• ISSUES IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Abstract

The paper presents insights on the aspects and the issues that are to be managed in supply chain such as Customers Supplier Relationship Issues, Global Issues, Knowledge management issue, Logistics management, Partnership Issues, Contemporary Issues and challenges in Supply Chain Management. A key element of successful supply base management involves downstream integration of customers as well as the management of upstream suppliers. Knowledge management is the systematic and organizationally specified process of acquiring, organizing, and communicating knowledge so that employees can use it to become more effective and productive in their work. Logistics management is for the relationship between logistics and supply chain management. Global Issues projected strategic benefits and problems relating to the outsourcing decision. These include issues of cost, quality, flexibility, strategic focus, and diversification, the potential loss of critical skills and knowledge, and appropriation of final product value. Partnership Issues would provide the competitive edge to all the participants in a value chain to prevail and grow. Contemporary Issues and challenges in Supply Chain Management, Minimizing Uncertainty, Minimizing the Number of Linkages or Stages in the Network, Improving Process Quality, Minimizing Variety and Delaying Differentiation, Reducing Replenishment Cycle Time, Improving Flexibility, Enhancing Demand Fulfillment Capability, Competing on Service.