Supply Chain Management(英文版)(ppt 27页)

Supply Chain Management(英文版)内容提要：
Supply Chain Management：
The supply chain used to be a simple serial process with raw materials slowly moving in one direction through manufacturing production and onward via a distribution system to retailers and customers.
Today, the talk is of "supply networks", "parallel chains", "enhanced concurrent activities", and “customer centric” with new information platforms and technology set to cut both inventory and lead-times throughout the delivery pipeline further.
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Objective：
Lowest total cost of ownership
Quality meeting customer needs
On-time delivery
Acceptable supply risk
Process efficiency
Demand reduction
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Include e-business as part of your top three supply chain agenda items.
Put in effort to articulate a value proposition for e-business within your company, and the impact it will have on your supply chain. Seek and gain cross-functional and key trading partner alignment on your strategy.
Look for additional learning opportunities.
Look at the early adopter or e-business-oriented companies, e-business consultants, system integrators, and colleagues in supply chain management. Lessons can be learned in both