Congruence
- 1. It is not the organization that competes' it is the supply chain
- 2. THE EXTENDED VALUE CHAIN Infrastructure HR IT Finance R&D Operations Customer C Materials Marketing Retail & Sales Service Service U (Through Supplier inbound (Outbound S Logistics) S1 logistics) T S2 O S3 M E R Materials Distribution Management Management Appropriate design of the SC will depend on both aspects: 1. Customer needs 2. Roles of the stages involved
- 3. Supply - Chain Management Supply Chain refers to the activity that manages the flow of information, money and material across the extended enterprise, from supplier through the functional silos of the firm to customer. Supply Chain as encompassing the planning and management of all activities involved in sourcing and procurement, conversion and all logistics management activities.
- 4. Supply - Chain Management It also includes coordination and collaboration with channel partners, which can be suppliers, intermediaries, third-party service providers and customers In essence, supply chain management integrates supply and demand management within and across companies
- 5. Introduction
- 6. Supply cannot be considered simply as a strategic differentiator to business. What is more important is the alignment of supply and organizational strategies. Only through alignment will supplys positive contribution be felt -Paul D Cousins
- 7. Literature Review A literature review of supply chain strategy and related concepts reveals that the alignment of supply chain strategies with corporate and business strategies is considered to be essential for the overall success.
- 8. Risk associated with two Strategies