Supply Chain Management 供应链管理

Contents  1 Supply Chain Management(SCM)  2 The emergence of the supply chain  3 The components of supply chain from the focal firm’s perspective  4 Essentials of supply chain

1. Supply Chain Management(SCM)  Definition:  Supply chain management encompasses the planning and management of all activities involved in sourcing and procurement, conversion, and all logistics management activities.

 It also includes coordination and collaboration with channel partners, which can be, intermediaries, third- party service providers, and customers. In essence, supply chain management integrates supply and demand management within and across companies.  Supply chain management it is an integrating function with proper responsibility for linking major business functions and business processes within and across companies into a cohesive in a high performing business model.

Logistics Management & SCM  Narrow sense of SCM  Broad sense of SCM

2. Emergence of the supply chain concept  (1) The information revolution;  (2) Customer demands in areas of product and service cost, quality, delivery, technology, and cycle time brought about by increased global competition;  (3) The emergence of new forms of inter- organizational relationships.

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3. The components of supply chain from the focal firm’s perspective  1. Firm’s internal functions  2. Firm’s external supply chain members(upstream)  3. Firm’s external supply chain(down stream)  4. New tendency in SCM

Firm’s internal functions  If a firm wants to achieve the highest level of integration it is SCM, the firm needs to integrate all of its activities, processes, functions within a company, we call it internal integration.

Firm’s external supply chain members(upstream)  Suppliers  1 st tier suppliers  2 nd tier suppliers  3 rd tier suppliers  Original suppliers/initial suppliers

供应链结构示意图

Firm’s external supply chain(down stream)  It includes all downstream distribution channels, processes, and functions that the product passes through on its way to the end customer.

New tendency in SCM

4. Essentials of supply chain  Philosophy: to achieve strategic advantage  Overall objective: to maximize value & lower waste through the management of the flow of materials across the supply chain.

Essentials of supply chain