Supply Chain Process Integration

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What is supply chain integration?

Connecting and coordinating all stakeholders involved in the flow of goods and services.

What is the goal of supply chain integration?

  • Increase costs
  • Create a seamless and transparent supply chain (correct)
  • Reduce customer satisfaction
  • Maximize individual processes without coordination

Process integration means sharing information and coordinating resources.

True (A)

What are some advantages of process integration?

<p>Optimized processes, reduced costs, improved customer satisfaction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some obstacles to process integration?

<p>Lack of communication, technology issues, resistance to change.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What issues are important in internal and external process integration?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role do information systems play in supply chain integration?

<p>They create information visibility along the supply chain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the bullwhip effect?

<p>A phenomenon where small changes in demand at the retail level cause larger fluctuations in demand at the wholesale, distributor, manufacturer, and raw material supplier levels.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Give an example of supply chain integration in international companies.

<p>Companies like Amazon or Walmart utilize process integration across their global operations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Supply Chain Process Integration

  • Supply chain integration involves connecting and coordinating all stakeholders in the flow of goods and services, from raw materials to suppliers to end customers.
  • The objective is to create a smooth, efficient, and transparent supply chain that optimizes processes, lowers costs, and boosts customer satisfaction.
  • Firms must integrate processes to produce services and products for end-customers.
  • Process integration signifies sharing information and coordinating resources to jointly manage a process or a set of processes.

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