Dr. Alex Rodrigues
Global Supply Chain Management
Topics
Topic 1:
Why do firms go global?
Topic 2:
Understand global supply chain issues
Topic 3:
Understand effective and efficient global supply chains Topic 4:
Understand critical issues in global supply chains
What makes a
Supply Chain
“Global”?
Offshoring
Offshoring
Offshoring
Offshoring
Reasons for Global Supply Chains
• Lower costs: labor, material and other inputs, attractive currency exchange rates, low taxes
• Superior quality
• Tax Incentives
• Unique product or service
• Increased capacity and availability of supply
• Need to meet the local requirements or demands
• Economies of Scale
• Asset Utilization
• Technological and process specialization
• Political/Economic Issues (i.e. Trade Agreements)
Challenges of Global Supply Chains
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Time differences
Cultural differences
Lead time
Hidden costs
Language differences
Returns and repairs of defective products
• Political and economical risks
• Differences in units of measurement race, cost,
Domestic vs. International Logistics
• International Logistics involves differences in comparison to national operations: – Distance of typical order-to-delivery
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operations is longer lead time is higher
– The longer the supply chain, the more cooperation and coordination is required
– The required documentation is more complex to accommodate the laws and regulations of all governing bodies
– Accommodation of cultural variation in how consumers demand products and services is essential
Domestic vs. International Logistics
Domestic
About 10% of U.S. GDP today
Cost
Transport mode Mainly truck and rail
Inventories
Lower levels, reflecting short-order, leadtime requirements and improved transport capabilities International
Estimated at 14% of world GDP today
Mainly ocean and air, with significant intermodal activity Higher levels, reflecting longer lead times and greater demand and transit uncertainty
Heavy reliance on forwarders, consolidators, and customs brokers
Financial risk
Low
High, owing to differences in currencies, inflation, levels and little recourse for default
Cargo risk
High, owing to longer and more difficult transit,
Low
frequent cargo handling, and varying levels of infrastructure development
Government
Primarily for hazardous materials, weight,
Many agencies involved (e.g., customs, safety laws, and some tariff requirements agencies commerce, agriculture, transportation
Significant paperwork; the U.S. Department of
Administration Minimal documentation involved (e.g.,
Commerce estimates that paperwork cost for an purchase order, bill of lading, invoice) average shipment is $250
Communication Voice, paper-based systems adequate, with Voice and paper costly and often ineffective; growing usage of electronic data movement toward electronic interchange but interchange and Internet variations in standards hinder widespread usage
Cultural
Relative homogeneity requires little product Cultural differences require significant market and differences modification product adaptation
Agents
Modest usage, mostly in rail
Global Logistics: Complexity Layers
Customer service Inventory
Logistics
executive
Warehousing
and storage
Packaging
Transportation
Competition
Other activities ENVIRONMENT
Global Strategy Framework
Economic Forces
Governmental Forces
Environmental
Technological Forces
Forces Forces
Sociocultural
Competitive Forces
Market Involvement
Product Standard
Strategy
Marketing Operations
Factors Moves
Competitive
Supply Chain Mgmt
PERFORMANCE
Supplier Power
Buyer Power
Industry
New Entrants
ForcesRival Firms
Substitute Products
STRATEGY
INDUSTRY
Customers Suppliers Employees
BalancedCustomer
Financial
Scorecard
Internal Processes
Performance
Innovation & Learning
ORGANIZATION
Regulators Community Shareholders
Structure
Processes
Organizational
Functions
Factors People
Culture
Reading 1: “SC manager as
Global Economist”
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