European Scientific Journal April 2018 edition Vol.14, No.10 ISSN: 1857 – 7881 (Print) e - ISSN 1857- 7431 332 Supply Chain Management Control of Fish Canning Industry in Morocco Mohammed Hicham Hamri, P.E.S Ilham Rharoubi, PhD ERETTLOG Laboratory, National School of Commerce and Management of Agadir, ENCG-Agadir, University Ibn Zohr, Morocco Doi: 10.19044/esj.2018.v14n10p332 URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.19044/esj.2018.v14n10p332 Abstract Management control is increasingly adapted to the changes taking place at inter-firm level of business exchanges. By taking the form of an inter- organizational control, the latter aims to reduce uncertainty, avoid opportunism and seek to make the most of an exchange relationship between two organizations. This article analyses some of the main studies dealing with inter-organizational control in the context of supply chain. We present literature review on this type of control, its typology and its approaches and theories. Thanks to its marine biological heritage, Morocco is a world exporter of sea products. The fish preserve sector occupies an important place in the Moroccan economy with a large turnover. This paper presents an exploratory study of this sector where we try to explain the functioning within the canneries of the Souss Massa region in terms of logistic management, the management control function, the management of transport and costs and finally the performance management methods. Based on 12 interviews with managers of canneries in the region, the results of this exploratory study will form the basis on which we will base our main study. Keywords: Inter-organizational management control, Inter-firm relationships, Supply chain, Canning fish industry. Introduction: Management control research has not yet taken into consideration new practices of inter-organizational cooperation. Several authors have emphasized the urgency of studying this field of research, which was the cause of publication of a number of works in this area. Previous research have focused on dyadic relationships that link two actors involved in an inter- organizational relationship without trying to approach management control in