Supply Chain Management Flashcards
what is a supply chain
a) procure raw materials
b) transform into intermediate goods and then final products
c) deliver products to customers through distribution syste
Steps in the supply chain
Suppliers
-> Purchasing (procurement) [INBOUND]
-> Internal Transformation
-> Physical distribution (logistics) [OUTBOUND]
->Customers
What is inbound in the supply chain
Procurmenet/ Purchasing of materials
What is outbound in the supply chain
Physical Distribution/ Logistics
What is OPMA in the supply chin
What is SCMA in the supply chain
1) internal transformation: Design, Production, Inventory, Quality
2) Inbound Procurement and Outbound Logistics
Do the suppliers only have one tier?
NO! Suppliers need to get goods, and they go back to 3 tiers generally
In the slide 7.5 visaul, what are the boxes?
what are the arrows?
operations management
supply chain management
Relationship between tier of suppliers
the further back you go is the further back in the supply chain
slide 7.5
What are the 4 steps of the sypply chain
1) inputs (getting the inputs from the suppliers)
2) transformation (making the goods)
3) Localization (where you put the labels on the products and make them for the country)
4)Outputs (individual deliveries)
What is happening in Ethiopia
Becoming a hub for fast fashion!!! Shein (chienese brand) producing its lcothes in the country
Countires that were once outsourcing spots like India and China are doing what?
outsourcing to the newest cheapor labour country-ETHIOPIA
Why are countries builidng goods in ethiopia?
because no taxes for the first 5 years for corporations, and tax breaks for those who import construction equipment on the country!
basically inviting FDI for infrastructure growth
-also poor human rights regulations
What is happening in France?
They really want to implement circular economy
- government is subsidizing people repaire clothes, giving rebated of 6-25 euros
-also subsdizing repairing appliances and tech
why are global supply chains falling out of fashion?
- desire to limit transport costs
- desire to refuce lead time of products
even though it is 20% cheaper to produce goods offshore, the long lead times are not it!
What is vertical integration
owning more than one portiion of the supply chain
Vertical integration considerations:
Pros and Cons of Outsourcing
Pros of outsourcing:
1) reduce inventory, turn fixed costs into vbl costs
2) improve effectiveness, firm focuses on what it does best
3) improve image by associating with superior providers
Cons of Outsourcing:
1) low control of strategic processes
2) potential of intellectual property
3) messy co-ordiantion
Logic of vertical integration
basically control the production of goods that are critical to your operations,
but outsource the non strategic products
PROTECT IP should be safeguarded so people dont copy
Arcteryx
Tesla example for vertical integration
-produce own lithim ion batteries (in the states and also in berlin, and also in china)
-has other production outsourced
Arcteryx example for vertical integration
-vancouver store
-has a huge production facility in vancouver close to hq (10% production made here, 90% outsourced)
-produces limited amount of goods and they have to be approved first
What is procurement?
purchasing of services or materials that a company does not develop internally!!!
is procurment costs/ purchasing costs big contributorS?
why does this matter
yes!!! they are substantial, so reducing them even a little bit can have lots of payoffs
What part of the supply chain pipeline is vendor selection a part of?
its part of the procurement stage
What is vendor selection based on?
many criteria for what makes a good supplier:
1) Company- size/capcaity, location, profit
2) service- deliveries on time, handling complaints
3) products- quality, price, packagining, warranty
4) sustainability- enviornmenttal, social
What is vendor development
Improving supplier operations, basically offerig consulting to the vendors to help them do better
1) accomplishing cost reductions
2) improving quality
3) fast and consistent delivery
What are the 3 types of purchasing
1) Centralized
- Make one big order as opposed to multiple small orders
2) Stockless
-purchase goods and have them delivered immediately to production not to stockroom
3) Blanket Purchase Orders (POs)
-order a crap t on, pay at a discounted price, slowly get the goods as you ask for them over time
Centralized pruchasing
pros
cons
if you value —–, dont go with centralized purcahsing
have a big order all at once, influence the price in the purchase negotiation
cons: less flexibility and speeed with such a big order
FLEXIBILITY AND SPEED
stockless purchasing
pros
cons
purchase goods and dont let them go to the stockroom!!! cutting out middle men and storage costs
cons: lots of co-ordination is needed between the parties! especially on nthe supplier end
Blanket POs
example
retail store committs to purchasing 1000 hockey sticks, gets the goods at a discount! Retail doesnt want all stick immefiately, they will send orders over time for goods to be delievered
Blanket POs
pros for retailer
pros for manufacturer
Retailer:
-unit cost savings
-lower holding costs (small deliveries)
-lower order costs (things already set up)
-less supply uncertainty
Manufacturer:
-known demand (guaranteed sales)
-easy to schedule workers so never any overtime needed
-if market changes you still get the money up
What is VMI
vendor managed inventory
when the vendor manages the customers inventory of the products they are supplying
benefits of vmi for customers and vendors
Customers: less admin costs (order costs), because the vendor knows when they are gonna order
-low chance of stockout, cuz vendor managing
Vendor: knoweldge of customer demand patterns, potentially more sales cuz less stock outs