MODULE 3

ELEMENTS AND TYPES OF

SUPPLY CHAINS
SUPPLY CHAIN FUNCTIONS
 FORECASTING

 PLANNING

 SCHEDULING

 PRODUCTION CONTROL

INCLUDING INFLOW, OUTFLOW AND FLOW

THROUGH.
LOGISTICS VS. SUPPLY CHAIN
 TRADITIONAL
 UNIONIST
 INTERSECTIONIST
 RELABELING

LARSON & HALLDORSSON(2004)

LOGISTICS FUNCTIONS
 PURCHASING

 INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
 TRANSPORTATION

 WAREHOUSING/ STORES

 PACKING/ REPACKING

 SORTING/ GRADING

 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
SUPPLY CHAIN ATTRIBUTES
 EFFICIENCY
 RESPONSIVENESS
TYPES OF PRODUCTS
 FUNCTIONAL
 INNOVATIVE
TYPES OF SUPPLY SIDES
 STABLE
 EVOLVING
TYPES OF SUPPLY CHAINS
 EFFICIENT
 RESPONSIVE
 RISK HEDGING
 AGILE
SUPPLY CHAIN DRIVERS
 FACILITY
 INVENTORY
 TRANSPORTATION
 SOURCING
 INFORMATION
 PRICING
METRICS
WHY METRICS?
 TREND

 COMPARISON

 BENCHMARKING
FACILITY
 CAPACITY
 UTILIZATION
 COST PER UNIT
 CYCLE TIME
 EFFICIENCY
 VARIETY
 IDLE TIME
 QUALITY LOSSES
 BATCH SIZE
 SERVICE LEVEL
INVENTORY
 CASH TO CASH
 AVERAGE INVENTORY
 INVENTORY TURNS
 SAFETY STOCK
 SEASONAL INVENTORY
 FILL RATE
 OBSOLETE INVENTORY
TRANSPORTATION
 AVERAGE INBOUND COST
 AVERAGE SHIPMENT SIZE - IN
 AVERAGE OUTBOUND COST
 AVERAGE SHIPMENT SIZE – OUT
 FRACTION BY MODE
SOURCING
 DAYS PAYABLE
 AVERAGE PRICE
 PRICE RANGE
 FRACTION ON TIME DELIVERY
 QUALITY
 LEAD TIME
 RELIABILITY
INFORMATION
 FORECAST HORIZON
 FREQUENCY OF UPDATE
 FORECAST ERROR
 SEASONALITY FACTOR
 VARIANCE FROM PLAN
 DEMAND VARIABILITY/ SUPPLY
VARIABILITY
PRICING
 PROFITMARGIN
 DAYS OUTSTANDING
 AVERAGE PRICE
 RANGE OF PRICE
 AVERAGE ORDER SIZE
 INCREMENTAL COST/ UNIT