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Challenges in Supply Chain Challenges in Supply Chain Management Management
Different stages in the supply chain have different
conflicting objectives:
Objective of suppliers: manufacturers purchase large
quantities with flexible delivery date
Manufacturers need to be flexible to their customers’ need
- Suppliers goals are in direct conflict with the manufacturers
- bjectives
Manufacturers objectives of making large production
conflicts with the objective of warehouses and distribution centers to reduce inventory
Challenges in Supply Chain Challenges in Supply Chain Management Management
Uncertainty is the most significant threats to
supply chain quality
Three main sources of uncertainty in supply
chains:
Demand variability
Ex) difficulty in forecasting sales
Process uncertainty
Ex) unexpected downtimes and yield losses
Supply uncertainty
Ex) supplier deliveries are late
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