Supply Chain Management Flashcards

1
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Supply Chain

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Interconnected of firms process across other firms and suppliers to produce g/s

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Supply Chain Management

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synchronization of firms processes with supplies and customers to match flow of materials, services and information with demand

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3
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Functions or Steps of SCM (5)

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sourcing, purchasing, inventory management, logistics, customer relationship

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4
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Customer benefit bundle

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defined set of goods and services that customer recognizes, purchases or use

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5
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Tier 1 supplier and ex

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buy primary material from supplier, etc buy denim for jacket production company

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Tier 2 supplier and ex

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primary material supplier buys from input used for primary material. Ex denim company buys cotton from external supplier

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7
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focal firm (3)

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companies that rule the supply chain
provide direct contact to customer
design product or service offererd

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8
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Upstream

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organizations suppliers and processes for managing relationships with them

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9
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downstream

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organization’s and processes for distributing and delivering products to final customers

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10
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Efficient Common Designs (4)

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minimizing inventory
predictable demand
limited product variety
Compete on cost and consistency

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11
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Responsive Common Designs (5)

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minimize reaction time
high product variety
low demand predictability
inventory stored across the supply chain
compete on customization, quality

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12
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Efficient Supplier Perspective (3)

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limited excess capacity
work with suppliers to reduce lead time, without increasing costs
selection based on consistency, low prices, on-time delivery

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13
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Responsive Supplier Perspective (3)

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flexible operations
inventory minimized for expensive finished goods
work with suppliers to reduce lead times, process order & receive shipment

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14
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Postponement

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Assemble product to a certain point (efficient strategy), send to a warehouse to finish remaining 20% to specifications (responsive). Ex dell computers

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15
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Make or Buy Decision

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involve more integration or more outsourcing

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16
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integration

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make decisions (involve more processes and production methods)

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17
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outsourcing

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buy decision, payment to suppliers to provide needed service and materials

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18
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Break-even analysis

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help with make or buy decision: quantity for cost to buy = cost to make

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19
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Internalization forms (4)

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Offshoring
Vertical integration
backward integration
forward integration

20
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offshoring

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relocate processes and production in another country

21
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Vertical Integration

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internalize activities across tiers of supply chain

22
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backward integration

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movement upstream towards source of raw material

23
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forward integration

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movement downstream, acquiring distribution channels

24
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Inventory Pooling

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store finished goods at manufacturer and ship to customer, merges variable demand

25
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Forward Placement (more safety stock)

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locating stock closer to customers at a warehouse, wholesaler etc

26
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Supplier relationships (5)

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Sourcing
Design Collaboration
Negotiation
Buying
Information Exchange

27
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Sourcing

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seeking out and evaluating suppliers
cost, quality and delivery

28
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Performance Matrix

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Assign weights to different criteria for suppliers etc W1S1 + W2S2…..WKSK

29
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Design Collaboration (3)

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Early Supplier Involvement
Presourcing
Value Analysis

30
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Early Supplier Involvement

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supplier expertise in creation of new products/services to increase efficiency of operation

31
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Presourcing

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suppliers selected early in design process and given responsibility for specific component

32
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Value Analysis

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effort to reduce cost or improve performance of service or products

33
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Competitive Negotiation (4)

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suppliers as competition
zero-sum game
short-term advantage
leverage purchasing power

34
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Cooperative Negotiation (4)

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suppliers and partners
mutually beneficial objectives: share and trust
long term orientation
better when few suppliers/sole sourcing

35
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Buying (5)

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Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Catalogue Hubs
Exchanges
Auctions
Reverse Auctions

36
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Electronic Data Interchange

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Technology that enables transmission of standard documents in standard format

37
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Catalogue Hubs

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enable employees to place orders for approved items

38
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Exchanges

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Online marketplace, necessary purchases

39
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Auctions

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exchange where competitive bids are placed

40
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Reverse Auctions

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bid for contracts with buyers, compete to offer lowest price

41
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Information Exchange

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transmission of forecasts, schedules, inventory and data

42
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Radio Frequency Identification

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radio signals and transponders attached to labels to track real time info about products

43
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Vendor Managed Inventory

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firm locates inventory at customer facility and responsible for managing it

44
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Bullwhip effect

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ordering patterns show increasing variance as you move upstream

45
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Bullwhip example

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Grocery ordering is constant, distribution is more variable, warehouse is extremely variable

46
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Supply Chain Dynamic External Causes (3)

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change to order size and product mixes, late deliveries, underfilled shipments

47
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Supply Chain Dynamic Internal Causes (4)

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shortages from breakdown or low productivity, order batching, new or changes to product design, promotions