functioning of the whole company and helps to achieve high standards appreciated by the company. Every car, created by Mercedes, consists of many components which should also be of a good quality and promote the improvement of the image of the company. Mercedes manufactures many various components which are used in its cars. However, there are still details which are bought from some other suppliers. In these terms, the company makes a contract, outlining the number of the needed