Supply chain excellence in a company plays a real impact on the business strategies and objectives of a company. Supply chain management can also be identified as an important mission who has a high impact on the company which goes to the roots of a company’s competitiveness, where the decisions and the missions aligned with this may affect the company’s sustainability both in the long haul and short haul. Moreover, Supply chain management performances in an organization may have a significant impact
required goods and services in the right place at the right time and in the required quantities. In simple; Logistics = Supply + Materials management + Distribution However, Logistics planning entails information and data regarding topography, social, governmental, and physical characteristics of the area. Logistics system is defined by UNDP in 1993, as; “To deliver the appropriate supplies, in good condition, in the quantities required and at the places and time they are needed” (UNDP, 2006). Logistics
addressing past discriminatory policies and practices. The management of public procurement in South
An exploration of measures of social sustainability and their application to supply chain decisions Margot J. Hutchins, John W. Sutherland* Department of Mechanical Engineering – Engineering Mechanics, Sustainable Futures Institute, Michigan Technological University, USA a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Available online 11 July 2008 Keywords: Sustainability Corporate social responsibility Supply chain Decision-making a b s t r a c t Sustainability recognizes the interdependence of ecological
port supply chain performance indicators based on the perspectives of port users and port service providers. These indicators will be developed from the dimensions of SCOR model performance attributes and will be evaluated by the Importance-performance Analysis. This study targets port focused supply chain participant (Terminal operators) and port users (particularly shipping lines and freight forwarding). Keywords; Port focused supply chain, Supply chain Performance, SCOR model and Importance – Performance
innovative designs, branding and products. The company has been through many phases since its birth. The matter of supply chain was of crucial importance due to its global outsourcing, production and distribution. The supply chain management of this company is highly regarded throughout the world and has remained in top-most positions among all the companies since 2013 onwards. Supply chain has been a keen matter of concern for the global
basic concepts of logistics and supply chain management Instructional Objectives After completing this chapter, you should be able to: • Define supply chain • State the objectives of supply chain management • Describe the importance of supply chain management • Elaborate the cycle view of the supply chain processes • Illustrate the push-pull view of the supply chain processes Learning Outcomes At the end of this chapter, you are expected to: • State supply chain • Describe the objectives of
According to Snyder and Hamdan (2009), they revise the current trends of inventory management on retailer of how does it work. The current technologies have revolutionized the manner on retailers operations. Not only that, it also allows them to experience the differences of business model too. However, the retailer focused on front-end systems and overlooked the importance of back-end operation such as supply chain management. Besides that, retailers also do have the option to distribute their product
but in reality the supply chain is became less efficient. This literature study focuses on the distribution of perishable products in general and it highlights the best practices, software and tools that may help solving the individual problems. The subsequent sections describe possible scenarios for Sonnendal, based on the information found in this literature study. Distribution Management First is examined what the basics of distribution management within supply chain management are, to understand
way would be to perform logistics activities in a connected supply chain. To avoid costs of inefficient supply chain arrangements, the company has to create informational and operational processes necessary to carry out orders, receipts, payments and shipments. The system in place in relation to logistics should keep records and be able to meet the demands of a constantly changing business environment. Through this integration of supply chain with logistics goods and services of the company are able