Assignment: Production & Operation Management

1. What is supply chain management?

Supply chain management alludes to networks of organizations that cooperate and
facilitate their activities to convey a product to market.

2. Discuss briefly the how or when supply chain grew up?

In 1960s, a trend came into existent of future productivity improvements of system which
was highly fragmented. The evolution of SCM was by categorized by Increase in degree of
integration. Key areas of this highly fragmented tasks were; Demand forecasting, Sourcing/
Purchasing, Requirement Planning, Production planning, Manufacturing Inventory,
Warehousing, Materials Handling, Packaging, Goods inventory, Distribution planning, Order
processing, Transportation, Customer service.

Later on, during the two decades i.e. 1970s and 1980s task composing logistics remained
quite similar, but consolidating into two distinct functions referred as materials management
and physical distribution.

True sense of logistics emerged in 1990s era where globalization incited a functional
integration. All elements of supply chain became part of single management perspective.

As getting in new century, with the assistance of recent data and communication
technologies a lot of complete integration became potential with supply chain management.
A complex sequence of activities aiming at value capture and competitiveness had become a
part of supply chain management.

As innovation is propelling step by step, the developing degree of robotization of supply

chains has been a prevailing component of the advancement of both physical distribution and
materials management. Storage, materials handling, and packaging gained a remarkable push
with this digitalization. Firms took advantage of new manufacturing opportunities in
developing economies through outsourcing and offshoring as upcoming demand for flexibility
without raising costs had become a primary concern.

Fahad Bin Abdullah Supply Chain Management

Dated: 22-03-2021
Assignment: Production & Operation Management

3. What is the impact of globalization on the supply chain?

4. What is the impact of environmental sustainability and the "green" movement on the
supply chain?
5. What do you think about SCM if you Consider ‘’Pak – China Economic Corridor’’?

Note:

 Only Soft Copies are required for submission.

 Submission Date: 06/04 /2021: Cut off time: 1:30 pm. No Late submission would be
entertained.
 Maximum Marks: 20
 Referencing should be done appropriately: significant marks are allocated to referencing.
 Report should be made as it should include Title page, Contents, Main Answers Section and
Referencing Section.

Fahad Bin Abdullah Supply Chain Management

Dated: 22-03-2021