SC Tools and Technologies

Sept 3

- Replicable
- Uncertainty and Variability of:
+ Demand
+ Supply
+ Internally
+ People

Triple As:

- Agility
- Adaptability
- Alignment

What is virtual integration?

- Includes stakeholders (customers, and suppliers)

- Vertical integration

Advantages

- Timely data and information

- Quality Control
- Strategy

Disadvantages:

- Large
- Customers -> monopoly (take control)
- Flexibility
- Focus/ Specialization
- Blinded
- High costs

Dell direct model:

- 5-6 days from suppliers to Dell

- 11 days inventory
- Know customers via dell.com website -> future plan

-> Technologies enabled

OTD and BTS?

- BTS: no need for forecasting

- OTD: dealers do the forecasting

What are technologies used? Not help move from BTS to OTD, technologies helps OTD