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What is the role of Logistics Management in the Supply Chain Management process?
What is the role of Logistics Management in the Supply Chain Management process?
Logistics management plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective forward and reverse flow and storage of goods, services, and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet customers' requirements.
Which activities are included in Supply Chain Management?
Which activities are included in Supply Chain Management?
Supply Chain Strategic Decision is made on a short-term basis.
Supply Chain Strategic Decision is made on a short-term basis.
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Supply chain design decisions are __________ and expensive to reverse.
Supply chain design decisions are __________ and expensive to reverse.
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Match the supply chain streams with their descriptions:
Match the supply chain streams with their descriptions:
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What does Supply Chain Management include?
What does Supply Chain Management include?
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Define Logistics Management.
Define Logistics Management.
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What is the role of logistics in supply chain management?
What is the role of logistics in supply chain management?
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Which are the streams of the supply chain?
Which are the streams of the supply chain?
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Supply chain decisions involve short-term operations.
Supply chain decisions involve short-term operations.
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Study Notes
Introduction to Food Supply Chain Management
- Every organization is involved directly or indirectly in production, manufacturing, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
- Companies must have a good knowledge of consumer desires to bring success in the design and delivery processes.
Objectives
- Understand the meaning of Supply Chain and Logistics
- Understand the relationship between Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Identify the purpose of Supply Chain
- Understand the importance of Supply Chain decision and the various Supply Chain decision phases
Supply Chain Management
- Includes all activities involved in sourcing and procurement, conversion, and logistics management activities
- Includes coordination and collaboration with channel partners (suppliers, intermediaries, third-party service providers, and customers)
Streams of Supply Chain
- Upstream supply chain: includes the organization’s first-tier suppliers and their suppliers
- Internal supply chain: includes all processes used by an organization in transforming inputs to outputs
- Downstream supply chain: includes all processes involved in delivering products to final customers
Supply Chain Management
- A focal company is an entity involved in producing raw materials and components for consumers as goods and services
- Distributors are entities involved in delivering produced goods and services through various modes of transportation between each location of the chain
- Overt Chain: the chain through which goods and services pass from one company to another before reaching the final consumer
- Factors necessary for effective overt chain: information communication, management coordination, and chain leadership
Purpose of Supply Chain
- Optimization of performance
- Achieving excellence
- Optimization of all departments within the supply chain
Logistics Management
- Defined as that part of Supply Chain Management process that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective forward and reverse flow and storage of goods, services, and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption
- Role of logistics: coordination of the process from point of production to point of delivery
Relationship Between Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Logistics Management is part of Supply Chain Management that concerns itself with the coordination, planning, implementation of the movement and reverse movement of goods and services
- Logistics involves getting the right product, in the right quantity, and right quality, in the right place, at the right time, for the right customer, at the right cost
Decision Phases in Supply Chain
- Supply Chain Strategic Decision: long-term decisions that consider market conditions and involve optimal maximization of long-term profit
- Supply Chain Planning: examining competitors and strategies to meet customer requirements
- Supply Chain Operations: making decisions within minutes, hours, or days to reduce uncertainty and optimize performance
Introduction to Food Supply Chain Management
- Every organization is involved directly or indirectly in production, manufacturing, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
- Companies must have a good knowledge of consumer desires to bring success in the design and delivery processes.
Objectives
- Understand the meaning of Supply Chain and Logistics
- Understand the relationship between Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Identify the purpose of Supply Chain
- Understand the importance of Supply Chain decision and the various Supply Chain decision phases
Supply Chain Management
- Includes all activities involved in sourcing and procurement, conversion, and logistics management activities
- Includes coordination and collaboration with channel partners (suppliers, intermediaries, third-party service providers, and customers)
Streams of Supply Chain
- Upstream supply chain: includes the organization’s first-tier suppliers and their suppliers
- Internal supply chain: includes all processes used by an organization in transforming inputs to outputs
- Downstream supply chain: includes all processes involved in delivering products to final customers
Supply Chain Management
- A focal company is an entity involved in producing raw materials and components for consumers as goods and services
- Distributors are entities involved in delivering produced goods and services through various modes of transportation between each location of the chain
- Overt Chain: the chain through which goods and services pass from one company to another before reaching the final consumer
- Factors necessary for effective overt chain: information communication, management coordination, and chain leadership
Purpose of Supply Chain
- Optimization of performance
- Achieving excellence
- Optimization of all departments within the supply chain
Logistics Management
- Defined as that part of Supply Chain Management process that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective forward and reverse flow and storage of goods, services, and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption
- Role of logistics: coordination of the process from point of production to point of delivery
Relationship Between Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Logistics Management is part of Supply Chain Management that concerns itself with the coordination, planning, implementation of the movement and reverse movement of goods and services
- Logistics involves getting the right product, in the right quantity, and right quality, in the right place, at the right time, for the right customer, at the right cost
Decision Phases in Supply Chain
- Supply Chain Strategic Decision: long-term decisions that consider market conditions and involve optimal maximization of long-term profit
- Supply Chain Planning: examining competitors and strategies to meet customer requirements
- Supply Chain Operations: making decisions within minutes, hours, or days to reduce uncertainty and optimize performance
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This quiz covers the introductory concepts of food supply chain management, including production, manufacturing, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
