2. 1- Overview on End to End Supply Chain Management
Since the 1980s the term ‘supply chain management’ (SCM) has
been used increasingly by people who argue that ‘logistics’ does not
give a broad enough feel for the subject.
Their feeling is that logistics is a somewhat narrower subject,
concerned with movements within a single organization, while supply
chain management takes a broader view of movement through all the
related organizations that form the supply chain.
supply chain management described as a ‘holistic management
approach to integrating and co-ordinating the material, information
and financial flows along a supply chain’.
3. Definitions
Logistics - Logistics is that part
of the Supply Chain process
that plans, implements, and
controls the efficient, effective
forward and reverse flow and
storage of goods, services, and
related information between the
point of origin and the point of
consumption in order to meet
Customers' Requirements.
(CLM)
Supply Chain Management -
the systemic, strategic
coordination of the traditional
business functions and the
tactics across these business
functions within a particular
company and across businesses
within the supply chain for the
purposes of improving the long-
term performance of the
individual companies and the
supply chain as a whole. (2001)
4.
5. Production Planning &
Control Decisions
Supplier
Manufacturing
Facility
Storage
Facility
Transport
Vehicle
Retailer
Distribution
Centre
Distribution and Logistics
Decisions
INFORMATION FLOW
Down
Stream
Up
Stream
MATERIAL FLOW
Business Logistics Decisions
6. A Framework for Structuring Drivers
Competitive Strategy
Supply Chain
Strategy
Efficiency Responsiveness
Facilities Inventory Transportation
Information
Supply chain structure
Cross Functional Drivers
Sourcing Pricing
Logistical Drivers
To be more efficient
that means less cost
(lean supply chain)
To be more responsive
that means following
the fluctuations in
customers’ needs
(Agile supply chain)
7. Facilities
Role in the supply chain
the “where” of the supply chain
manufacturing or storage (warehouses)
Role in the competitive strategy
economies of scale (efficiency priority)
larger number of smaller facilities (responsiveness priority)
Example 3.1: Toyota and Honda
Both companies tend to be responsive, hence they tend to open
production facility in every major market.
This also helps the planning decisions of their supply chains as it
protect them from currencies fluctuations and trade regulations.
8. Components of Facilities Decisions
Location
centralization (efficiency) vs. decentralization
(responsiveness)
other factors to consider (e.g., proximity to customers)
Capacity (flexibility versus efficiency)
9. Inventory: Role in Competitive
Strategy
If responsiveness is a strategic competitive priority, a
firm can locate larger amounts of inventory closer to
customers
If cost is more important, inventory can be reduced
to make the firm more efficient
10. Components of Inventory
Decisions
Cycle inventory
Average amount of inventory used to satisfy demand between shipments
Depends on lot size
Safety inventory
inventory held in case demand exceeds expectations
costs of carrying too much inventory versus cost of losing sales
Seasonal inventory
inventory built up to counter predictable variability in demand
cost of carrying additional inventory versus cost of flexible production
Overall trade-off: Responsiveness versus efficiency
more inventory: greater responsiveness but greater cost
less inventory: lower cost but lower responsiveness
11. Transportation: Role in the Supply
Chain
Moves the product between stages in the supply
chain
Impact on responsiveness and efficiency
Faster transportation allows greater responsiveness
but lower efficiency
Also affects inventory and facilities
12. Transportation: Role in the Competitive
Strategy
If responsiveness is a strategic competitive priority,
then faster transportation modes can provide greater
responsiveness to customers who are willing to pay
for it
Can also use slower transportation modes for
customers whose priority is price (cost)
Can also consider both inventory and transportation
to find the right balance
Example 3.3: Laura Ashley & FedEx.
13. Components of Transportation
Decisions
Mode of transportation:
air, truck, rail, ship, pipeline, electronic
transportation
vary in cost, speed, size of shipment, flexibility
Route and network selection
route: path along which a product is shipped
network: collection of locations and routes.
