Supply chain management is the methodical, long term linking of the earlier business activities and the art form of these business procedures within a specific company inside the supply chain, for the aim of managing the strategy of the each company and as a whole supply chain. We can also say that a supply chain is a group of services that performs methods of obtaining the materials, changes in these materials into basic and last products, and the supply of these completed products to users. Supply chains also exist in manufacturing and service department, also the chain complexity may distinct largely from one firm to another firm.
One example of an easy supply chain for a product, where vendors obtain raw materials, change or transformed in single step into a complete product, and then it is distributed to users or customers. Practical supply chains have many final products with divide elements, capacities and facilities. The materials are not always flow in a tree-like structure, other modes of distribution may be take placed, and for the last items bills can be deep and large.
Supply chain management is viewed as a combination of many firms which unite together, where the whole material flow is considered by one firm and also each member works individually. The key in the effective management is the cooperation of many members in the chain. Cooper and Ellram define supply chain management as a balanced and team work where each one is experienced. This type of team is more challenging where each member knows how to rank them. The passing of baton results into the stronger relationships between members, but the whole team needs to work in a supportive manner.
Supply chain management software includes many tools used to run supply chain transactions, manage vendors' relations and control the process of business.
Demand Management and Optimization in Supply Chain
When it comes to demand management and optimization, certain big companies consider the both in supply chain management for growing their business in the market. One of the top firms of United Arab Emirates is Dulsco. Dulsco provides enlarge services to customers all over the United Arab Emirates and in Qatar, with over 6000 experienced employees.
Demand management is the process of avoiding recession by controlling the economic demand. In terms of environmental resources and natural processes policy more simply, it refers to rules to control user demand for eco-friendly goods such as energy and water. Within manufacturing firms like Dulsco the term is used to define the functions of demand consumption, planning, and completion. Dulsco provides welfare services. Rather than growing value for many things, company develops certain rules that assign existing resources according a structure of requirement.
Supply chain optimization is the efforts of many tools to make sure the optimal process of a distribution and manufacturing supply. This contains the optimal action of goods inside the supply chain; minimize the cost of manufacturing, transportation and distribution. The application like mathematical modeling techniques is involved in this process. Dulsco has made an important contribution in its various enterprises and has leaded the way to a better future for the company and its holders. Dulsco is bind to a culture of maturity and giving its customers with world class experience by using the supply change optimization techniques which give company a renowned position in the world.
Warehouse Management and Production Planning
A warehouse management system (WMS) is a main part of the supply chain management and it aims to control the change and storing of materials within a database and request the necessary transactions, including picking, shipping and receiving. The system also operates and optimizes the real-time information applications like stock putaway. Dulsco provides the range of services like repairing, washing, servicing etc. to their customers and these services uses the database or warehouse for the inventory and billing systems. WMS is used to track data items between the manufacturing or repairing process and act as a translator and message area between WMS and ERP systems. Large companies check the progress of items through the database. It includes the tangible warehouse structures, connected systems, and communication of stations.
Production planning is usually done at an aggregate level, for both products and resources. Distinct but similar products are combined into aggregate product families that can be planned together so as to reduce planning complexity
Production planning and control is a main characteristic of the industry like Dulsco. The most basic optimization model for production planning are:
· Multiple items with independent demand
· Multiple shared resources
· Big-bucket time periods
· Linear costs.
TMS, ITL and other Management
Transportation Management System (TMS) define as that part of software that meets with execution and planning of the physical structures of items in supply chain process. Some main components of a TMS can be divided into three categories, which are:
1. Optimization and Planning
2. Visibility and Performance Management
3. Execution
The main principles determine the optimization of the supply chain in the context of international trade logistics and used by big firms like Dulsco in UAE: the transparency of the governing rules and regulations; the efficiency of the document and clearance process; and predictability in the application of the governing rules and regulations by the appropriate authorities and intermediaries. Upholding these principles ensures the success of a supply chain.
The term Supply Chain Event Management (SCEM) is widely used ambiguous. On the one hand, this term is characterized as an overall concept, which abstracts from specific technical aspects. On the other hand, the term SCEM is considered as a specific technical implementation of application system. Supplier relationship management is the part of the supply chain management, which deals with all aspects of the business relationship between companies and their suppliers.
Conclusion
Supply chain integration is difficult for two primary reasons: first, the supply chain is an integrated system that requires cohesive decisions to optimize the system profit and value. In practice, many services in the supply chain have different aims. Second, the supply chain is a dynamic system, which has its own life cycle and continually evolves.
