LOGO Supply Chain Management A Logistics Approach COURSE FACILITATOR Muhammad Tariq Yousafzai MS in Innovation and Business Creation MBA Imsciences (Distinction Holder)

LOGO Course literature Langley, Coyle, Gibson, Novack, Bardi (2010), Managing Supply Chains – a logistics approach, 8th edition, South- Western

Supply Chain Management: An Overview SCM definition “Integrating the flows of products, information, and financials through the entire supply pipeline from the supplier’s supplier to the customer’s customer” SCM are an important determinant of improved cash flow since they impact order cycle time to customers

SCM continued… Demand Chain Management Demand Flow Management Value Chain Management Synchronization Management All these can be used as synonyms

What is Logistics Transportation firms such as Federal Express (FedEx), Universal Parcel Service (UPS) and DHL (Dalsey, Hillblom and Lynn founders of DHL frequently refer to their organizations as logistics companies. Even with the increased recognition of term logistics, however, there is still confusion about its definition.

Logistics is synonymous with Logistics management Business Logistics Management Integrated Logistics Management Physical Distribution Management Marketing Logistics Industrial Logistics Distribution

Logistics Logistics owes its origin to military and used mostly for supply of items such as food, fuel, spare parts as well as humans In the context of supply chain that links all organizations from supplier’s supplier to customer’s customer The role of logistics is to provide a coordinated flow of materials and goods through the logistics system of all the organizations in a network

Examination Home exam 40% Reviews 30% Cases( )30% Course grade VG, G and U are given indicating Pass with Distinction, Pass and Unsatisfactory

Course team Muhammad Tariq Yousafzai Innovator and Business Creator Ghayoor Ahmed Khan Teaching Assistant

RFID provides data throughout PLC

Humanitarian Relief and Supply Chain Management Smith & Dowell (2000) called the humanitarian relief supply chain networks in rapid onset disasters as ‘‘incident organizations’’. Fitzgerald (2004) named the same as ‘‘collaborative entities’’. Furthermore, since most natural disasters are unpredictable, the demand for goods in these disasters is also unpredictable (Cassidy, 2003; Murray, 2005).

Humanitarian supply chains Humanitarian supply chain are mostly unstable, sometimes the supply chain breaks at the receiving end. Humanitarian logistics again is characterized by large-scale activities, irregular demand and unusual constraints in large-scale emergencies (Beamon& Kotleba, 2006).

Humanitarian Logistics: Humanitarian logistics is defined as ‘‘the process of planning, implementing & controlling the efficient, cost- effective flow of goods and materials as well as related information, from point of origin to point of consumption for the purpose of meeting the ultimate requirements of the end beneficiary”

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