SCM and The Theory OF Constraints
Supply Chain Management and the Theory OF Constraints
Swaroop R.
School of Management Studies
MBA FT S3
E-mail: swathq@gmail.com
Abstract: Supply Chain Management (SCM) has become the backbone of an organisation when it comes to the management of raw as well as finished goods. It is the major component of strategy taken by the organisations to increase productivity as well as profitability. But the constraints on the whole supply chain is always miscalculated and Theory of Constraints (TOC) helps in identifying those obstacles and constraint and restructure the rest of the organization around it. So therefore a report has been put forward for the better understanding of the theory of constraints.
Keywords: Supply chain; Theory of Constraints; TOC;
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Supply chain management has been defined as the "design, planning, execution, control, and monitoring of supply chain activities with the objective of creating net value, building a competitive infrastructure, leveraging worldwide logistics, synchronizing supply with demand and measuring performance globally. SCM is a cross-functional approach that includes managing the movement of raw materials into an organization, certain aspects of the internal processing of materials into finished goods, and the movement of finished goods out of the organization and toward the end consumer. As organizations strive to focus on core competencies and becoming more flexible, they reduce their ownership of raw materials sources and distribution channels. These functions are increasingly being outsourced to other firms that can perform the activities better or more cost effectively. The effect is to increase the number of organizations involved in satisfying customer demand, while reducing managerial control of daily logistics operations. Less control and more supply chain partners led to the creation of the concept of supply chain management. The purpose of supply chain management is
Swaroop R.
School of Management Studies
MBA FT S3
E-mail: swathq@gmail.com
Abstract: Supply Chain Management (SCM) has become the backbone of an organisation when it comes to the management of raw as well as finished goods. It is the major component of strategy taken by the organisations to increase productivity as well as profitability. But the constraints on the whole supply chain is always miscalculated and Theory of Constraints (TOC) helps in identifying those obstacles and constraint and restructure the rest of the organization around it. So therefore a report has been put forward for the better understanding of the theory of constraints.
Keywords: Supply chain; Theory of Constraints; TOC;
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Supply chain management has been defined as the "design, planning, execution, control, and monitoring of supply chain activities with the objective of creating net value, building a competitive infrastructure, leveraging worldwide logistics, synchronizing supply with demand and measuring performance globally. SCM is a cross-functional approach that includes managing the movement of raw materials into an organization, certain aspects of the internal processing of materials into finished goods, and the movement of finished goods out of the organization and toward the end consumer. As organizations strive to focus on core competencies and becoming more flexible, they reduce their ownership of raw materials sources and distribution channels. These functions are increasingly being outsourced to other firms that can perform the activities better or more cost effectively. The effect is to increase the number of organizations involved in satisfying customer demand, while reducing managerial control of daily logistics operations. Less control and more supply chain partners led to the creation of the concept of supply chain management. The purpose of supply chain management is