The nature of the supply chain Learning Points Understand what a supply chain is Gain an appreciation of the behaviour of supply chains Understand some of the issues with highly dispersed supply chains Supply Chain Management concerns… The relationships and flows between different operations Links between value-adding upstream and downstream processes All issues concerning product / service delivery from raw materials to end user Purchasing / Procurement Physical
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microeconomics is all about ? Macroeconomics focus on the economy as a whole. In macro‚ you outline relationships between variables ( growth‚ employment rate‚ investment…). Micro : focus on economic agents‚ players‚ and companies. Focus on how consumers and companies are behaving. In micro you look at the economy as being structured‚ divided in several individual markets. It is an important difference in focus : from the overall standpoint to the micro one here. For example‚ you will focus
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QUESTIONNAIRE ***Please elaborate something about the organisation. How are the products bought‚ manufactured and then distributed? A. SUPPLY CHAIN FRAMEWORK 1. What are the different types of inventory used by your organization? a. Movement inventories b. Buffer inventories c. Anticipation inventories d. Decoupling inventories e. Cycle inventories 2. What is the reorder level of your inventory? 3. Which framework of SCM do you follow? a. Basic SCM b. Extended SCM
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Supply Chain Management 1 What is supply chain management? A Supply Chain is a collection of organizations involved in the supply of products or services. Supply chain management is the management of the interconnection of organizations that relate to each other through upstream and downstream linkages between the processes that produce value to the ultimate consumer in the form of products and services. It is a holistic approach to managing across company boundaries. 2 Supply chain planning and
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Contents Abstract………………………………………………………………………………………………………………2 Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………………..2 Importance of Green Supply Chain……………...................................................................................3 Political‚ Economic and Consumer concern…………………………………………………………..4 Critical drivers for companies to adopt GSC………………………………………………………….5 The Green Network and emission Control……….....................................................................
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Module 1 - Session 2: Supply Chain Mapping Exercise 1: Supply Chain Mapping Prepared By Mohd Rahman Sep 29‚ 2014 Introduction of Supply Chain Mapping Supply chain mapping is an analytical tool used in process management and strategic SCM. It is a conceptual map which clearly identifies critical parties or players in the supply chain and relationships between them. It also represents the flow of materials‚ cash and information throughout the chain. It can identify bottlenecks
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a plan created by the management that specifies how the firm intends to transfer its products to intermediaries‚ retailers and end consumers (Munusamy‚ 2011). A distribution strategy defines how you are going to move products from point of creation to points of consumption‚ in a cost-effective manner and also defines how the organisation is going to create and satisfy demand for your products. Also a global distribution strategy must also define how the organisation is going to manage their brand(s)
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1. Why and how was the competitive market place for SAB changed in the last five to seven years? Five major forces that drive the rate of change and shape our economy and political horizon are globalization‚ technology‚ organizational consolidation‚ the consumer and government policy and regulation. Globalization is a very important factor regarding changing the market. SAB was impacted by globalization because many of the products that it buys and sells were being made in other countries even though
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Short Paper- Supply Chain Management 1. What aspects of Boeing’s supplier relations program specifically address reduce inventories; maintain quality‚ regulatory compliance‚ and competiveness? Boeing’s supplier relations program is quite expansive and addresses all notable concerns of big a business. In order to reduce inventories by way of its supply chain relations program‚ Boeing has set in place guidelines and/or procurement policies which act a framework and are applied in order to help govern
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. SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRATION Supply Chain Management revolve around efficient integration between suppliers‚ manufacturers‚ warehouses‚ and stores. The challenge is on how to coordinate all the activities‚ in order to: * Improve performance * Reduce cost * Increase service level * Reduce Bullwhip effect * Better utilise resources * Respond effectively to changes in market places Not merely coordinating production‚ transportation and inventory‚ but also integrate front
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