Coordination in A Supply Chain: Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning, and Operation, 5/e

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Chapter 10

Coordination in a Supply Chain

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Authors: Sunil Chopra, Peter Meindl and D. V. Kalra Supply Chain Management: Strategy,
Planning, and Operation, 5/e
Learning Objectives

•Describe supply chain coordination and the bullwhip effect, and their

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impact on supply chain performance.

•Identify obstacles to coordination in a supply chain.

•Discuss managerial levers that help achieve coordination in a supply


chain.

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Supply Chain Coordination & Lack of supply chain
coordination

Supply chain coordination – all stages of the chain


take actions that are aligned and increase total supply chain

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surplus

Requires that each stage share information and take into account
the effects of its actions on the other stages

•Lack of coordination results when:


Information moving between stages is
delayed or distorted

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Objectives of different stages conflict
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Bullwhip Effect

• Fluctuations in orders increase as they move up


the supply chain from retailers to wholesalers to

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manufacturers to suppliers

• Distorts demand information within the supply


chain

• Results from a loss of supply chain coordination

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Demand at Different Stages

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Figure 10-1
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The Effect on Performance of lack of coordination

•Supply chain lacks of coordination if, each stage optimizes only its local objective
and total profits

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•Lack of Performance measures include-
 Manufacturing cost
 Inventory cost
 Replenishment lead time
 Transportation cost
 Labor cost for shipping and receiving
 Level of product availability

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 Relationships across the supply chain

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The Effect on Performance

Performance Impact of the Lack of


Measure Coordination

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Manufacturing cost Increases
Inventory cost Increases
Replenishment lead time Increases
Transportation cost Increases
Shipping and receiving cost Increases
Level of product availability Decreases
Profitability Decreases

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 Table 10-1

Authors: Sunil Chopra, Peter Meindl and D. V. Kalra Supply Chain Management: Strategy,
Planning, and Operation, 5/e

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