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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Agri-Supply Chain Management To Stimulate Cross-Border Trade in Developing Countries and Emerging Economies Jan van Roekel‚ Director‚ Agri Chain Competence center Sabine Willems‚ Agri Chain Competence center Dave M. Boselie‚ Wageningen UR – Agricultural Economics Research Institute (LEI) ‘s-Hertogenbosch‚ 19 August 2002 World Bank PaperCross-Border Agri Supply Chain Management Table of Contents Summary .............................................................................
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Chapter 2 Supply Chain Performance: Achieving Strategic Fit and Scope True/False 1. A company’s competitive strategy defines the set of customer needs that it seeks to satisfy through its products and services. Answer: Difficulty: Easy 2. The value chain emphasizes the close relationship between all the functional strategies within a company. Answer: Difficulty: Moderate 3. A company’s product development strategy defines the set of customer needs that it seeks to satisfy through its
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Control of sourcing Strategy Action Result Strategy Streamline the Front End of Supply Chain Streamlining is the removal of intermediaries in a supply chain—cutting out the middleman. Instead of going through traditional distribution models‚ which have various intermediate (such as a distributor‚ wholesaler‚ broker or agent) companies may now deal with every customer type directly. One notable benefit is a drop in the cost of servicing customers directly. Consequently‚ you will increase
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Supply Chain Management (SCM The average company spends nearly half of every dollar it earns on production needs—goods and services it needs from external suppliers to keep producing. A supply chain consists of all parties involved‚ directly or indirectly‚ in the procurement of a product or raw material. Supply chain management (SCM) involves the management of information flows between and among stages in a supply chain to maximize total supply chain effectiveness and profitability. In the past
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Supply Chain Management Introduction This paper identifies an existing supply chain management process within an organization. It describes the flow of materials to the organization‚ the organization ’s function‚ and the customer base that organization serves. The supply chain practice will be compared with other supply chain process. An analysis will be provided based on research and cost-benefit and the recommended changes. The paper has taken a supply chain process exists in the Minneapolis
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2012 Empty Container Management – Case Study Report Table of Contents 1 Introduction ....................................................................................... 2 2 Background ........................................................................................ 5 3 Data analysis Hamburg – BSR ................................................................... 7 4 Stakeholders in the (empty) container maritime transport chain .................... 16
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Supply Chain Management The supply chain differs for a company that sells a physical product such as furniture‚ from that of a company that sells a service such as cellular services. Though both supply chains differ‚ with powerful strategies both companies were able to achieve the same result‚ profits within the organization. Ultimately for any organization‚ the main goal is to increase profits. Improving the supply chain is one way to reach this goal. According to Schneider‚ "When companies integrate
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Supply Chain Management Topic 1 * What is it? * All parties and functions involved‚ directly or indirectly in fulfilling a customer request. * Manufacturers‚ suppliers‚ forwarders‚ warehouse operators‚ wholesalers and retailers. * Movement of information and funds. * Goal * Maximize the value of the product. * Reduce time * Make more profit. * Value * The difference between the turnover (price) and the cost of the product. * Its
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Supply Chain Management Network Design and Facility Location Classical Theories von Thunen Agricultural activity occurs in a “limitless plain of equal fertility” with a city in the middle Theorized that: City price = origin price + transport costs Transport costs = f {weight & distance} As a result Products having high weight/value ratio should be produced near the city (see next slide) Other Contributions Land values decrease as move from city More intense land utilization near
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