Tag: Supply Chain Management Network Design

Supply Chain Integration help in reducing product delays by improving the efficiency of the supply chains. The product delays are largely a by-product of mismatch in information and dis-coordination between the delivery, warehousing, and trading partners. This brings visibility to all parts of the supply chain and helps in giving adequate information about each step that ensures compliance, adherence to the safety standards and product quality. This helps in making supply chain agile and scale-able and gives confidence to the stakeholders to make sure the best practices are implemented at all the level of supply chain operations.

Abstract: In a supply chain an air cargo is any product carried in an aircraft. Organized air freight started to transport air cargo from the 1920s on, the first commercial airlines that were all-cargo did not emerge until after World War II. In 1945, 57 airlines formed the International Air Transport Association. The three primary air shipping options are next […]

    Abstract Procurement and logistics include market research, necessary planning, procurement decisions, logistics service provider evaluation, and order control. The main thing in advanced logistics is distribution logistics planning, which includes on-time delivery of products to the end user. Choosing a good logistics service provider is important for any company, whether it is involved in inbound logistics, outbound logistics, […]

Abstract: Supplier Scoring is used to rate Supplier performance. Impact on Supply Chain surplus and the total cost is the basis of comparison between suppliers. If the sourcing process is effective it improves profits for the firm and the total supply chain in various ways. A firm may like to keep a supply chain function in the house if outsourcing […]

Abstract Due to complexity in global supply chains and networks, managing liner services has become a quite complex endeavor. A few liner services are able to fully integrate the trade routes, such as Maersk Lines and MSC. Maersk Lines has services in the Far East, Europe and North America and some hubs notably Algeciras, Salalah and Tanjung Pelapas. MSC has […]

Abstract Supply Chain managers have to handle the risks that the particular supply chain faces. Some risks emanate from the third party suppliers and logistic provider side, who are engaged to fill up some requisites of the supply chain and consumers. The purpose of this paper is to take a step back and look at what third party risk really […]

Introduction: In a supply chain management, the first decision the shipper need to take, whether they will make transportation in-house or use a third party carrier. Usually, using third party carrier is mostly found. Using a third party carrier arises the question of shipper-carrier relationship management.With globalization, shipments have been increased very much. In this perspective, companies need to give […]