Chapter 17Global Production and Supply Chain

Management

Ever hear of “General Average”?

Standards – Worldwide

https://www.standardsportal.org/

Supply Chain Management Organizations

CSCMP (Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals) SCPro™ certification

IIPMR (International Institute for Procurement and Market Research)Certified Supply Chain Specialist (CSCS)

APICS (Association for Operations Management)Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)

ISCEA (The International Supply Chain Education Alliance)Certified Supply Chain Manager (CSCM)

IOSCM (Institute of Supply Chain Management)CISCM (Chartered Institute of Supply Chain Management)

Chartered Supply Chain Management Professional (CSCMP)(ISM) Institute for Supply Management

Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM)Supply Chain Management Association (SCMA)

Canada - Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP)American Purchasing Society

Certified Purchasing Professional (CPP)Certified Professional Purchasing Manager (CPPM)Certified Professional Purchasing Consultant (CPPC)

Blockchain for transactions (not for Bitcoin)What is Blockchain? – FILM1. What is Blockchain?2. 3 requirements?Blockchain: Creation, encryption, authentication, and time-stamping of steps in a (Bitcoin) transaction.Requirements:1. Smart contract2. Business rules3. Each block must align with contract/rules

International Business Objectives

Objectives of International Business are to:Lower costsProduce in most efficient locationsEfficiently manage the global supply chain to

better match supply and demandAdd value Eliminate defective products from the supply

chain and the manufacturing process Improved quality will also reduce costs

Both objectives are interrelated

Automation2017 Projections

Sources:McKinsey Global InstituteU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

The robots are coming for our jobs—and we should welcome them. Why?

Automation may help the U.S. economy break out of its productivity malaise. Increased productivity means more jobs – albeit they may be different types of jobs …

Automation & Robotics - Jobs

Video (5 min) don’t write - Tesla Motors automationWhat is the impact of automation on jobs in: 1. High labor cost countries?2. Low labor cost countries?3. How will this impact location selection?

What makes a “most efficient” location is changing to where innovation, technology, property rightrs, clustering and training exist (low cost labor is becoming less important)

Labor Market Risk (vs. Cost)Labor Market Risk = likely to disrupt business operationsScore from 0 to 100, with 100 reflecting the highest risk to business profitability. United States scored 18, 3rd best of 180 countries, ranking below Liechtenstein and Switzerland. Japan and many European countries posted scores in the 20s, China and Mexico both scored 57Vietnam, scored 64 - location of choice when China is too pricey (yet higher labor risk)

Global Labor Skills Index (by country) - 2017

Source: Hays (recruiting)http://www.hays-index.com/the-index/introduction/

Index Includes:Higher Score is Better

EducationLabor Market ParticipationLabor Market FlexibilityTalent MismatchOverall Wage PressureWage Pressure in High Skill IndustriesWage Pressure in High Skill Occupations

Quality Focus

Six SigmaReduce defects, boost productivity, eliminate waste, and cut costs throughout a company

3.4 defects per million unitsTotal Quality Management (TQM)

Goal of improving product quality Mistakes, defects and poor materials are unacceptableEmployees do NOT fear reporting problemsISO 9000

European Union -firms must meet the standards before they are allowed access to the European marketplace

Quality Standards – 3 Levels

1. General level Deming Award [for demonstrated excellence in

quality] Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award [for

demonstrated quality strategies and achievements]

2. Industry-specific level “Certifications” or “ABC approved products”

3. Company level Companies set supplier standards

You are an electronics manufacturer located in City of Industry. For more than two decades, your company has designed, manufactured and supplied electronic components and finished goods. You have excellent quality. - Become more price competitive (domestic market)- Expand sales abroad.

If you were to offshore manufacture – what should you consider when deciding where to go?

Where to Go?

Where To Produce? (know for exam)

CountryFactors

TechnologicalFactors

Country Factors• Skilled Labor availability• Trade Barriers Formal and

informal • Exchange Rate - volatility

expectations • Transportation costs• FDI regulations

ProductFactors

Where To Produce?

CountryFactors

TechnologicalFactorsProductFactors

Technological Factors• Level of fixed costs

Mfg plant set up costs• Minimum efficient Scale

Output Level for economies of scale at plant-level

• Flexibility of the technology- Equipment set-up time

reductions- Scheduling efficiency - Increase

machine utilization- Quality Control improvements

Where To Produce?

CountryFactors

TechnologicalFactorsProductFactors

Product Factors• Value-to-weight ratio- Impacts the shipping mode- High value – ship any way(e.g., jewelry, computer chips)

• Type of need served- Standardize products (low cost)- Adapted products (localized)

Produce in How Many Locations?

