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What have we learned?. ¿What is a Supply Chain?. The set of all customers and suppliers of a company. Central Problems. How do you integrate for better margin How to get cooperation economies How to assign them among the agents How to use technology. SCM Maturity Model.
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¿What is a Supply Chain? The set of all customers and suppliers of a company
Central Problems • How do you integrate for better margin • How to get cooperation economies • How to assign them among the agents • How to use technology
SCM Maturity Model Problems Solving Manag. Mutual Development Coordinated Value Chain Inter-improvement IT: Knowledge management Knowledge Driven Demand Management Networks 3PL Supplier Integration Intra-improvement IT: to create value Integrated Distribution Strategy System Design: Pooling Chain Optimization Logistic Technology IT: Integrated Logistics Alignment on Core competences Basic Operations Discipline Forecasting Optimal stock levels Transportation Optimization Performance Control ERP IT
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General Approach • Think strategically (competitive) • Think plural (win-win) • Negociate • Do not try to cover everything (trust) • Design your part of the chain • Do not bring me problems, bring me solutions • Insist on having talented people
Inventories • Safety inventories at the customer end • Place inventories as high as possible (economies) • Look at the customer and define service • Specially, define delivery lag • Consider other alternatives to stock • Inventories do not add value!
Long Range Logistics • Avoid counterflow transportation • Avoid empty returns • Think about your people • Do not use blind-eyed subcontracting • Anticipate the unexpected • Have measures to handle the unexpected • Emphasize consistency in deliveries • Profit from customer clock
Short Range Logistics • Do not buy expensive software • Do work on the fly • Trust your customer • Avoid empty runs • Cooperate! • Have clear cut distribution plans
More • Use X-docking • Avoid large/centralized distribution centers • Reduce manipulation (picking) • Technology is not a solution • Consider carefully the location of facilities • Do not hesitate in revamping the full system