Forum: Supply Chain Strategy

China is really becoming the manufacturing centre of the World for many products. Particularly textiles. What proportion of your products do you think are imported from China?

Hi everyone! I really would like to know: What key metrics to use, for supplier selection and evaluation? Regards, Patricia

Hi guys, I'm a student of Industrial Engineering and SCM and logistics are major courses in my study this year. I'm looking for a detailed case study of any company that includes charts and detailed numbers how they could reach best practice. I'm asked to present a detailed case study with...

Hello all...I was hoping someone could add some insight. Has any company / corporation had a specific role / position dedicated to Balance of Trade? Meaning, their sole purpose is to ensure a more favorable BoT amongst their supplier base. If so, is there a model to follow, best practices, etc.? I...

Hi everyone!! I would like to know, mainly, from people who is in charge of Logistics and SCM functions in industrial companies: Which models, criteria and/or systems do you have adopted to choose partners to work collaboratively? And... What kind of incentives your companies provide to...

The hype around iPad reached its pinnacle when Apple announced that from 12th March this year, they will start accepting pre-orders and from there their journey to fulfill the demand across US started. Nothing unusual, they planned to make things work in terms of high percentage of on-time delivery...

I got to read an article on this subject and it seemed that these research websites are not the same they look like. What are your thoughts?

On another thread, there are some comments about what makes a 3PL good or bad in the eyes of their customers. So let's have a Poll on the topic. Pick the most important THREE attributes that makes a 3PL really good in the eyes of their customers. What sets them apart from the competition? ...

Each company must look to its strengths to answer this question for itself. But the answer is likely to be yes ….to some extent. Two questions help to begin to frame the answer are: 1) what expertise and capabilities should we have in-house based on our size and the criticality for each...

The biggest objectives of sourcing operations are to save cost and make sure that right material is available at right time. Since both pull each other in terms of getting one of them fulfilled makes the other one unfulfilled, it has become a dire need for the industry today to move from the...

What do you think will be consequences when/if Walmart make it into Australia as a manufacturer to retailer?

A common viewpoint found in many companies is that "their business is different." Whether the strategic focus of the company lies within Innovation, Customer Service, or Operational Efficiency - there is a common belief that no one else is like them. In the past, to survive, businesses had to...

Supply chains always want to have minimum cash to cash cycle so that the working availability is more and better ROI can be achieved. But, they take wrong measures sometime to reduce the C2C cycle in their endeavor to reach a figure of zero and sometimes to a negative value - Do we need to target a...

hello everyone; I'm looking for a detailed case study of any company that includes charts and detailed numbers how they could reach best practice. I'm asked to present a detailed case study with comparisons if possible. I reached a number of studies through google but they are not enough for my...

Guys, why organization chooses outsourcing or offshoring outsourcing? 1 self-limited. 2 improve the competitive ability of product 3 reduce cost and something else?

I am sure there will be some expected results, but hopefuly a few unexpected as well :-)

Hai All, Greetings to all. I am a very new member to this forum. Presently I am working as a Log.Coordinator for a company in UAE. I would like to get more information in doing power point presentation related to Procedures of Logistics Division. Could you please help me ? Hope to have...

If the main objectives of E-Supply Chain Management are: - Move the organisation from an Internal to an External Focus - Improve Business Responsiveness and Flexibility - Speed overall processes and reduce associated costs Do you think E-Supply Chain Management can contribute to your...

Greetings to all. May I know the best practices used in SCM through IT solutions...appreciate if you could share your experience. In advance, thanks. Kind regards, SS

Supply Chain Performance measurement and its improvement is one of the key strategies for all Chief Supply Chain Officers these days and DQI, as highlighted in "DQI Role in Supply Chain Performance", has a large role to play. What are the different ways, we can improve the DQI for a manufacturing...

looking for free/open source/cheap CRM software for following use...okay we can pay a little bit....no more than 300,000. -windows -data migration -web based (to keep any cost down, I.E. multiple users, self back up) -diverse language support/international currency support -global sales...

Well, the phrase, "Create Demand Through Supply" looks little funny but this is true that demand in market for your products can be increased or even created with the help of supply you infuse. I found some good practical examples at Supply Chain Management and ERP Notes and wanted to share with...

Traditionally, it has been understood that to improve customer service you have to have high levels of inventory. This ensures that orders are filled quickly. But it also means that the value of your inventory is high, to the detriment of your organization as it ties up cash and warehouse space...

Common problem - what to do? PO issued for $90K Vendor takes it upon themselves to do "extra work" and bills 25K over and above the 90K Will not use vendor again Do you pay? split the difference? or tell the vendor too bad too sad?

Hi, I got one question from my manager as he wants to see if I can do the job for him in the future, The worst part is that I didnot understand what he was trying to ask(his accent)and I didnt want to say no as its a matter of my future. The thing is we have some suppliers from whom we buy some...

