Supply_Chain_1.ppt

Supply Chain Management--Suqian Zha * * Business Logistics Supply Chain Management Suqian Zha Three Main Types of Production: Example Main Function Types Production of service ,may be personal or commercial services Tertiary Production of products derived from secondary production Manufacture Production goods from nature Basic Logistics company operates in the service sector –Logistics is a servce activity We will easily find even operating in primary production there will be a need to transport goods. Transport-based aspects of logistics can be defined. Type of process With the changing environment and ever great demand of the consumers, how should a company or organisation do to keep ahead? Talk about it in group for about 5 minutes,and then each group should give 3-5 ideas or suggestions. Group Work Meet high-quality standard Provide products or services quickly and to exact location Deliver on time to location Provide good design Offer innovation products,new products, new function Offer choice Give good service Offer convenient service Offer services more cheaply Offer services with lower risk Service: good,convenient, cheap, less risk(stable) Products: Superior quality; easy and quick to get;less risk good design(good looking/protective packaging); innovative;more choice; Most advanced economies now operate within worldwide markets because of distance between supply and demand for products and service. Global supply chain management involves a very complicated integration of processes, which is required to manage resources/ materials from origins through manufacturing and transport to the customer. What the supply chain manager do ? Manage the process Operate with partner Monitor the performance of the company The globalisation of trade will continue to throw up new challenges Further distances and longer lead times to manage More complicated transportation routes and distribution patterns Increasingly larger number of participants in supply chain