Presentation Operations and Supply chain management strategies

9 important questions on Presentation Operations and Supply chain management strategies

What is flexibility? (4 dimensions relevant to operations & SCM)

How quick operations and supply chain can respond to the unique needs of customers.
  • Mix flexibility (ability to produce a wide range of products/services)
  • Changeover flexibility (ability to produce a new product with minimal delay)
  • Volume flexibility (ability to produce whatever volume the customer needs)

What is cost? (4 dimensions relevant to operations & SCM)

Labour costs, material costs, engineering costs, quality -related costs

What are trade-offs among performance dimensions?

Decisions to emphasize some dimensions at the expense of others.

Choosing for one performance dimension (one-dimension VS. Another dimension)
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What is an order winner?

Performance dimension that differentiate a company's product/ service from those of its competitors.

What are Intra -organizational interactions?

Departments or functions in the organization the Sc operations have key interactions

What are examples inter -organizational interactions

  • Suppliers
  • Distributors/ logistical service providors
  • Wholesalers/ retailers
  • Customers

Examples departments intra-organizational interactions

  • Finance (budgetting, analysis, funds)
  • Design ( sustainability, quality, manufacturability)
  • Accounting (performance measurement systems, planning and control)
  • (M)IS ( What IT solutions to make it all work together?)
  • Human Resources (skills? Training? Of employees?)
  • Marketing (what products? What volumes? Costs? Quality? Delivery?)

What are structural elements of the strategy?

1. Organization
    • Structure, control/reward system, workforce decision.
2. Sourcing/purchasing
    • Sourcing strategies, supplier selection, supplier performance measurements
3. Planning and control
    • Forecasting, tactical planning, inventory management, production planning and control
4. Business Processes and quality managment
    • six Sigma, continious improvement, statistical process control
5. Product and service development
    • The development process, organizational and supplier roles.

What is process integration?

Processes are interconnected to each other. A supply chain cannot function well without process integration.

Supply chain managers think with and for the business and the functions (departments) in the business, and come with solutions for the company as well as for the customer. (working together in the supply chain is the key element which provides value to the customer)

F.e. Square water melons, because they are easier to transport.

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