TO MAKE A BETTER SUPPLY CHAIN

TO MAKE A BETTER SUPPLY CHAIN

To make a better supply chain the following steps should be followed:

STEP 1: DESIGNING THE SUPPLY CHAIN

1. Determine the supply chain network.
                   To determine the supply chain network, first we have to make sure about the channel distribution.

supplier --Manufacturers--- dealers --- distributors---consumers..
or sometimes it may be direct distribution from manufacturers to consumers as a dell supply chain.

2. At each stage of the supply chain we have to take care of services .

                                  STEP 2: OPTIMIZING THE SUPPLY CHAIN

                                  1.  To determine the channel distribution ways from supplier to customer.

                                   2. Suppliers to manufacturers and  manufacturers to customers

                                   3. To identify the risk in the stages of the supply chain at the suppliers and production plants.
                                   4.  according to the risk plan the procurement and production activities.

                                   STEP 3: PLANNING OF MATERIAL FLOW
                                
                                    1. Determine the material flow timings that is the demand.
                                    2. making the decisions depend upon the demand from the customer and have to plan the material flow.
                                     3. using the techniques of supply chain tools such as forecast, ERP etc.,

                                    STEP 4: TRANSACTION PROCESSING AND SHORT TERM AFTER SCHEDULING''

                                    1. Customer demand may vary each and every time.
                                    2.  To track the day to day transaction we have to make accounting system in-place for transaction processing.
                                   3.  customer order cycle, replenishment cycle, maufacturing cycle  and procurrement cycle.