Supply Chain Engineering

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Supply Chain Engineering

Design metrics

Human Resources

Managerial employees with conceptual understanding of key issues

Technical employees with skills in analysis and design of supply chain networks

Alliances

Assumption of responsibility by the suppliers in the design and manufacture of the product

Strategic collaboration with suppliers and supply chain partners

Technology

Manufacturing technology that enables efficiencies in the supply chain

Information technology for supply chain management

Organizational infrastructure

Collaboration and coordination between companies in the supply chain

Supply chain decisions

Operational decisions

Allocation of limited supplies between backorders and demand from new customers

Daily or weekly production schedule

Setting customer order due dates

Vendor delivery scheduling

Tactical decisions

Distribution (coordination of the replacement of distribution centers with production)

Transportation (choice of shipping modes and frequency)

Inventory management (balancing between replenishment costs and shortage risks)

Production planning (quantity and time of production)

Purchases (quantity and time of purchase)

Strategic decisions

Information technology (supply chain coordination through internal software or commercial packages)

Production and supply (in-house manufacturing or subcontracting, choice of suppliers and partners)

Supply chain network design (location of plants, distribution centers, warehouses, etc.)