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Supply Chain Management
Problems addressed by supply chain management
Supply chain management must address the following problems:
Distribution Network Configuration: number, location and network missions of suppliers,
production facilities, distribution centers, warehouses, cross-docks and customers.
Distribution Strategy: questions of operating control (centralized, decentralized or shared);
delivery scheme, e.g., direct shipment, pool point shipping, cross docking, DSD (direct store
delivery), closed loop shipping; mode of transportation, e.g., motor carrier, including truckload,
LTL, parcel; railroad; intermodal transport, including TOFC (trailer on flatcar) and COFC
(container on flatcar); ocean freight; airfreight; replenishment strategy (e.g., pull, push or hybrid);
and transportation control (e.g., owner-operated, private carrier, common carrier, contract carrier,
or 3PL).
Trade-Offs in Logistical Activities: The above activities must be well coordinated in order to
achieve the lowest total logistics cost. Trade-offs may increase the total cost if only one of the
activities is optimized. For example, full truckload (FTL) rates are more economical on a cost per
pallet basis than less than truckload (LTL) shipments. If, however, a full truckload of a product is
ordered to reduce transportation costs, there will be an increase in inventory holding costs which
may increase total logistics costs. It is therefore imperative to take a systems approach when
planning logistical activities. These trade-offs are key to developing the most efficient and effective
Logistics and SCM strategy.
Information: Integration of processes through the supply chain to share valuable information,
including demand signals, forecasts, inventory, transportation, potential collaboration, etc.
Inventory Management: Quantity and location of inventory, including raw materials, work-in-
progress (WIP) and finished goods.
Cash-Flow: Arranging the payment terms and methodologies for exchanging funds across entities
within the supply chain.
Supply chain execution means managing and coordinating the movement of materials, information and
funds across the supply chain. The flow is bi-directional.
Activities/functions
Supply chain management is a cross-function approach including managing the movement of raw materials
into an organization, certain aspects of the internal processing of materials into finished goods, and the
movement of finished goods out of the organization and toward the end-consumer. As organizations strive
to focus on core competencies and becoming more flexible, they reduce their ownership of raw materials
sources and distribution channels. These functions are increasingly being outsourced to other entities that
can perform the activities better or more cost effectively. The effect is to increase the number of
organizations involved in satisfying customer demand, while reducing management control of daily
logistics operations. Less control and more supply chain partners led to the creation of supply chain
management concepts. The purpose of supply chain management is to improve trust and collaboration
among supply chain partners, thus improving inventory visibility and the velocity of inventory movement.
Several models have been proposed for understanding the activities required to manage material movements
across organizational and functional boundaries. SCOR is a supply chain management model promoted by
the Supply Chain Council. Another model is the SCM Model proposed by the Global Supply Chain Forum
(GSCF). Supply chain activities can be grouped into strategic, tactical, and operational levels . The CSCMP

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has adopted The American Productivity & Quality Center (APQC) Process Classification Framework
SM
a
high-level, industry-neutral enterprise process model that allows organizations to see their business
processes from a cross-industry viewpoint.
Strategic level
Strategic network optimization, including the number, location, and size of warehousing,
distribution centers, and facilities.
Strategic partnerships with suppliers, distributors, and customers, creating communication channels
for critical information and operational improvements such as cross docking, direct shipping, and
third-party logistics.
Product life cycle management, so that new and existing products can be optimally integrated into
the supply chain and capacity management activities.
Information technology chain operations.
Where-to-make and make-buy decisions.
Aligning overall organizational strategy with supply strategy.
It is for long term and needs resource commitment.
Tactical level
Sourcing contracts and other purchasing decisions.
Production decisions, including contracting, scheduling, and planning process definition.
Inventory decisions, including quantity, location, and quality of inventory.
Transportation strategy, including frequency, routes, and contracting.
Benchmarking of all operations against competitors and implementation of best practices
throughout the enterprise.
Milestone payments.
Focus on customer demand and Habits.
Operational level
Daily production and distribution planning, including all nodes in the supply chain.
Production scheduling for each manufacturing facility in the supply chain (minute by minute).
Demand planning and forecasting, coordinating the demand forecast of all customers and sharing
the forecast with all suppliers.
Sourcing planning, including current inventory and forecast demand, in collaboration with all
suppliers.
Inbound operations, including transportation from suppliers and receiving inventory.
Production operations, including the consumption of materials and flow of finished goods.
Outbound operations, including all fulfillment activities, warehousing and transportation to
customers.
Order promising, accounting for all constraints in the supply chain, including all suppliers,
manufacturing facilities, distribution centers, and other customers.
From production level to supply level accounting all transit damage cases & arrange to settlement
at customer level by maintaining company loss through insurance company.
Historical developments in supply chain management

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Supply Chain Management Problems addressed by supply chain management Supply chain management must address the following problems: Distribution Network Configuration: number, location and network missions of suppliers, production facilities, distribution centers, warehouses, cross-docks and customers. Distribution Strategy: questions of operating control (centralized, decentralized or shared); delivery scheme, e.g., direct shipment, pool point shipping, cross docking, DSD (direct store delivery), closed loop shipping; mode of transportation, e.g., motor carrier, including truckload, LTL, parcel; railroad; intermodal transport, including TOFC (trailer on flatcar) and COFC (container on flatcar); ocean freight; airfreight; replenishment strategy (e.g., pull, push or hybrid); and transportation control (e.g., owner-operated, private carrier, common carrier, contract carrier, or 3PL). Trade-Offs in Logistical Activities: The above activities must be well coordinated in order to achieve the lowest total logistics cost. Trade-offs may increase the total cost if only one of the activities is optimized. For example, full truckload (FTL) rates are more economical on a cost per pallet basis than less than truckload (LTL) shipments. If, however, a full truckload of a product is ordered to reduce transportation costs, there will be an increase in inventory holding costs which may increase total logistics costs. It is therefore imperative to take a systems approach when planning logist ...
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