Essays on Supply Chain Management

The supply chain is a network of retailers, distributers, transporters, storage facilities and suppliers who take part in the production, delivery and sales of a product. From the above statement it may also be true to say that the supply chain involves connecting the suppliers…

Fresh out of school, I started a career in Sales. Initially, I sold office and home furniture. I always pride myself on my ability to strike a good bargain and close any deal. This can be attributed to my basic knowledge of supply chain management….

Although the obliteration of the automotive manufacturing industry in Australia, truck manufacturing in Australia is thriving. With main industry shareholders such as Volvo and Kenworth making record amounts of trucks in Australia over the last year. The need for trucks continues to grow with more…

Introduction The development of DHL was after a few months later when the first man landed on moon. The main purpose of the establishment of the company was to provide delivery of cargo to your doorstep by air and which DHL was the first around…

Globalism has vastly contributed to “the world being flat”. Globalism has pushed the advances of technology, innovative business practices, and living through an ever expanding technological “boom”, which are all major factors in the flat earth that we live in, as Thomas L. Friedman states…

Abstract: With retrogression of environment and ballon in consumer awareness, government regulations sustainable supply chain has become paramount for the companies. Many companies across the world have inculcated green practises in their supply chain. This article describes the concepts, benefits & modus operandi of sustainable…

Kipchilat (2009) quoting a Comesa report (2004) argued that supplier selection has become one of the elementary roles of supply chain managers since it virtually affects an organization’s competitiveness. A huge chunk of the organization’s capital resources is spent on inventory hence it suffices to…

Currently, millions of Canadians worry about having sufficient amount of food, suitable selection of food and quality of food. The outlined groups of individuals are characterized as living in households that are food insecure. Compared to individuals found in homes that are food secure, food…

The dawn of a new era in retail, the much awaited breakthrough is here. The biggest e-commerce deal executed in India. The world is moving towards building new ecosystems-commerce, logistics, financial services, payments, entertainment and many more. Flipkart was founded by the IIT D alumnus,…

Introduction and background Companies have several risks associated with the day to day operation and longer-term survival. This range from risks from input, production and output that will increase variability of cash flow. Financial risk in one such risks. It is the chance that there…