Supply Chain Management
11/20/2012
The Kaizen Forum
Supply Chain Management
Plus its
Enabling & Supporting Technologies
IBA 6th May 2012
The Kaizen Forum
Today’s Scenario
• With today's emphasis on cutting costs and streamlining expenses, many companies are looking to improve their bottom lines with more effective supply chains. • Lack of understanding about what a supply chain is or how it fits into the companies overall strategy.
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11/20/2012
The Kaizen Forum
Supply – Chain - Management
• Supply: to furnish or provide (a person or organization etc.) with what is lacking or requisite. • Chain: a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series. • Management: the act or manner of managing; handling, direction, or control.
The Kaizen Forum
Operations Management vs SCM
• Definitely confusing. No right answer. Huge grey area. Overlapping. Still….
• ___ is a part of ___.
• ___ pertains to activities outside the factory, ___ refers to inside factory activities.
• ___ is industry independent.
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11/20/2012
The Kaizen Forum
Operations Management vs SCM
• Definitely confusing. No right answer. Huge grey area. Overlapping. Still…. • OM is a part of SCM.
(SCM is an OM enabler)
• SCM pertains to activities outside the factory, OM refers to inside factory activities. • SCM is industry independent.
The Kaizen Forum
Supply Chain
Supply chain activities transform natural resources, raw materials and components into a finished product that is delivered to the end customer.
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11/20/2012
The Kaizen Forum
Supply Chain Supply chain is a set of organizations directly linked by one or more of the upstream and downstream flows of products, services, finances, and information from a source to a customer.
The Kaizen Forum
Supply Chain
A system of organizations, people, technology, activities, policies, information, material and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier
The Kaizen Forum
Supply Chain Management
Plus its
Enabling & Supporting Technologies
IBA 6th May 2012
The Kaizen Forum
Today’s Scenario
• With today's emphasis on cutting costs and streamlining expenses, many companies are looking to improve their bottom lines with more effective supply chains. • Lack of understanding about what a supply chain is or how it fits into the companies overall strategy.
1
11/20/2012
The Kaizen Forum
Supply – Chain - Management
• Supply: to furnish or provide (a person or organization etc.) with what is lacking or requisite. • Chain: a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series. • Management: the act or manner of managing; handling, direction, or control.
The Kaizen Forum
Operations Management vs SCM
• Definitely confusing. No right answer. Huge grey area. Overlapping. Still….
• ___ is a part of ___.
• ___ pertains to activities outside the factory, ___ refers to inside factory activities.
• ___ is industry independent.
2
11/20/2012
The Kaizen Forum
Operations Management vs SCM
• Definitely confusing. No right answer. Huge grey area. Overlapping. Still…. • OM is a part of SCM.
(SCM is an OM enabler)
• SCM pertains to activities outside the factory, OM refers to inside factory activities. • SCM is industry independent.
The Kaizen Forum
Supply Chain
Supply chain activities transform natural resources, raw materials and components into a finished product that is delivered to the end customer.
3
11/20/2012
The Kaizen Forum
Supply Chain Supply chain is a set of organizations directly linked by one or more of the upstream and downstream flows of products, services, finances, and information from a source to a customer.
The Kaizen Forum
Supply Chain
A system of organizations, people, technology, activities, policies, information, material and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier