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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT FOR GE. Supply Chain Management Name College Affiliation. Introduction. General electronics is an American company which is one of the largest cooperation's that operate world wide. Was ranked as one of the largest firms in the USA in 2011
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT FOR GE Supply Chain Management Name College Affiliation
Introduction • General electronics is an American company which is one of the largest cooperation's that operate world wide. • Was ranked as one of the largest firms in the USA in 2011 • It was formed in 1892 through a merger . • The company operates in all parts of the world
Supply Chain • A supply chain is the seamless integration of all the functions needed to make a finished products. • The supply chain for general electronics is designed to ensure that products go through its channels efficiently • The supply chain integrates all the activities of the company for easy movement of the products from various points.
Metric • One of the metric systems to be examined is the delivery time. • The main objective of an effective supply chain is to ensure that products reach the customer on time • At GE, the it takes at least two weeks for the product to reach the furthest market location • For local markets , the products reach the same day (Ann 2001).
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