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Supply Chain Management : 

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT : 

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Value Chain Supply side- raw materials, inbound logistics and production processes Demand side- outbound logistics, marketing and sales.

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WHAT IS SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Leads to Business Process Integration

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Supply chain is the system by which organizations source, make and deliver their products or services according to market demand. Supply chain management operations and decisions are ultimately triggered by demand signals at the ultimate consumer level. Supply chain as defined by experienced practitioners extends from suppliers’ suppliers to customers’ customers.

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SUPPLY CHAIN INCLUDES : MATERIAL FLOWS INFORMATION FLOWS FINANCIAL FLOWS

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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IS FACILITATED BY : PROCESSES STRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY

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Supply chain serves two functions: Physical Market mediation

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Supply chain objectives may differ from situation to situation. For functional products, cost efficiency is the critical factor. For innovative products, responsiveness is the important factor. Leanness + Agility together make up Leagility

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Supply Chain Structure

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Supply Chain and Demand Chain Demand chain is defined as the system by which organizations manage sales and distribution of products and services to end users. Conceptually incorrect to look at demand chain separately Look at the pipe as a whole.

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But is there a pipe at all? More a network Not necessarily linear Value chain orchestration rather than controlling the flow through the pipe A network of independent and interdependent organizations mutually and cooperatively working together to control, manage and improve the flow of materials and information from suppliers to end users

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SUPPLY CHAIN DRIVERS Not new. Value system of Michael Porter Why sudden interest? Demanding customers Shrinking product life cycles...