1. Seminar on DECISION PHASES IN SUPPLY CHAIN
Prepared by
Joson varghese A J
Roll no: 80
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2. FOR WHAT?
• Successful supply chain management requires many
decisions relating to the flow of information, product
and funds.
• Each decision should be made to raise the supply chain
surplus.
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3. DECISION PHASES OF
SUPPLY CHAIN
• Supply chain strategy or design
• Supply chain planning
• Supply chain operation
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4. Supply chain strategy or design
• The marketing and pricing plans for a product
• Structure of supply chain over the next several years
• Strategic supply chain decisions
Locations and capacities of facilities
Products to be made or stored at various locations
Modes of transportation
Information systems
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5. Supply Chain Planning
• Planning decisions:
Which markets will be supplied from which locations
Planned build-up of inventories
Subcontracting, backup locations
Inventory policies
Timing and size of market promotions
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6. Supply Chain Operation
• Time horizon is weekly or daily
• Decisions regarding individual customer orders
• The goal of supply chain operations is to handle
incoming customer orders in the best possible manner
• During this phase, firms allocate inventory or
production to individual orders
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7. • The design, planning, and operation of a supply
chain have a strong impact on overall profitability
and success
• It is fair to state that a large part of the success of
firms like Wal-Mart and Dell can be attributed to
their effective supply chain design, planning, and
operation.
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8. REFERENCE
• The text book of supply chain management, Sunil
Chopra, Third edition, ISBN: 0-13-208608-5
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