Chapter 1 - SCM
Chapter 1 - SCM
Chapter 1 - SCM
( SIXTH EDITION)
Chapter 1
Understanding the Supply Chain
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Freight Transportation $352, $455 Billion
Inventory Expense $221, $311 Billion
Administrative Expense $27, $31 Billion
Logistics Related Activity 11%, 10.5% of GNP
Marketing
Manufacturing Cost48% Cost
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Estimated that the grocery industry could save $30 billion (10% of
operating cost) by using effective logistics and supply chain
strategies
A typical box of cereal spends 104 days from factory to sale
A typical car spends 15 days from factory to dealership
Laura Ashley turns its inventory 10 times a year, five times faster
than 3 years ago
OUTLINE
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Allstages involved, directly or indirectly, in fulfilling a customer
request
Includes manufacturers, suppliers, transporters, warehouses,
retailers, and customers
Within each company, the supply chain includes all functions
involved in fulfilling a customer request (product development,
marketing, operations, distribution, finance, customer service)
Plastic Pactiv
Producer Corporation
Chemical
Paper Timber
manufacturer
Manufacturer Industry
(e.g. Oil Company)
Product
Customer
Funds
The difference between the value of the product and its price remains
with the customer as consumer surplus. The rest of the supply chain
surplus becomes supply chain profitability, the difference between the
revenue generated from the customer and the overall cost across the1-12
supply chain.
customer purchasing a wireless router from Best Buy pays $60, which represents
the revenue the supply chain receives.
Customers who purchase the router clearly value it at or above $60.
Thus, part of the supply chain surplus is left with the customer as consumer
surplus.
The rest stays with the supply chain as profit.
Best Buy and other stages of the supply chain incur costs to convey information,
produce components, store them, transport them, transfer funds, and so on.
The difference between the $60 that the customer paid and the sum of costs
incurred across all stages by the supply chain to produce and distribute the
router represents the supply chain profitability: the total profit to be shared
across all supply chain stages and intermediaries.
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Decisions about the structure of the supply chain and what processes each stage will
perform Strategic supply chain decisions
Locations and capacities of facilities
Products to be made or stored at various locations
Modes of transportation
Information systems
Supply chain design must support strategic objectives
Supply chain design decisions are long-term and expensive to reverse – must take
into account market uncertainty
PUSH/PULL VIEW OF
SUPPLY CHAIN PROCESSES
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PUSH/PULL
VIEW OF
SUPPLY
CHAINS