Strategic Supply Chain
Executive summary
The purpose of this report is mainly focus on the analysis of distribution strategies. The distribution strategies is a very systematic and comprehensive strategy in the logistic and supply chain management. This report divides the distribution strategies into four parts to analyse it comprehensively. There are centralized and decentralized decision-making management strategy, cross-docking strategy, postponement strategy and outsourcing strategy.
Firstly, it introduces the centralized and decentralized decision-making management for distribution. It is mainly focus on the comparison of two kinds of the decision-making management and their advantages and disadvantages. Meanwhile, under the centralized and decentralized decision-making management, it puts forward the centralized and decentralized facilities strategy. Also, it is focus on their comparison and advantages and disadvantages analysis
Secondly, it introduces the cross-docking strategy. It provides the overview of the cross-docking overview firstly. It mainly focus on analyzing the benefits and limitations. Understanding the advantages and disadvantages of cross-docking and how they fit with the organizations is an important step for evaluating the supply chain process and deciding whether cross-docking is right for the organization. Organizations have to make sure they understand the key factor requirements.
Thirdly, it introduces the postponement strategy which content include the customer order decoupling point (CODP) based strategy and different postponement strategy. The final objective of postponement strategy is to achieve seamless connection between product or services and consumers’ needs and improve enterprise flexibility and customer value accordingly.
Finally, it introduces the outsourcing strategy. In this case, Outsourcing strategy has definitely entered the spotlight which is adopted by more and more companies these years. It includes the content about the
The purpose of this report is mainly focus on the analysis of distribution strategies. The distribution strategies is a very systematic and comprehensive strategy in the logistic and supply chain management. This report divides the distribution strategies into four parts to analyse it comprehensively. There are centralized and decentralized decision-making management strategy, cross-docking strategy, postponement strategy and outsourcing strategy.
Firstly, it introduces the centralized and decentralized decision-making management for distribution. It is mainly focus on the comparison of two kinds of the decision-making management and their advantages and disadvantages. Meanwhile, under the centralized and decentralized decision-making management, it puts forward the centralized and decentralized facilities strategy. Also, it is focus on their comparison and advantages and disadvantages analysis
Secondly, it introduces the cross-docking strategy. It provides the overview of the cross-docking overview firstly. It mainly focus on analyzing the benefits and limitations. Understanding the advantages and disadvantages of cross-docking and how they fit with the organizations is an important step for evaluating the supply chain process and deciding whether cross-docking is right for the organization. Organizations have to make sure they understand the key factor requirements.
Thirdly, it introduces the postponement strategy which content include the customer order decoupling point (CODP) based strategy and different postponement strategy. The final objective of postponement strategy is to achieve seamless connection between product or services and consumers’ needs and improve enterprise flexibility and customer value accordingly.
Finally, it introduces the outsourcing strategy. In this case, Outsourcing strategy has definitely entered the spotlight which is adopted by more and more companies these years. It includes the content about the