Report Topic Outline: Supply Chain Management

Reporters: Arnado, Lester C.

Lim, Jo Jeremy Just R.
Report Outline:
I. Game involving Supply chain Management
The class will be divided into groups for a short game to give them knowledge of
what supply-chain management is all about.
II. Typical Types of Supply chains
a. Manufacturing Supply Chain
b. Service Supply Chain
III. Trends in Supply chain Management
a. Measuring Supply Chain ROI
b. “Greening” the supply chain
c. Reevaluating outsourcing
d. Integrating IT
e. Managing Risks
f. Adopting lean principles
IV. Global Supply Chains
a. ERP and Supply Chain Management
b. Ethics and Supply Chain
V. Management Responsibilities
a. Strategic Responsibilities
b. Key Tactical and Operational Responsibilities
VI. Procurement
a. Purchase Interfaces
b. Purchasing Cycle
c. Centralized versus Decentralized Purchasing
d. Ethics in Purchasing
VII. Supplier Management
a. Choosing Suppliers
b. Supplier Audits
c. Supplier Certification
d. Supplier Relationship Management
e. Supplier Partnerships
f. Strategic Partnering
VIII. Inventory Management
IX. Order Fulfillment
X. Logistics
a. Movement within a facility
b. Incoming and Outgoing Shipments
c. Tracking Goods: Radio Frequency Identification
d. Evaluating Shipping Alternatives
e. Third-party Logistics (3-PL)
XI. Creating an effective Supply Chain