TO: Thomas, Warehouse Manager
FROM: Andreas, Logistic Planning Manager
DATE: August 29, 2016
Subject: Supply chain design
The business environment is changing fast. One moment of indecision and the competition will be ahead us. The secret for keeping and growing our market share is to always adjust our logistical process, update our product range and invest in popular marketing campaigns. The supply chain is at the core of our logistics. This document will help you understand how supply chains will impact our distribution of assets and resources. Even more, the supply chain will strongly influence our sales.
Supply chain behavior
An XXXXXXXXXXXX will never have XXXX control XX XXX supply chain. XXXX XXXXXXXX XXX actors XXXX XX outside of the organization. For XXXXXXXX, XX might our own XXXXXXXXX and XXXXXX but XX will XXXXX depend on XXX XXXXXXXXX and XX XXX resellers XX XXXX XXX XXXXXXXX going. XXXX XX XX XXXX manage to design the XXXXXXX supply chain, we XXXX XXX XX able XX predict the XXX XXXXXXX actors and XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX. The XXXXXX chain XXXX provide a XXXXXXXXX and a workflow XXX our entire value chain management process. Our best XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXX not XX able XX XXXX XXXX behavior XXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXX. XXX example, XXXX external actor XXXX the supply XXXXX will try XX maximize XXXXXXX and reduce XXX amount of resources (XXXXX) XXXXXXXX in XXX XXXXXX XXXXX (Hartwig, XXXX). As a company, we basically want the XXXX XXXXXX: increase our XXXXXXX while keeping XXX XXXXX XXX. No wonder XXX business partners XXX XXXXXXXX over XXXXX own business XXXXXX than XXXX. For XXXXXX XXXXX much-XXXXXXX profits, some XXXXXXXXXXX, and XXXXXXXXX from XXX downstream XX our XXXXXX chain XXXXX be XXXXXXX to become XXXXXXXXXXX by simulating a false XXXXXX XXX demand XXXXXXX. XXX XXXXXXX, they XXXXX order large quantities XX XXXX in order to get a volume XXXXXXXX or keep XXX XXXXXX very XXX to make XX XXXX the XXXXXX because of XXX overstock. The XXXXXX XXXXX behavior will XXXX XXXX in XXX XXXXX. XXXXX all, XXXX partner has a XXXXXXXX XXXX in the supply XXXXX XXX XX XXX XX XXXXXXXXXXXXX. For example, XXX retailers and XXXXXXXXXXX will collect a real time XXXXXXXX XXXX our XXXXX customers XXX help XXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX updated XXXX the latest market XXXXXX. Our XXXXXXXXX will XXXX with us XXX XXXXXXX XXX best XXX materials and our logistic XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXX XXXX XX XXXXXXXX their routes. A faster XXXXXXXXXXXX speed XXXX help XXXX save money while taking XX XXXX XXXXXX.
XXXXXX chain XXXXXXX
X XXXXXX chain XXXXXX XX the XXXX XXX each business component XXXX will XXXX a XXXXXX XXXXXX on XXX XXXXX value chain. Here are five XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX chain XXXXXXX XXXX most XXXXXXXXX will XXXX (XXXXX, XXXX):
Production- Should we XXXXXXXXXXX our goods in one big factory or XXXXXX our XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX in smaller XXXXXXXXX? XXXXXXXXXX XX a XXXXXX chain driver XXXX XXXX XXX the pace for XXX XXXXX logistic process. X XXXXX XXXXXXX will XXXXXXXX a XXXXX output XXX it XXXX also XXXX increased running XXXXX. XXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX a good XXXXXX for XXXXXXXX that have XX XXXXX XXX market XXXX. For XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXX dairy.XXXXXXXXX - XXX factory XXXX XXXX XXX XXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXX market supply XXX demand curve will XXXX its variations. X good inventory XXXXXXXXXX XXXX turn XXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX a competitive advantage. XXXXXXX a XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX will help us keep our storage costs XXX while the XXXXXX will be XXXXXX XXXXXXXX with our XXXXXXXX.Location - X mall manager will XXXXXXXX XXXX you XXXX XXXXXXXXX a XXXX location is XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX. For any business, XXX location XX its XXXXXXXXXX will influence business. XXX location XX an XXXXXXXXX aspect XX a factory, XXX warehouse, XXXXXX and even XXX XXX XXXXXXXX and downstream of our XXXXXX XXXXX. X XXXX distance XXXXXXX our XXXXXXX and XXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX generate XXXXX costs.Information -XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXX to XXX XXXX information is power. XXXXXX, XXX XXXXXXXXXXX and XXX XXXX will keep our XXXXXXXX on XXX XXXXXX. This XXXXXX chain XXXXXX XXXX XXXX XX XXX XXXX if helped by the XXXXXX technology updates XXX XXX XX honest XXXXXX. Information will help us stay connected with our customers, suppliers XXX XXXX XXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX.Transport – Pick them XX and XXX them XXXX. Not that simple! XXXXXXXXX costs XXXX have a great XXXXXX on XXX XXXXXXXX. This XXXXXX XXXXX driver XXX XX a XXXXXX or XXX best XXXXXXXXXXX advantage. Our transport XXXXXXXX will XXXX XXXX three variables: XXXXX, XXXXX, XXX XXXXXXXX.
XXXXXX XX our XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX
XXX supply chain network XXXX XXX most of XXX XXXXXXXXXXX efforts and most XX our XXXXXXX XXXXX. At its XXXXXX, a working XXXXXXXX XX nothing XXXX XXXX an XXXXXXXXXXXX that XXXXXXX resources from XXX XXXXXX, adding a unique extra XXXXX and placing them XXXX XX XXX market. XXXX XXXXX XXXXXXX will XXXXXXX XXXX XXX XXXXXX and XXXXXXXXX. Each XXXXXX XXXXX XXX resource are somehow involved in XXX supply chain management process. XXX XXXXXX of the XXXXXX XXXXX on XXX assets and XXXXXXXXX can be determined XX using XXXXXXXX accounting XXXXXXXXXXX. The most XXXXXX is “XXXXXXXX-Costs=Profit” or “XXXXXX-Input= Value”.
XXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXX example
XXXXXXXXX:
XXXXXXX, R., Inderfurth, K., Sadrieh, A., &XXX; Voigt, X. (2015). Strategic inventory and supply chain XXXXXXXX. Production and Operations XXXXXXXXXX, XX(X), 1329-1345.
XXXXX, M. H. (2011). Essentials of supply XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX (XXX. XX). John XXXXX & Sons., XXXX: XXXXXXXXXX
">