研究生-物流与供应链管理.ppt

Overview of Logistics Supply Chain Systems Lecture 1 Autumn 2013 2 Agenda What is Logistics / Supply Chain Management? Why is it important? What are the specific components? What are the core concepts of the course? What is the schedule? 3 Some Definitions Logistics is the . . . “process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services, and related information from point of origin to point of consumption for the purpose of conforming to customer requirements.“ Council of Logistics Management Supply chain management . . . “encompasses every effort involved in producing and delivering a final product or service, from the suppliers supplier to the customers customer. Supply Chain Management includes managing supply and demand, sourcing raw materials and parts, manufacturing and assembly, warehousing and inventory tracking, order entry and order management, distribution across all channels, and delivery to the customer.” The Supply-Chain Council 4 Some More Definitions “Supply Chain Management deals with the management of materials, information, and financial flows in a network consisting of suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and customers.“ Stanford Supply Chain Forum Logistics involves . . . “managing the flow of items, information, cash and ideas through the coordination of supply chain processes and through the strategic addition of place, period and pattern values.” MIT Center for Transportation Logistics “Call it distribution or logistics or supply chain management. By whatever name it is the sinuous gritty, and cumbersome process by which companies move material, parts, and products to customers.” Fortune (1994) 5 Enough Definitions Logistics and Supply Chain are equivalent terms Key Observations Integrated activity X-functions, X-divisions, X-companies, etc. Coordination of conflicting goals, metri