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Supply Chain Management - Introduction: - Say We Get An Order From A European Retailer To Produce
Supply Chain Management - Introduction: - Say We Get An Order From A European Retailer To Produce
Storage
Mfg.
Storage
Dist.
Retailer
Customer
Supplier
Supplier
Supplier
Storage
Service
Customer
Yarn
Zippers
Yarn
Dying &
Weaving
Factory
1
Factory
2
Factory
3
Factory
4
Factory
5
The
Customer
(Retailer)
Supply chains are dynamic - they evolve and change over time
Inventory control
Why are we holding inventory? Uncertainty in customer demand?
Uncertainty in the supply process? Some other reason?
If the problem is uncertainty, how can we reduce it?
How good is our forecasting method?
Customer value
How is customer value created by the supply chain?
What determines customer value? How do we measure it?
How is information technology used to enhance customer value in
the supply chain?
Order Size
Customer
Demand
Distributor Orders
Retailer Orders
Production Plan
Time
Source: Tom Mc Guffry, Electronic Commerce and Value Chain Management, 1998
Quick response,
Continuous replenishment,
Advanced continuous replenishment, and
Vendor managed inventory (VMI)
Decision
Maker
Inventory
Ownership
New Skills
Employed by vendors
Quick
Response
Retailer
Retailer
Forecasting Skills
Continuous
Replenishment
Either
Party
Advanced
Continuous
Replenishment
Either
Party
VMI
Vendor
Either
Party
Retail
Management
Ownership
Credit terms
Ordering decisions
Performance measures
Advantages of SP include: