Summary International Supply Chain Management

ISCM Summary
Internation Supply Chain Management - Chapters 1,3,4


Chapter 1 Introduction to SCM

1.1 What Starts a Supply Chain?




Supply chain of a cup of tea ^

What starts a supply chain:
Flows: Forces:
- Flow of material - Product supply
- Flow of information - Customer demand (typically characterized
- Flow of funds by high degree of customisation or product
innovation.
Supply chains can be triggered by product supply (commodities) or by customer
demand (customized products).


1.2 A Functional view of SCM
Supply Chain Operating Reference model (SCOR):

, These processes take place in every stage of supply chain:
Plan process: Balance demand and supply
Source process: Selecting suppliers
Make process: Set up manufacturing
Deliver process: Odermanagement, logistics
Return process: Post delivery customer support


1.3 Supply Chain Architecture




Supply chain structures




Supply chain players:
● Suppliers
● Own company
● Customers (distributors, wholesalers, retailers)
● Service providers (transportation, warehousing, IT, etc)

Upstream: suppliers side
Downstream: customers side (demand)