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Friday, November 26, 2010

Tesco develops a buy-side e-commerce system for supply chain management
1)  What benefits does Tesco’s information exchange offer to the retailer and its supplies?
  1. Tesco's information exchange server offers a sophiscated two-way collaboration in its supply chain.
  2. It shifts the responsibility of managing products down to the relevant supplier because they have access to almost real time data of Tesco's products from the stores or depots.
  3. It ensures products availability, reduces Tesco's inventory cost and also the suppliers inventory cost.
  4. It makes understanding of specific products between Tesco and its suppliers easier.
2)  What differences have the use of TIE added over the original EDI system?
  1. The Tie system provides real time products information to see how sales perform by distribution centre, by individual store or even by TV region- important for promotions.
  2. The Tie system also facilitated a two-way collaboration in Tesco's supply chain unlike the EDI. The EDI only forecasts demands of products and messages of actual store demand or depot are sent to the relevant supplier.
3)  Discuss reasons why only two of Tesco’s suppliers have fundamentally altered the way they work as a TIE.
1.      The suppliers will be providing products to other retailers who may not be using a TIE exchange system as Tesco has. So the suppliers have to keep using the same work line to satisfy all their retails.
2.      Retailing is one of the traditional industries, where each of the supplier must follow their own work line that suits the needs for the majority of the retailers.

Who manages the supply chain?
Advert 1: Supply chain manager- The Healthcare Company
Responsible for: provide strategic and tactical leader-ship to the UK operation, reinforcing customer service and delivering supply chain profitability; instrumental in developing and implementing supply chain; be the ambassador of customer service and supply chain.
Skills: outstanding communication and influencing skills; combined with excellent analytical skills.
Experience: a thorough working knowledge of IT business management tools.


Advert 2: Supply chain manager- The Manufacturing Company
Responsible for: the design and implementation of information flows; manage trade-off between production efficiency, inventory and customer service; analysis of data to ensure that valid business decisions; management of service level agreements to maximize service whilst minimizing inventory; championing the use of IT planning systems; the development of team members to ensure standards are set and achieved.
Skills: analytical and problem-solving skills; strong system knowledge in planning and inventory control preferably in a short lead-time environment; highly motivated with strong influencing and communication skills.
Experience: been educated to a high standard, ideally with a relevant degree; strong system experience in planning and inventory control preferably in a short lead-time environment.

Advert 3: Logistics manager- The Engineering Company
Responsible for: the business, coordinating activities between operations and function; measured by the achievement of positive change in continuous improvement environment; involve direct control of distribution and third parties.
Skills: outstanding communication and high influencing skills.
Experience: graduate caliber from a background involving commercial and budget responsibility, customer-focused with character, drive and energy.

Advert 4: Transport manager- The Food Manufacturer
Responsible for: efficient distribution operation
Skills: analytical and planning
Experience: extensive transport and management

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