1. Supply Chain Management Guide © Imants the

2. The Supply Chain Management Guide 1. Introduction

3. 1.2. Principal Issues 1.2.3. Logistic Goal 1. Introduction Logistic goal and objectives The right products The right quantity The right moment At minimal cost Flexibility Delivery reliability Delivery time/ lead time Inventory level

4. 1.2. Principal Issues 1.2.4. Logistic Steps Logistic steps: accepting a customer order receive and enter credit clearance / authorize delivery commitment supplier ordering forecasting demand scheduling manufacturing inventory management delivery to customer. 1. Introduction

5. 1.2. Principal Issues 1.2.6. The Goal Supply Chain Management Goal To evolve a company’s supply chain into an optimally efficient, customer-satisfying process, where the effectiveness of the whole supply chain is more important than the effectiveness of each individual department.

6. 6.2. Principal Issues 6.2.7. ABC-Analysis (4) 6. Inventory Management ABC analysis chart demonstrates relative importance of inventory items. Class of Item% of Items% of Value Class A15% 80% Class B 25% 15% Class C 60%5%

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