Supply chain multiple sourcing

Bottlenecks occur when alimiting resource affects the outputlevel ofthe entire system. The business-customer Web site encounter as shown in Figure 6 is one such bottleneck Here, multiple customers search multiple supply chain data sources, for their individual needs and business inefficiencies arise. Finch (2003) suggests bottlenecks may be considered as business constraints. 

Merge-in-Transit/Hub consolidation Merge-in-Transit is a practice to combine items from multiple sources into a single customer shipment. This includes items on stock in the distribution center, from which the shipment is sent, items on stock in other distribution centers, items on stock elsewhere (e.g. at a plant or a supplier) as well as make-to-order items. The items to be merged are cross-docked from inbound receipt to outbound shipping. Merging is usually performed in a shipper s distribution center (DC) or in a carrier s terminal 6-Functional supply chain processes (source and deliver) X 0... 

Supply chain globalization happened in multiple phases. The first stage was from 1999 to 2003. In this phase, companies opened regional offices, formulated channel strategies, and initiated work to open new channels. For some companies, global expansion was a drive to lower costs through the use of cheaper sources of labor but for supply chain leaders, it was a quest for value. 

Our recommendation is that planners create an Enable sphere, an idea introduced in Section 9.3. This sphere would include activities supporting product-producing spheres, the domain of SOURCE, MAKE, DELIVER, and RETURN. In short, if multiple spheres rely on common business rules, systems, and other supply chain components, they should be included in the Enable sphere. Here we describe and comment on each Enable process. 

Sell-Source-Ship (3S) A supply chain characterization in which the seller does not hold inventory. Once an order is placed, the seller channels orders to single or multiple sources. This is the opposite of the Buy-Hold-Sell model, in which the seller does hold inventory. 

Thus, data, information and knowledge on the purchase market suppliers, product structure and design the subjects of flow (raw materials, production materials, work-in-progress, finished products, packaging, returns, waste and residual products) the sales market and end-consumers are aU transferred in supply chains. This means that there are multiple soiuces of data. Information and knowledge. These sources are presented in Table 6.1, taking into accoimt the internal and external sources, divided into primary and secondary somces. 

Merge-in-Tran it is a practice to combine items from multiple sources Supply Chain into a single customer shipment. This Processes includes items on stock in the (Source/Deliver)... 

The supply chain for any chemical is characterized by multiple nodes, links, and pathways. A node is a facility at which the chemical is produced, stored, or consumed a link is the means (road, rail, barge, or pipeline) by which the chemical is transported from one node to another and a pathway is the sequence of nodes and links by which the chemical is produced, transported, and transformed from its initial source to its ultimate consumer. Dominant nodes are geographic locations in which a substantial proportion of a chemical is concentrated—possibly because of a small number of facilities with large capacities or a large number of facilities with small capacities. Dominant links are similarly defined as links over which a substantial proportion of a chemical is concentrated during its passage through the supply chain. Pathways and links exist in the transfer of materials between facilities, companies, and sectors. Transfer of materials requires transport, usually via rail, road, ship, or pipeline between plants. 

What s important is that each sphere be compatible with a common supply chain design. The sphere needn t be an "end-to-end" supply chain. That is, multiple products could have a common sourcing and production sphere but separate spheres for distribution into various markets. Each sphere should lend itself to having specific improvement goals for redesign... 

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