Supply Chain Management Strategies

WHERE DOES SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT FIT INTO THE MISSION AND VISION OF AN ORGANIZATION  

In matty organizations the complete strategic plan is not available to matty of the employees so the commitment of the top management personnel must be visible to the employees in the vision and mission statements as well as the goals and objectives. Examples can be observed by searching various Web sites for mission, vision, and values statements of corporations that interest you personally. 

There are mat r areas that need to be covered in the mission statement specifically. One of these is the relationship with customers and suppliers. By placing this in the mission statement it is easy to communicate the executive commitment to managing the supply chain. Effective supply chain management really is based on relationships. 

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Chopra, S. and Meindl, P. (2004) Supply Chain Management Strategy, Planning and Operations, 2nd edn, Pearson Education, New Jersey. 

Figure 2 Supply Management Benefits. (Adapted from The Executive s Guide to Supply Chain Management Strategies, Copyright 1998 David Riggs and Sharon Robbins. Used with permission of the publisher, AMACOM, a division of American Management Association International, New York, NY. AU rights reserved, http //www.amacombooks.com)...

The supply chain management strategy should be covered in the large umbrella of the vision statement for the organization. 

The following are factors that need to be considered and/or reviewed at the visit (adjusted and expanded from Supply Chain Management Strategy, Planning, and Operations by Chopra and Meindel). 

Chopra, S., and P. Meindl. Supply Chain Management Strategy, Planning, and Operation, First Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ Prentice Hall, 2001. 

Chopra S, Meindl P (2001) Supply chain management strategy, planning, and operations. 

McAfee, R. Bruce, Glassman, Myron, and Honeycutt, Jr., Earl D., The effects of culture and human resource management policies on supply chain management strategy. Journal of Business Logistics, 23(1), 1-18, 2002. 

Chiang TA (2012) Multi-objective decision-making methodology to create an optimal design chain partner combination. Comput Ind Eng 63 875-889 Chopra S, Meindl P (2012) Supply chain management strategy, planning, and operation. Prentice... 

Supply chain management strategies have the potential of enabling smart manufacturing and services... 

Christopher M., 1998, Logistics and Supply Chain Management - Strategies for Reducing Cost and Improving Service, London Prentice Hall. 

Chopra, S., Meindl, P. (2007). Supply chain management Strategy, planning, and operation (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ Pearson Prentice Hall. 

Christopher, M. (1992). Logistics and supply chain management Strategies for reducing costs and improving services. London Pitman Publ. 

Christopher M. 2000. Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Strategies for reducing costs and improving service levels. II edition, Warsaw, PCDL. 

Christopher, M. (2005) Logistics and Supply Chain Management Strategies for reducing cost and improving service, 3rd edn. London Financial Times Prentice HaU. 

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