Question 1 Supply Chain of Shabalala & Sons Suppliers
Raw material - Gauteng Area Paper - KwaZulu Natal
Manufacturer
Tshabalala & Sons - Central Warehouse Midrand
Distribution Centres
Tsabalala & Sons Distribution Centre - Cape Town Tsabalala & Sons Distribution Centre - Durban
Retailers
Becks Books Springbok Bookstore Bafana Bookstore Buy-the Book Bookstore
Customers
Mr. Baloyi
Portfolio of Evidence Case Study - Tshabalala & Sons
Question 1
Supply Chain Process Cycles Customer Order Cycle
Mr Baloyi places a order with Becks Books.
The retailer Becks Books interactions begins when the customer Mr Baloyi places his order and ends when the customer Mr Baloyi receives his order Replenishment Cycle
Becks Books places a order with the Distribution centre closes to them which would be the Cape town Centre.
This Cycle begins when Beck Books place a order to replenish so they can meet future demand Manufacturing Cycle
Cape town distribution centre will then replenish their stock from the Manufacturing centre in Midrand
This cycle can have a number of triggers
* Customer order
* Replenishment order
* Forecast of customer demand
* Current product availability Procurement Cycle
Tshabala & Sons will be ordering raw material around