Chp 2 - Supply Chain Design Flashcards

1
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What tool is used to match supply Chain with a product (pg 91)

A

Fisher 1991

Quad
Horizontal supply chain - efficient / responsive
Vertical product classification - functional / innovative

Match
Mismatch
Mismatch
Match

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2
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What tool is used to assess the taxonomy of the supply chain (pg 91)

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Christopher and Twill 2002

Vertical - product - standard vs special
Horizontal- demand - volitile vs stable

Gives long or short lead time depending on the mix

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3
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What considerations need to be made when looking to customer segmentation (pg 93)

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Gatorna et al 2003

Collaborative (regular / close / trusting)
Efficient (cost efficient / adversarial)
Dynamic (unpredictable demand / ad hoc delivery)
Innovative solutions (unpredictable/ agile / rapidly changing)

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4
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What tool can be used to make strategic decisions on product portfolio (pg 98)

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Anscoffs matrix

Vertical - market - existing or new
Horizontal- product / service - existing or new

  • Market Penetration
  • Product development
  • Market development
  • Diversification
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5
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What tool can help to review the portfolio of products and suppliers (pg 100)

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Kraljic portfolio matrix

Vertical - profit impact low to high
Horizontal - supply risk low to high

  • Leverage items = materials management
  • Strategic items = supply management
  • Non critical items = purchasing management
  • Bottle neck items = sourcing management
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6
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How to link strategies for tie ring the supply chain (pg 105)

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Link processes - Lysons and Farringdon

Look at;
Managed process links
Monitored process links
Not managed process links 
Non member process links 

Or

Types of mismatch - Slack and Lewis

Supplier improvement gap
Market perception gap
Operation improvement gap
Operations performance gap

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7
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What are the supply chain flows (pg 109)

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Goods / materials to the customer
Information between customer / supplier
Finance to the supplier

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8
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Porters value chain (pg 116)

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Support activities;

  • Infrastructure
  • Human Resources
  • Procurement
  • Technology

Primary activities

  • Inbound logistics
  • Operations
  • Outbound logistics
  • Marketing and sales
  • After sales support
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9
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What are some types of system integration tools (pg 154)

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  • tightly coupled systems integration
  • service orientated architecture
  • enterprise systems bus (ESB)
  • integrated platform as a service (IPAAS)
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10
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What stages does network optimisation modelling have (pg 120)

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1) Strategy development - to align business strategy
2) Scenario modelling - look at business options
3) Implementation modelling - plan to deliver

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11
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Considerations of reverse logistics (pg 123)

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  • What is the strategic choice
  • Control
  • Power
  • Quality
  • Profitability
  • Customer Experience
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12
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What are the options on channel design (pg 125)

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  • Direct sales
  • Retail
  • Distribution
  • Wholesale
  • E-commerce
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13
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What are the issues in e commerce (pg 129)

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Information exchange 
Cannibalisation
Selling at a distance
Customer satisfaction 
Data security
New entrants
Product returns 
Manufacturer or retailer
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14
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What are the fours steps in logistical flow path design (pg 129)

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1) Data collection
2) Data aggregation
3) Optimisation modelling
4) Implementation

Need to be done both up and down stream

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15
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What considerations need to be made on placement of distribution centres (pg 139)

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  • The purpose
  • Balance of supply and demand
  • Service level expectations
  • Reduce cost and added value
  • Product and service mix
  • Optimise returns on investment
  • Strategic alignment
  • Environmental impact
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16
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How to compare Agile and Lean in supply chains (pg 144)

A

Christopher and Twill

Vertical axis - supply lead time short to long
Horizontal axis - predicable to unpredictable demand

Lean
Leagile
Lean
Agile

17
Q

What are the 7 wastes (pg 146)

A

TIM WOODS

Transport
Inventory
Motion
Waiting
Over-processing
Over- production
Defects 
Skills
18
Q

What are the stages to eliminate waste (pg 146)

A

Womack and Jones 1997

Specify value
Value stream
Create flow
Establish pull
Pursue perfection