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Supply chain management consists of a total systems approach to managing the entire
flow of information, material and services from raw material suppliers through
manufacturing firms and warehouses to the end customers.
Supply chain management enables competitors to gain an edge through their ability to
deliver the RIGHT STUFF IN RIGHT QUANTITY AT THE RIGHT TIME TO THE
RIGHT CUSTOMER.
PURCHASING
PURCHASING OUTSOURCING
CYCLE
VENDOR ANALYSIS
DISTRIBUTION &
& CENDOR
REQUIREMENTS
EVALUATION
SUPPLIER
WAREHOUSING
AUDITING
1. Upstream
2. Internal
3. Downstream
• The upstream supply chain: The upstream part of the supply chain includes the
activities of a company (a milk producer, in our case), with its first-tier suppliers and
their connection to their suppliers (referred to as second-tier and third-tier suppliers).
• The supplier relationship can be extended several tiers, all the way to the origin of the
material (e.g., mining ores, growing crops). In the upstream supply chain, the major
activity is procurement.
The internal supply chain: The internal part of the supply chain includes all of the in-
house processes used in transforming the inputs received from the suppliers into the
organization’s outputs.
• It extends from the time the inputs enter an organization to the time that the products
go to distribution outside of the organization.
• The internal supply chain is mainly concerned with production management,
manufacturing, and inventory control.
The downstream supply chain: The downstream part of the supply chain
includes all of the activities involved in delivering the products to the final
customers.
• The downstream supply chain is directed at distribution, warehousing,
ADVANTAGES OF SCM
Reduction of product losses in transportation and storage.
Increasing of sales.
Large investments and risks are shared among partners in the chain.
INDIA’S AGRI SUPPLY CHAIN: Issues and Challenges
Prevention
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF TQM?
Reduce wastes
Integrates with ISO
Increase sales
Improve competitiveness
Improve human relations
Enhance customer satisfaction
Reduce Operational costs
Improve internal and external customer relation
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