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E Supply Chain Management
E Supply Chain Management
Manish Kumar
SUPPLY CHAIN ACTIVITIES TRANSFORM RAW MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS INTO A FINISHED PRODUCT THAT IS DELIVERED TO THE END CUSTOMER.
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IS THE BUSINESS FUNCTION THAT COORDINATES ALL OF THE NETWORK LINKS:FROM SUPPLIERS TO MANUFACTURERS TO DISTRIBUTORS
COORDINATES MOVEMENT OF GOODS THROUGH SUPPLY CHAIN PROMOTES INFORMATION SHARING ALONG CHAIN LIKE FORECASTS,
SALES DATA, & PROMOTIONS
2007 Wiley
E- COMMERCE
INFORMATION
Customers
Forecasting Design Processing Inventory Purchasing Suppliers Location Logistics
HIGHER REVENUES
INCREASED PERFORMANCE AND PROFITABILITY
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SCM FACTORS
SCM MUST CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING TRENDS, IMPROVED CAPABILITIES, & REALITIES:
CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS AND COMPETITION POWER HAS SHIFTED TO THE CONSUMER
INTEGRATED SCM
IMPLEMENTING INTEGRATED SCM REQUIRES:
ANALYZING THE WHOLE SUPPLY CHAIN
TECHNOLOGY WILL FACILITATE REAL TIME DEMAND SHARING THROUGHOUT ENTIRE SUPPLY CHAINS
GREATER USE OF NET-MARKETPLACES TO BRING MORE SUPPLIERS INTO CONTACT WITH MORE SUPPLIERS TO REDUCE PRICE AND LOWER TRANSACTION COSTS GREATER USE OF E-DISTRIBUTORS PROVIDING PRODUCTS VIA E-CATALOG FROM THOUSANDS OF SUPPLIERS AT ONE MARKET PLACE
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E-PURCHASING COMPANIES CONNECTING ONLINE SUPPLIERS OFFERING VCM FOR MRO SUPPLIES
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