Lean manufacturing: A discussion in the perspective of apparel supply chain

Abstract: In the 1990’s a new term “Lean Manufacturing” was dubbed to replace the negative connotations of TPS. In a nutshell, Lean is a philosophical and methodological approach that strives to provide ever-increasing value to the customer through total employee involvement in the reduction of non-value-added activities and their associated costs. The main challenges which the garment industry is facing […]

Procurement process in supply chain management: Identifying the desired focus

Abstract The materials are directly required to produce a finished product are called direct materials e.g., personal computer, hard drive etc.Direct materials are required to be available in the right place, right quantity and the right time. Direct materials are related to cost of goods, whereas an an indirect material does not determine cost directly.Indirect materials do not delay production […]

A discussion about Inventory optimization: Use of IMAFS software

Abstract: IMAFS helps knowledge gathering areas, such as, solution oriented and stock availability management, best practices in inventory management, support from experts, evolution of ROI before implementation and simplify integration, proven and rigorous implementation methodology using cloud/SAAS mode, continuous improvement with R&D, and user-friendly, integration manual parameters also. A poor delivery performance can affect consumption history.A consumption itself does not […]

Sourcing Decisions and Third Party Supply Chain Management Service Providers

Abstract: Supplier Scoring is used to rate Supplier performance.Impact on Supply Chain surplus and total cost is the basis of comparison between suppliers.If sourcing process is effective it improves profits for the firm and total supply chain in various ways. A firm may like to keep a supply   chain function  in  the  house if   outsourcing increases the third party power significantly. Firms often like to keep the  supply chain function in the house, if there is a chance to leakage of intellectual property or other sensitive information,  especially when  the third party also serves the competitors also.Since late 1990s the trend of outsourcing a greater range of  supply chain function has been growing.With more globalization of business customers are looking for players, who  can manage virtually all aspects of their Supply Chain, which is being called 4PL.A  4PL is an integrator ,who assembles the supply chain resources, capability and technical areas of its own and other organization to design, build and run comprehensive supply chain solutions. Keywords:Supplier, 3PL,4PL, Sourcing,Supply Chain Management etc. Introduction: Sourcing is the whole set of business processes, which is necessary to buy goods and services required by the Supply Chain. Most important decision for a supply chain function is whether it is feasible to outsource or perform the function in- house. When a Supply Chain […]