Obviously, supply chain management is about managing the supply chain. So, what is a supply chain and why does it need to be managed?
In simple terms, a supply chain is the link between a firm or business and its suppliers and customers. And supply chain management is about managing the activities which support the movement of a product from a firm's supplier to a firm's customers, as in
In a competitive environment a firm must be concerned about the efficient management of its immediate supply chain for both its survival and profitability. In the simple example of Figure 1.1, the firm buys from the supplier at an agreed price, and sells it to the customer at a competitive price that will produce profits for the business. In this model the firm adds value to the product by making it available to the customer in the way they desire it, when they desire it and at a place they desire it. These value adding activities are the primary business functions of the firm, and there are costs associated with these. The market price which the customer is willing to pay will depend on the value of the product as perceived by the customer; and if this price does not cover all the costs associated with procurement and value addition plus a reasonable profit for the firm, the business then obviously has no prospect of surviving in the long run.
This simple model of 'supplier - firm - customer' makes two interrelated concepts clear: the value of the product to the customer, which determines price and customer retention; and the costs of managing the supply chain, which also affect price and customer retention. These are the areas of main focus in supply chain management.
This simple model can help us to understand the basic concepts associated with supply chain management, but business organisation is rarely this simple. This model has to be extended to cover practical business situations which are complex and involve multiple supply chains linked to produce a final product which is purchased by the end consumer. from Stallkamp 1999)
Supply chain management, as a business discipline, attempts to look at the challenges faced by modern businesses in the management of supplies, manufacturing, inventory and distribution. The aim of SCM is to enable the firm to remain competitive by effective management of activities related with supply chain management.
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ResponderEliminari belive is important the supply chain management for be highly competitive and keep them in the time of acuredo to the requirements of our customers
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hello teacher. my name is jose javier ceron goyes (sena). about firts video;i found interesting as it shows the reception area, product selection, the packing and shipping area for containers of the brand nike shoe.
ResponderEliminarabout the secund video; describes the management of the supply chain in a company depends largely the conduct of the customers and most a good interrelation between supplier and customer.
JUAN VILLA
ResponderEliminarhere we can deduce that the speaker is set supply chain management, what for me is the integration of all processes and actors involved in the value chain, to optimize costs, improve quality and delivery times in a product.
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to note that the supply chain is given to consolidated business and make an efficient home trasabilidad successful end to determining
ResponderEliminari belive that the supply chain management is very important to have satisfied to the customers maintaining effectiveness and efficiency
ResponderEliminarhellow teacher my name is Anderson Gomez the group of Army, thi video we can se again the importance of supply chain, the processes of reception, storage, and distribution for the classification of customers
ResponderEliminarthe Logistics TOOLs as bar code can classify the articles, this video is very interesting because the protractor band have this device, i think that this device is very important for the traceability of the product.
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I think that the real objective of the supply chain is the consumer, if you can meet the consumer, you can have a breakthrough, the supply chain want integrate the companies for to work for the consumers.
ResponderEliminardiana natali avila rivera 20189
creo que Supply chain management, es muy importante y puede definir el exito de una empresa, existen muchas extrategias para manejarlas como: pactar acuerdos de distribucion y obtencion de materia prima, crecimiento vertical y horizontal de la empresa, entre muchas mas
ResponderEliminarhello teacher, my name is John Edwin Sanchez, taking into account the video and graphics can be seen throughout the logistic and means for the realization of a process, just as we look at the technologies used to make this process somewhat easier for the benefit of our customers.
ResponderEliminarI think that the objective of the supply chain is control and manage all processes in the companies to provide a better customer service and timely that satisfy the needs of consumers.
ResponderEliminarLina Maria Niño Corredor
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