16. Information: Role in the Supply
Chain
The connection between the various stages in the
supply chain – allows coordination between
stages
Crucial to daily operation of each stage in a
supply chain – e.g., production scheduling,
inventory levels
17. Information:
Role in the Competitive Strategy
Allows supply chain to become more efficient and
more responsive at the same time.
What information is most valuable?
Example: Dell
18. Components of Information
Decisions
Push versus pull (demand information transmitted quickly
throughout the supply chain)
Coordination and information sharing
Forecasting and aggregate planning
Enabling technologies
EDI
Internet
ERP systems
Supply Chain Management software
RFID (Radio Frequency Identification.
19. Sourcing: Role in the Supply
Chain
Set of business processes required to purchase
goods and services in a supply chain
Supplier selection and evaluation, single vs.
multiple suppliers, contract negotiation
20. Sourcing:
Role in the Competitive Strategy
Sourcing decisions are crucial because they
affect the level of efficiency and responsiveness
in a supply chain
In-house vs. outsource decisions- improving
efficiency and responsiveness
Example 3.6: Cisco
21. Components of Sourcing
Decisions
In-house versus outsource decisions
Supplier evaluation and selection
Procurement process
Overall trade-off: Increase the supply chain profits
22. Pricing: Role in the Supply Chain
Pricing determines the amount to charge
customers in a supply chain
Pricing strategies can be used to eliminate supply
surplus or decrease seasonal demand spikes.
23. Pricing:
Role in the Competitive Strategy
Firms can utilize optimal pricing strategies to
improve efficiency and responsiveness
Low price and low product availability; vary prices
by response times
Example 3.7: Amazon (shipping pricing).
24. Components of Pricing Decisions
Pricing and economies of scale
Quantity discounts.
Single delivery place.
Everyday low pricing versus high-low pricing
No change overtime.
Fixed price versus menu pricing (Amazon.com
Shipping pricing).
26. Quick Response:
◦ Vendors receive POS data from retailers, and use this
information to synchronize production and inventory
activities at the supplier.
◦ The retailer still prepares individual orders, but the POS
data is used by the supplier to improve forecasting and
scheduling.
◦ Example: Milliken and Company: The lead time from
order receipt at Milliken’s textile plants to final clothing
receipt at several of the department stores involved was
reduced from eighteen weeks down to three weeks.
Strategic Partnering: Types of RSP
27. Continuous Replenishment: Vendors receive
POS data and use it prepare shipments at
previously agreed upon intervals to maintain
agreed to levels of inventory.
◦ Wal-Mart, Kmart
Advanced Continuous Replenishment:
Suppliers may gradually decrease inventory
levels at the retailer’s store or distribution center
as long as service levels are met. Inventory
levels are thus continuously improved in a
structured way.
◦ Kmart
Strategic Partnering: Types of SP
28. Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI):JITD
VMI Projects at Dillard Department Stores, J.C.
Penney, and Wal-Mart have shown sales increases
of 20 to 25 percent, and 30 percent inventory
turnover improvements.
Strategic Partnering: Types of SP
29. Criteria
Types
Decision
Maker
Inventory
Ownership
New Skills
Employed by vendors
Quick
Response
Retailer Retailer Forecasting Skills
Continuous
Replenishment
Contractually Agreed
to Levels
Either
Party
Forecasting &
Inventory Control
Advanced
Continuous
Replenishment
Contractually agreed
to & Continuously
Improved Levels
Either
Party
Forecasting &
Inventory Control
VMI Vendor Either
Party
Retail
Management
Main Characteristics of RSP
30. Parts are shared across the distributor network
Specialized service requests are steered to
appropriate dealers or distributors.
What is required?
◦ Trust
◦ Guarantees from the manufacturer
◦ Advanced information systems
Disadvantages
◦ Incentives for dealers – are they giving away competitive
advantages?
◦ Skills and responsibilities are taken from some
dealers/distributors.
Examples - Caterpillar, Okuma
Distributor Integration