Any horror stories of having a single 3pl manage the entire SC globally? Close to signing the contract. I am sure we will lose many of imcumbent carriers many of whom we have worked with for over 20yrs without any major service issues. Did you really save as much as the 3pl predicted?

I am currently investigating using a 3PL in NZ & selling direct to customers as an alternative to our current wholesaler. The trick is, the 3PL would need to purchase & own the inventory. Anyone got any names of 3PL's who would go down this path? I did this with Ingram Micro in a previous job but...

Hi All, I would like to know peoples experience and favorites for a candidate Retail FMCG company with multiple location whether to choose. SAP SCM or InfoR SCM. I hope this discussion is worth and would help lot of community users. Please share your thoughts regarding this. Thanks, --...

Hi Friends, Hope Supply Chain Professionals have their own strategy and good experience in reducing Cash Conversion Cycle. Please share your ideas, examples, best practices (Dell, Toyota etc.), tactics and view points here. M.Prabhu

Hi, I am currently working on inventory optimization for seasonal demands. I wonder if anyone have dealt with seasonal demands and would like to share your experience and provide suggestions for software tools to optimize replinish policies. Thanks. -Henry

Hi There I'm currently researching in this area. Anyone can give any opinion about Nature, Role and Adequacy of Information Sharing in Supply Chain. Based on your experience :)

Hi friends, If you are into a third party logistics bussiness (3PL), how will you optimize the cash flow in the business. Regards V Shan

Hello colleagues, I am searching for the best possible location for a single distribution hub in the Asia/Pacific region. Therefore I need to evaluate the Pros and Cons of different locations (Hong-Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, etc.)concerning import/export duty, trade zones, regulations,...

Hi all, I’m currently working on a program with the BPM Forum to evaluate how companies are optimizing their operations through improved value chain performance. We are looking to highlight best practices in building global collaborative business networks. I’d love to have the members of...

Hello: A friend and I are looking to start a consulting company to help Chinese exporters sell to the US markets. Specifically, we are targeting Chinese plastics resin manufacturers (right now ABS) who would supply to the US medical device manufacturers. The reason we feel we can be...

In US Strategic sourcing management, Supplier Diversity is a buzzword. Everybody wants to know more about it. the basic question is - why should I implement it - is there a benefit to my supply chain, money for my company, business for my enterprise - what is that? where is statistics? let’s...

Our China Sourcing thread has proved very popular, being the most viewed thread of all. It would be interesting to gain a view of which are the most popular countries in reagrd to offshore sourcing. Please pick your top three.

Friends, assist me to find out, whether the given strategy will work in a Third party logistics company? Segregating the customers according to products (Coal, Iron ore, Textile, Chemicals, Petro products etc.). Select the major customer from each product slot. Build good relationship...

Dear All, if any one have SCM Executive details of indian pharmacuetical company Please send Shantarm

hey guys.i need help regarding mba assignment.i have to make a supply chain of any product currently being imported from china to UK, i have chosen digital camera . If any of you would like to give information about it. I have to make a diagram and write about the supply chain of the product....

These days there are lot discussions on collaborative supply chain formats. It sounds very interesting and complex too. It looks like the future supply chain will be focus more on costs such as carbon emissions, long distances etc. Of course there is poll in another thread in this forum on...

Dear all, I'm new here. Very happy that i can join this forum. Acctually need to find more info about green logistics for my project. But no idea where can I gather all the information. Hope all expert in this forum can give direction to me.

Talking to people recently about the trend to outsource IT work to India. I was surprised to hear that India is becoming too expensive! Think they mentioned that Sri Lanka is the next India. Amazing how these trends change as costs increase in each country. Wil Africa be on the radar soon????

Hi, I'm new to forecasting techniques in the SCM area. I'm working on a project for a IT hardware company that distributes material in the asia pacific region. We are using smoothing techiques for forecasting purpose and MAPE (Mean Absolute Percentage Error) as a parameter for judging...

I reckon one of the hardest things today in Supply Chain management, is to get real visibility of cost and performance! With stuff like factory gate pricing, cost to serve and the general push to streamline operations, it seems like cost and performance visibilty is even more important. Now...

I come from China. One team only operate one project in many logistics company, I think which is inefficient because resource can't be used adequately. Can you tell me your logistics operation model?

I want to know some ways of finding suppliers. Do you have such experience ?

Guys, Has there been any information in China, as to if any effect on the Far East supply chain will be felt due to the Chinese Earthquake? SJ

My company is rethinking supply chain, structures, processes, etc., and I've been tasked with researching consultancies. In my research, I've come across TONS of service offerings (from companies like AMR, Aberdeen Oliver wight, SCEB, Deloitte, IBM, PRTM, etc...) but what I would really like is...