Abstract
This paper scrolls over the milestones of the industrial revolutions and provides an overview of some events that marked the history of the industrial manufacturing system in general, and the supply planning in particular. Each event has surely contributed to improving the operations within the supply chain, starting from war times before Christ arriving at the current Industrial era known under the name of industry 4.0. the timetable leads to a comparison of the contributions of each industrial era on the supply planning and on its related components. The paper also can serve as a reference for researchers and practitioners interested in the history of supply planning and willing to find research tracks, as it includes feedbacks expressing the current market needs in terms of supply planning improvement.