Supply Chain Technology
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Transcript of Supply Chain Technology
Logistics Technology
To stay competitive Kraft must constantly obtain andmanage information about their products & customers
Consumer Logistics Production
Information Management
Who, what, why, when, how?
More is not better
It will cost more
It’s all about connecting
Accuracy! Who areyour
stakeholders?
GIGO
Stakeholders = Partners
Vendors(suppliers)
Third PartyLogistics
TransportationWarehouseForwardingInformation
Production, Sales, & Logistics inside Kraft must be electronically connectedto suppliers, 3PL providers, and customers through an automated network.Intranets are used internally (office automation) and Internets are usedexternally (transaction processing system). Various means of technologyare used to manage both information flow (EDI) and product flow (GPS, RFID).
2D Technology
Barcodes
EAN-13 (European Article Numbering international retail product code)
UPC-A (Universal Product Code seen on almost all retail products in the USA and Canada)
Interleaved 2 of 5 (compact numeric code, widely used in industry, air cargo, other applications)
PostNet (used by U.S. Postal Service for automated mail sorting)
Maxicode(2-D)
XML Technology
DistributionCenter Files
Shipper’s Files
Corporate Financial Files
Buyer’s Files
“Unitized” data toshare across varioussoftware platforms
XB5S3
XB5S3=PN#349004
<c data load>
<x:parse xml="${xml}" var=“XB5S3" scope=“part number" >
</c:if>
Document Type Definition
Radio Frequency Identification Data
Performance Measurements
QuantitativeEasy to Understand
Encourages correct behaviorVisible
Understood by everyoneLooks at the complete processMeasures only what’s important
Measurement benefits outweigh costs of doing it
Measure the number of damaged containersDetermine root causes of problems“Normalize” causes by statistical meansDecide corrective actionSet standards for operations & workersPost standards on wall chartTrain workers to standardAnalyze costs of tracking
Goals
ROS
Damage <$10K/mo
Training
Reduce costs
Efficient Consumer Response
VendorManagedInventory
RetailLocations
Third PartyLogistics (3PL or TPL)
Factories(production)
Sourcing(vendors &
raw materials)Information
Flows
Logistics Technology Applications