P.

Karthik
L.Nagendra Babu
P.Lalith Aditya
Y.Srikanth


Supply Chain Management
Definition:

Supply chain management addresses the management
of materials and information across the entire chain
from suppliers to producers, distributors, retailers and
customers
Factors effecting supply chain
Behavior of Information flow
Inventory Management
Planning and Operations Management
Inventory?
Inventory is the raw materials, component parts, work-
in-progress, or finished goods, that are held at a
location in the supply chain.
Importance of Inventory?
Inventory cost holds around 30% of the total cost (TC).
Successful inventory management is often a
momentous symbol of competition victory and a well-
run organization.

Why should we care for Inventory?
Sales growth: right inventory at the right place at the
right time
Cost reduction: less money tied up in inventory,
inventory management, obsolescence

Higher profit
Inventory models of Flip kart

Previously Flip kart used to have own-model Inventory
model.
Currently Flip kart follows Marketplace Inventory
model.

SWOT Analysis of Own-Inventory
Model
Funds are Blocked
Drawbacks of own-inventory
model
More Dead Stock
Blockage of Funds
Heavy Inventory carrying cost.
Less profit Generation.
Supply chain disturbance
SWOT Analysis of Marketplace
Inventory Model
Need of the hour
Benefits of Marketplace Inventory
model
No Dead-stock, as customers directly deal with the
dealers.
Minimized inventory carrying cost.
More profits
Reduced inventory effect on supply chain.

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