The Global Supply Chain

BY; FAHAD SHAHZAD

What is Supply Chain Management

 A supply Chain is a ‘network of facilities and activities

that performs the functions of product development.
 Procurement of material from suppliers, Manufacturing
of products, the distribution of finished goods to
customers
The Global Supply Chain

 A global supply chain is a dynamic worldwide network when a

company purchases or uses goods or services from overseas.

 It involves people, information, processes and resources involved

in the production, handling and distribution of materials and
finished products or providing a service to the customer.
What does supply chain do

 In commerce, supply-chain management (SCM), the

management of the flow of goods and services,
involves the movement and storage of raw materials,
of work-in-process inventory, and of finished goods from
point of origin to point of consumption.
Forces driving Globalization

 Global Market Forces

 Technological Forces
 Global Cost Forces
 Political and Economic forces
GSCM System Components

 International distribution system;

-Manufacturing(Domestically), Distribution(Overseas)
 International Suppliers
-Raw materials and components(foreign suppliers) final assembly
 Offshore manufacturing
-Product is sourced & manufactured in a single foreign location.
-shipped backed to domestic warehouses for sale and distribution
Example

 A supply chain is comprised of all the businesses and

individual contributors involved in creating a product,
from raw materials to finished merchandise. ...
Examples of supply chain activities include farming,
refining, design, manufacturing, packaging, and
transportation
Thanks

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