Supply chain management Chapter 7 Supply chain management
Figure 7.1 Supply chain management is the management of the relationships and flows between operations and processes; it is the topic that integrates all the issues concerning the delivery of products and services
Figure 7.2 Supply chain management is concerned with managing the flow of materials and information between a string of operations that form the strands or ‘chains’ of a supply network
Figure 7.3 Supply chains management is concerned with the flow of information as well as the flow of products and services
Figure 7.4 Taking a customer’s perspective of supply performance can lead to very different conclusions
Figure 7.5 Matching the operations resources in the supply chain with market requirements Source: Adapted from Fisher, M.C. (1997) ‘What is the right supply chain for your product?’, Harvard Business Review, March–April, 105–116.
Figure 7.6 Explore the potential perception mismatches to understand supplier development needs
Figure 7.7 Explore the potential perception mismatches to understand customer development needs
Figure 7.8 Typical supply chain dynamics