Offshore Factory

Source Factory

Drive down costs

Produce component parts or finished goods at a lower cost than producing them at home or in any other market Server Factory

Strategic Roles for Foreign Factories?

Contributor

Outpost Factory

Lead Factory

Offshore Factory

Source Factory

Drive down costs

Managers have more say in certain decisions, such as purchasing raw materials and component parts used.

Also have strategic input into production planning, process changes, logistics issues, product customization, and implementation of newer designs when needed.

Server Factory

Strategic Roles for Foreign Factories?

Contributor

Outpost Factory

Lead Factory

Offshore Factory

Source Factory

Set up to overcome intangible and tangible barriers in the global marketplace.

For example, a server factory may be intended to overcometariff barriers, reduce taxes, and reinvest money made in the region (regional integration).

Server Factory

Strategic Roles for Foreign Factories?

Contributor

Outpost Factory

Lead Factory

Offshore Factory

Source Factory

Also serves specific country or world region.

Main difference between contributor factory and server factory is that contributor factory has responsibilities for product and process engineering and development. It also has much more choice in terms of which suppliers to use for raw materials and component parts.

Server Factory

Strategic Roles for Foreign Factories?

Contributor

Outpost Factory

Lead Factory

Offshore Factory

Source Factory

Intelligence-gathering unit

Often placed near a competitor’s headquarters or main operations, near the most demanding customers, or near key suppliers of unique and critically important parts. An outpost factory also has a function to fill in production; it often operates as a server and/or offshore factory as well.

Server Factory

Strategic Roles for Foreign Factories?

Contributor

Outpost Factory

Lead Factory

Offshore Factory

Source Factory

Intended to create new processes, products, and technologies that can be used throughout the global firm in all parts of the world

Server Factory

Strategic Roles for Foreign Factories?

Contributor

Outpost Factory

Lead Factory

Should A Firm Outsource Production?

Question: Should a firm make or buy the component parts to go into its final product?Make-or-buy decisions are important to

firms' manufacturing strategies service firms also face make-or-buy decisionsdecisions involving international markets are

more complex than those involving domestic markets

Why Make?

Vertical integration - making component parts in-house

1. Lowers costs if a firm is more efficient at that production activity

than any other enterprise, manufacturing in-house makes sense

2. Facilitates investments in highly specialized assets internal production makes sense when substantial

investments in specialized assets are required

Why Make?

3. Protects proprietary technology in-house production makes sense when

component parts contain proprietary technologyHow to protect your brand in export markets:1. Decide on the necessity for protecting your brand as a registered trademark – most of the time trademark registration is desirable and necessary;

2. File for trademark registration in that market prior to exporting to that market;

3. Determine whether any of your export markets are members of the Madrid System– if so, file with WIPO

http://www.wipo.int/portal/en/index.html4. If your export market is not member of the Madrid system, file for trademark registration directly with the individual countries

Madrid Protocol 2017 has 100 members, covering 116 countries. These members represent more than 80% of world trade, with potential for expansion as membership grows. (source: http://www.wipo.int/madrid/en/members/ )

Who were the “Top 10” Madrid Filing countries?Who were the “Top 10”

Madrid Filing companies?

Madrid Filings

Why Make?

4. Facilitates the scheduling of adjacent processes planning, coordination, and scheduling of

adjacent processes can be easier with in-house production

Adjacent Processes – one process begins where the other left off (continuous)

Why Buy?

Buying component parts from independent suppliers

1. Gives the firm greater flexibility important when changes in exchange rates

and trade barriers alter the attractiveness of various supply sources over time

Why Buy?

2. Helps drive down the firm's cost structure avoids challenges of coordination and control of

additional subunits avoids the lack of incentive associated with internal

suppliers avoids the difficulties with setting appropriate

transfer prices3. Helps the firm capture orders from international

customers can help firms gain orders from suppliers’ countries

Please write answers to:

1. Top 3 reasons to bring mfg jobs back to the U.S.?2. By 2020, how many manufacturing jobs are

projected to return to the U.S.?3. How might this impact business (and life) in:

A. U.S.B. ChinaC. Nigeria

FILM (4 min)

Re-Shoring (back to the U.S.)?

Disengagement – cost escalation …

More of a de-coupling between U.S. & China

Source: South China Morning Post Jan 9, 2020https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3045141/chinas-manufacturing-exodus-set-continue-2020-despite