Here, I would like to share my view of total supply chain management. It consist of overall supply chain from beginning to the end.
This is a very interesting topic to know about.... It could mainly apply to manufacturing as an overall.
Below is a mind map of the total supply chain management. The resolution might not be that good. If you need a pdf copy or a mind map copy (using simple mind apps format), please email me.
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Total Supply Chain Management
o What is supply chain management
It is a management knowledge
It is a chain, from beginning to the end
It is a full stretch of knowledge from getting the supply to the buyer
o What are the topics in supply chain management
Sourcing
• Supplier & potential supplier
• Supplier selection
• Terms & conditions
o Pricing
o Invoicing
o Payment terms
• Quality requirement
• Types of suppliers
o Direct manufacturer
o Distributorship
o Representatives
o Overall
B2B
Design
• From R&D
• The purpose
• Where use application
Logistics
• Freight management
o Freight in
o Freight out
o Types of freight
Air
Ocean
Road
• Warehousing
o Receiving
o Storage
o Outgoing
o Return of goods
o 3PL
• Customs
• Trade & Compliance
Procurement
• Direct materials & indirect materials
o What is direct materials
o What is indirect materials
• PO placement
• When to buy
• Product quality
• How many to buy
• Types of procurement
o Buy to forecast
o Buy to PO
• Types of materials model
o Consigned
Full or partial
Pros & Cons
o Turnkey
Full or partial
Pros & Cons
o Buy/Sell
o Drop ship
o Customer managed
o High value
o Attrition
Material costing
• Standard pack
• EAU
• Negotiation
• Distribution
• Consolidation pricing for negotiation
o By material itself
o By supplier
o By mother company
o By total spend
• Types of cost optimization
o Annual re-pricing
o Rebate
o Many more creative ways
Materials planning
• What type of attrition
• What is required
o When to bring in
o When to use
ERP
• Will be discussed in another topic
Production Planning
• Function
o Build the product in the shortest time possible
o Optimize capacity & ship out once completed building
o When to build
o When to ship
o Minimize waste
o Counter check ineffeciency
• Resolve capacity constraints
• Types of build
o Build to forecast
o Build to PO
• Forecast
Inventory management
• Keep the lowest possible inventory
o Pros & cons
• Ties up cash
• Expiry date
• A balanced model?
• Inventory tracking & reporting
Reverse Logistics
• What is this?
o Return & Repair
o Upgrades
o Rework
o Refurbishment
o Warehousing & safekeeping
• Value added services
• Usually, the cost is high
o Why is total supply chain management so important?
It is a chain
• All are inter-related
Impact as an overall
To discuss more
o Areas not covered here
Quality
• Quality management system
o Quality standards
ISO
Aerospace
FDA
Medical
Military
Telco
• Incoming Quality
Engineering
• R&D
• Process
• Manufacturing
• Supplier quality
• Facility
• Test
• Industrial engineering
Production
Supplier quality management
Finance
• Account Payable
• Account Receiveable
• Bad debts
• Returns
• Rebates
Customer management
Customer quotation
Customer contract
IT
HR
Customs
Trade & compliance
