The Supply Chain of the Next Decade ---a Study on the Context of Global Supply Chain

The Supply Chain of the Next Decade

---A Study on the Context of Global Supply Chain

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National University of Singapore

Industrial and System Engineering

Group Leader: Zhang Juzheng

Group Members: Gu Shimin

Jiang Tao

Lin Qian

Research Objective

This research examines the current context of supply chain in terms of macroeconomic context, sustainability of supply chain, financial support, and the trend of simplifying supply chain. Based on the current situation, this research aims to explore opportunities that may arise in the next decade leading to 2020 for improvement on supply chain.

Methodology

1) Case study on companies that adapt to the context change in past decade and achieve effective supply chain management. This research makes study on Apple, the global leading company and Ta-Q-Bin, a Japanese delivery services provider, which is dominant in Japan market, and successful in Asia.

2) SWOT analysis in evaluating the strengths, weaknesses/limitations, opportunities and threats of business strategies catering to context change in the next decade.

Part I Identify main changes and trend drivers for future global supply chain

Shifting of economic power- In the next decade new economic powers like China and India will continue to rise. New trade areas will evolve and a new generation of globally competitive companies from developing markets will emerge, helping to further solidify their position in the global marketplace.

The global manufacturing and sourcing landscape will change, as more multinational companies will be