Strategy Supply Chain issues , Main approaches to Supply Chain Strategy , Supply Alliance

Elements of
World Class Supply Chain Management




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, Logistics vs. Supply Chain Management

Logistics management develops a plan
for the flow of products & information
through a business

Supply chain management aims at
coordinating the processes of all supply
chain members, both downstream
towards customers & upstream towards
suppliers.
SCM is linked together with cross-
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, Strategy is:
a planning activity focused on the long-term
decisions of the supply chain

These decisions include:
 The choice of products & services to offer to customers
 The structure of the logistics network & the supply chain
 The capabilities the supply chain will specialise in
 The types of relationship between supplier & customers


Strategic decisions have a significant
impact on the organisation!


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, Key Objectives of
Supply Chain Management


 Responsiveness
 Reliability
 Delivery of value




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