Supply Chain Management Adel Abou Heneidy Learning objectives To develop understanding of the following key areas and their interrelationships: * Basic concepts of logistics and supply chain management * The strategic role of a supply chain * The key strategic drivers of supply chain performance * Analytic methodologies for supply chain analysis 2 Supply Chain Management Adel Abou Heneidy Highlights: • • • • • • • • Understanding the Supply Chain Supply Chain performance: achieving strategic
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Case #2: The Supply Chain Management of Samsung Electronics Introduction Samsung Electronics is a global leading company in the electronics industry. It applies and organizes its supply chain activities to create resilience toward highly volatile market and generate competitive advantages against its peers. The Supply Chain Management of Samsung includes the sequence of its organizations’ facilities‚ functions and activities that are involved in producing and delivering product or service.
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LONDON CHURCHILL COLLEGE Programme: Extended Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Unit Number and Title: Strategic Supply Chain Management Unit Level: QCF Level 7 Assignment Ref. Number: 2.1.1 Module Tutor: AKM Asaduzzaman Patwary Email: nibirlove@yahoo.com Learner’s name and statement of authenticity Learner’s Name: MD ZAHIDUL ISLAM TALUKDER Learner’s ID: 20112767 I certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my
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DISCUSSION #1 What is supply chain? The exact definition can vary‚ but supply chain to me is the flow of raw materials to the delivery of the finished product. Depending on the department and company‚ supply chain should track material from the time an order is placed to the final destination of that product. Supply chain also involves the communication between suppliers‚ departments‚ and transportation. Why are companies finding the supply chain to be so valuable? Supply chain effects all departments
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How does a concentrated cluster enhance the supply chain management and therefore improve the firm performance? Any drawbacks? Supply chain management is improved through the use of concentrated clusters because of the relationships developed between the supplier and customer. Utilizing a concentrated cluster adds benefits to a company since the clusters are linked to several companies and other entities within the same industry. Being involved with clusters allows the company and customers
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failure: strategic or tactical Nike the world leader in sports apparel manufacturer with a market share of 32 percent and market cap at $20billion decided to implement i2 demand planning engine to manage its supply chain at a cost of $400million. It was supposed to help Nike with its supply chain and to reduce the lead time for the manufacturing of sneakers from nine months down to six. The i2 system worked on the principle of using the data from the previous sales figures and predicting the productions
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AMUL SUPPLY CHAIN MODEL BACK END TO FRONT END FARMERS CHILLING PLANTS MILK PROCESSING UNION & WAREHOUSES MILK SOLD TO VILLAGE AND LOCAL RESTAURANTS VILLAGE COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES (WITH CHILLING UNITS) LOCAL RESTAURANTS/OTHER MILK RELATED BUSINESSES VILLAGE COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES (WITH OUT CHILLING UNITS) UPSTREAM NETWORK SERVICES VETERINARY ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ANIMAL FEED FACTORY MILK CAN PRODUCERS AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY RURAL MANAGEMENT CONSUMERS CONSUMERS HOME DELIVERY CONTRACTORS
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effective? 1. (40%) Bullwhip a) (10%) Why bullwhip occurs in a supply chain? b) (15%) Does that contradict with the risk pooling in terms of variability? Explain. c) (15%) Can the bullwhip be alleviated if the number of levels for the supply chain is reduced (e.g. eliminate the distributors)? If so‚ why don’t we just keep the supply chain as flat as possible (i.e. reduce the number of the levels required in the supply chain as much as possible)? 2. (60%) Case: “The Great Inventory Correction”
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“SUPPLY-CHAIN MANAGEMENT” 1. GLOBAL COMPANY PROFILE: VOLKSWAGEN ’S RADICAL EXPERIMENT IN SUPPLY-CHAIN MANAGEMENT Volkswagen ’s major suppliers are assigned space in the VW plant‚ but supply their own components‚ supplies‚ and workers. Workers from various suppliers build the truck as it moves down the assembly line. Volkswagen personnel inspect. Volkswagen plant‚ however‚ VW is buying not only the materials but also labor and the related services. Suppliers are integrated tightly into
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Supply Chain relationships and Supply Chain dynamics are topics that are closely related to each other. A discussed in Russell and Taylor (pgs. 426-427)‚ the bullwhip effect is a prevalent dynamic in supply chain management. Methods to decrease the bullwhip effect include: increased information sharing and coordinated forecasting. As has been noted before‚ the clothing company Zara is a good example of a well-designed supply chain system. Zara has been able to successfully keep information flow
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