Supply Chain Management

1
Supply Chain Management

• World Class Performance

2
World Class

• The amount of production/service capacity to
  provide
• How this capacity should be broken up into
  specific production facilities(how they should be
  specialized and where located)
• What kind of equipment and systems to provide
  those facilities with
• Which materials, systems and services should be
  produced internally and which should be outsourced

3
World Class

• Have workers so skilled and effective competitors
  are continually trying to attract them away
• Equipment suppliers are continually seeking your
  advice about modifications, suggestions for new
  equipment
• More nimble in getting new products faster into
  the marketplace
• Integrate design of product and process so well
  that competitors cant copy without major
  retooling and redesign expense
• Continually improve facilities and support
  systems

4
World Class

• Human resource policies and practices
• Quality assurance and control systems
• Production planning and inventory control systems
• New product development process
• Performance measurement and reward systems
• Organizational structure and design

5
Tools of SCM Strategy

• Asset management
• Postponement
• Time compression
• Flexibility
• Product
• Volume
• Mix
• Information