SCM is naturally an important component in fulfilling customer needs and providing value. SCM can also impact the important customer value of price by significantly reducing costs. Customer value drives changes and improvements in the supply chain. Customer value is also important for determining the type of supply chain.
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Customer value the way the customer perceives the entire companys offerings (products, services) Customer perception can be broken into several dimensions:
Conformance(mil) to requirements Product selection Price and brand Value-added services Relationships and experiences
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The ability to offer what the customer wants and needs is a basic requirement to which SCM contributes by creating availability and selection
market mediation(buaina kara palai) function the differences between supply and demand will lead to the costs associated with the market mediation
Supply > demand inventory cost Demand > supply lost sales and possibly market share
Customer access
the ability to easily find and purchase a product Products, services for customers The way for customers to know its products, services
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The contribution of product proliferation (rapid reproduction/increase in no)to customer value is difficult to analyze and understand.
The proliferation of products and difficulty in predicting demand for a specific model force retailers and distributors to hold large inventories. Sometimes there is no need to provide too many selections for one item
Specializing in offering one type of product : Starbucks, Subway Megastores that allow one-stop shopping for a large variety of products :Wal-Mart Megastores that specialize in one product area : Home Depot, Office Max, Sportmart Build-to-order model : Dell Larger inventories at major distribution centers: vehicles A fixed set of options that cover most customer requirements
Several ways to control the inventory problem of a large variety of configuration or products
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Price of products and the level of service are essential parts of customer value
The price may not be the only factor a customer considers, there may be a narrow price range that is acceptable for certain products. The internet and its impact on consumer behavior have increased the importance of brand names, because a brand name is guarantee of quality in the buyers mind. Mecedes cars, Rolex watches, Coach purses
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Value-added offering can differentiate some companies from their competitors and provide them with more profitable pricing structures
Other reasons why many companies are adding more services around their products:
The commoditization of products The need to get closer to the customer The increase in information technology capabilities Support, maintenance Information access
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Value-added services
An increased connection between the firm and its customers makes it more difficult for customers to switch to another provider The learning relationship
Companies build specific user profiles and utilize this information to enhance sales as well as retain customers
Beyond relationship, some companies are also designing, promoting, and selling unique experiences to their customers.
An experience occurs when a company intentionally uses services as the stage, and goods as props, to engage individual customers in a way that creates memorable events Disneys theme parks
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Revenue management
selling the right inventory unit to the right type of customer, at th-e right time, and for the right price Use price as a tool to influence customer demand
Smart pricing
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Many companies use price as a tool to influence customer demand and apply the principles of revenue management techniques to their respective industries.
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The objective in this section is to introduce various measures of customer value as well as supply chain performance measures Service level Customer satisfaction Supply chain performance measures
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Service level is the typical measure used to quantify a companys market conformance. Service level is usually related to the ability to satisfy a customers delivery date. There is a direct relationship between the ability to achieve a certain level of service and supply chain cost and performance.
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Customer satisfaction surveys are used to measure sales department and personnel performance as well as to provide feedback for necessary improvements in products and services. Customer satisfaction Customer loyalty Customer defections
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Information technology has produced many valuable benefits for customers and businesses. Customer benefits
Exchange of information between customers and business The use of information by companies to learn more about their customers Enhance business-to-business capacities
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Business benefits
Business-to-business benefits
Creating customer value is the driving force behind a companys goals, and supply chain management is one of the means of achieving customer value. Companies need to select their customer value goals since the supply chain, market segmentation, and skill sets required to succeed depends on this choice. There is no real customer value without a close relationship with customers.
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Raw materials manufacturers Intermediate products manufacturers End product manufacturers Wholesalers and distributors and Retailers
Connected by transportation and storage activities Integrated through information, planning, and integration activities Cost and service levels
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Supplier Management
Customer Management
Schedule / Resources
Conversion
Delivery
Plan
Source
Make
Deliver
Buy
Suppliers
Manufacturers
Customers
Material Costs
Transportation Transportation Costs Transportation Costs Manufacturing Costs Inventory Costs Costs 19
Suppliers Manufacturers Warehouses Distribution centers In the right quantities To the right locations And at the right time
System-wide costs are minimized and Service level requirements are satisfied
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Supply chain management is a set of approaches utilized to efficiently integrate suppliers, manufacturers, warehouses, and stores, so that merchandise is produced and distributed at the right quantities, to the right locations, and at the right time, in order to minimize system wide costs while satisfying service level requirements.
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Efficient supply chain management must result in tangible business improvements. It is characterized by a sharp focus on
Revenue growth Better asset utilization Cost reduction.
Travel times Breakdowns of machines and vehicles Weather, natural catastrophe, war Local politics, labor conditions, border issues
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Less opportunity to accumulate historical data on customer demand Wide choice of competing products makes it difficult to predict demand
The growth of technologies such as the Internet enable greater collaboration between supply chain trading partners
If you dont do it, your competitor will Major buyers such as Wal-Mart demand a level of supply chain maturity of its suppliers Firms have access to multiple products (e.g., SAP, Baan, Oracle) with which to integrate internal processes
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Very unlikely that actual demand will exactly equal forecast demand
A forecast for a year from now will never be as accurate as a forecast for 3 months from now
A demand forecast for all CV therapeutics will be more accurate than a forecast for a specific CV-related product
Nevertheless, forecasts (or plans, if you prefer) are important management tools when some methods are applied to reduce uncertainty
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CONSIDERATIONS
Warehouse locations and capacities Plant locations and production levels Transportation flows between facilities to minimize cost and time How should inventory be managed? Why does inventory fluctuate and what strategies minimize this? Impact of volume discount and revenue sharing Pricing strategies to reduce order-shipment variability Selection of distribution strategies (e.g., direct ship vs. cross-docking) How many cross-dock points are needed? Cost/Benefits of different strategies How can integration with partners be achieved? What level of integration is best? What information and processes can be shared? What partnerships should be implemented and in which situations?
What are our core supply chain capabilities and which are not? Does our product design mandate different outsourcing approaches? Risk management How are inventory holding and transportation costs affected by product design? How does product design enable mass customization? 26
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WHEN TO CHOOSE
standardized products, relatively predictable demand customized products, many variations many variations on finished product; infrequent demand
BENEFITS
Low manufacturing costs; meet customer demands quickly Customization; reduced inventory; improved service levels Low inventory levels; wide range of product offerings; simplified planning Enables response to specific customer requirements
Engineer to Order
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Create unique supply chain configurations that align with your companys strategic objectives
Wal-Marts partnership with Proctor & Gamble to automatically replenish inventory Dells innovative direct-to-consumer sales and build-toorder manufacturing Operations strategy Outsourcing strategy Channel strategy Customer service strategy Asset network
Forecasting Collaboration Integration
Reduce uncertainty
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