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Supply Chain Management
NAME – Joyjit Mondal
ROLL – 13003421034
STREAM - FT (4th Year)
SEM - 7th
SUBJECT CODE – OE-FT 701B
SUBJECT NAME - Supply Chain
Management and Food Marketing
Supply Chain Management
At the most fundamental level , supply chain management (SCM) is
management flow of goods, data, and finances related to a product or
service , from the procurement of raw materials to the delivery of the
product at its final destination. Although many people equate the supply
chain with logistics is actually just one component of the supply chain .
Objectives of SCM
• Improving Efficiency
• Improving Quality
• Optimizing Transportation and
Logistics
• Reducing Costs
• Enhancing Customer Satisfaction
Objectives of SCM (Cont.)
• Improving Efficiency
•Improving Quality
•Optimizing Transportation and Logistics
• Reducing Cost –
•Enhancing Customer Satisfaction –
Role of Each Participant in the SCM
• Producers – Producers are organizations that make products or services.
This includes companies that are producers of raw materials and companies
that are producers of finished goods. Producers of raw materials are
organizations that mine for minerals, drill for oil and gas, and cut timber.
• Distributers – Distributers are companies that take inventory in bulk from
producers and deliver a bundle of related product lines to customers. They
typically sell to other businesses and they sell products in larger quantities
than an individual consumer would normally buy.
Cont.
• Retailers – Retailers stock inventory and
sell in smaller quantities to customers in the
general public . Retailers closely track the
preferences and demands of their customers .
• Service Providers – Service providers
are producers of services that support the
operation of supply chains by delivering a mix of
services tailored to meet the particular needs of
each supply chain participant.

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JOYJIT.pptx

  • 1. Supply Chain Management NAME – Joyjit Mondal ROLL – 13003421034 STREAM - FT (4th Year) SEM - 7th SUBJECT CODE – OE-FT 701B SUBJECT NAME - Supply Chain Management and Food Marketing
  • 2. Supply Chain Management At the most fundamental level , supply chain management (SCM) is management flow of goods, data, and finances related to a product or service , from the procurement of raw materials to the delivery of the product at its final destination. Although many people equate the supply chain with logistics is actually just one component of the supply chain .
  • 3. Objectives of SCM • Improving Efficiency • Improving Quality • Optimizing Transportation and Logistics • Reducing Costs • Enhancing Customer Satisfaction
  • 4. Objectives of SCM (Cont.) • Improving Efficiency •Improving Quality •Optimizing Transportation and Logistics • Reducing Cost – •Enhancing Customer Satisfaction –
  • 5. Role of Each Participant in the SCM • Producers – Producers are organizations that make products or services. This includes companies that are producers of raw materials and companies that are producers of finished goods. Producers of raw materials are organizations that mine for minerals, drill for oil and gas, and cut timber. • Distributers – Distributers are companies that take inventory in bulk from producers and deliver a bundle of related product lines to customers. They typically sell to other businesses and they sell products in larger quantities than an individual consumer would normally buy.
  • 6. Cont. • Retailers – Retailers stock inventory and sell in smaller quantities to customers in the general public . Retailers closely track the preferences and demands of their customers . • Service Providers – Service providers are producers of services that support the operation of supply chains by delivering a mix of services tailored to meet the particular needs of each supply chain participant.