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SCM Building Blocks

The document provides an overview of key concepts in supply chain management including forecasting, resources and capacity management, procurement, inventory management, operations management, distribution management, transportation, and product categorization. It discusses the role of forecasting in areas like production, marketing, and finance. It also outlines various components of forecasting, the procurement life cycle, factors to consider in supplier sourcing and contracts, and different distribution and transportation strategies.

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SCM Building Blocks

The document provides an overview of key concepts in supply chain management including forecasting, resources and capacity management, procurement, inventory management, operations management, distribution management, transportation, and product categorization. It discusses the role of forecasting in areas like production, marketing, and finance. It also outlines various components of forecasting, the procurement life cycle, factors to consider in supplier sourcing and contracts, and different distribution and transportation strategies.

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SCM BUILDING

BLOCKS
Overview of Customer Focus & Demand
Role of forecasting in Supply Chain

■ Production –Scheduling, Inventory control, aggregate planning, purchasing

■ Marketing – sales force allocation, promotions, new product introduction

■ Finance – Plant/ equipment investment, budgetary planning

■ Personnel – workforce planning, hiring, lay off


Components of Forecasting

■ Past demand

■ Lead time of product

■ Planned advertising efforts

■ Planned price discounts

■ Actions competitors have taken


Resources & Capacity Management

■ Usefulness

■ Availability

■ Potential of being Exhausted

– Lack of infinite resources

– Planning needs to match manufacturing output ability

– Plan Future Resources


Procurement & Supplier Focus

■ Purchasing & Packaging

■ Contracting out utilities and maintenance

■ Hiring Contract Labour

■ Choosing approved Suppliers

■ Outsourcing

■ Use of professional services


Procurement Life Cycle
■ Identification of need

■ Supplier Identification

■ Supplier Communication

■ Negotiation

■ Supplier Liasoning

■ Logistics Management
Supplier Sourcing
■ Lead time
■ Om time performance
■ Supply Flexibility
■ Delivery Frequency/ Minimum lot size
■ Supply quantity
■ Inbound transportation cost
■ Pricing items
■ Information Co-ordination capabilities
■ Exchange rates, taxes and duties
■ Supplier viability
Contract Clarity

■ Buy Back Contracts

■ Revenue Sharing Contracts

■ Quantity Flexibility Contracts


Inventory Management
Input Process Output
Raw Material Work in process Finished Goods
Consumables required for Semi finished production in Finished goods at Distribution
processing fuel, stationery, various stages, lying with centres throughout supply
spare parts required in various depts. like WIP Stores, chain
manufacturing QC, Packaging, etc.
Maintenance Items/ Production waste & scrap Finished goods in transit
Consumables
Packing Material Packing for Finished goods Finished goods with
warehouse and dealers
Local purchased items In process use Spare parts stocks & bought
required for production out items
Inspection Materials Quality Inspection Defectives, rejects and sales
return
Inspection Materials Quality Inspection Repaired Stock & Parts
Design Sample Inspection Check Sales Promotion & Sample
Stocks
Operations Management

■ People ■ Production Planning

■ Processes ■ Production Control

■ Place & Technology ■ Quality Control

■ Mass Production
Operations Management
Operating Strategy
• Competitive
Performance
requirements
Analyse Basis of • Performance Metrics
Competition • Project plan

Configure Supply Material Flow


• Geographic Mapping,
Chain Design Specs

Align Performance Information & Work


Level, practices & Flow
Systems

Develop, Test &


Implement Supply
Implementation
Chain Processes & Organization, Technology,
System Process, People
Enablers – Supply Chain,
Source, Make, Deliver, Return

Source Make Deliver

Customers
Suppliers

Purchase Products Make to stock Stocked Product


Make to Order Make to order Make to Order
Engineer to order Engineer to order Engineer to Order
Identify, Prioritise the supply chain
resources
Balance Supply Chain
Establish Supply Chain Plans
Resources

Identify, Assess Supply Chain


requirements
Distribution Management

■ Direct Shipment Distribution Strategies


– Bypass warehouses & distribution centres

Advantages:
– The retailer avoids the expenses of operating a distribution centre
– Lead times are recorded
Disadvantages:
– Risk pooling effects
– The manufacturer and distributor transportation costs increase because it
must send smaller trucks to more locations
Distribution Management

■ Centralised V/S Decentralised Management


■ Central v/s Local Facilities
■ Safety Stock
■ Overhead
■ Lead Time
■ Service
■ Transportation Costs
■ Transshipment
Distribution Strategies
Strategy
Direct Shipment Cross Docking Inventory at
Attribute Warehouses

Risk Pooling Take advantage


Transportation Costs Reduced inbound Reduced inbound
costs costs
Holding costs No warehouse costs No holding costs
Allocation Delayed Delayed
Transportation in Supply Chain
Factors affecting Transportation Decisions:

– Vehicle related cost


– Fixed operating costs
– Trip related costs
– Quantity related cost
– Overhead cost
Product Categorisation

High

Critical Items Strategic Items

Critical

General Items Bulk Purchase Items

Low Value/ Cost High

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