{"id":1926,"date":"2018-03-27T19:43:46","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T19:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-retailmanagement\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1926"},"modified":"2024-04-25T02:44:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T02:44:23","slug":"supply-chains","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-retailmanagement\/chapter\/supply-chains\/","title":{"raw":"Supply Chains","rendered":"Supply Chains"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Explain the importance of supply chain management<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-4920\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2986\/2018\/03\/18193438\/chain-690088_1920.jpg\" alt=\"a metal chain on the floor\" width=\"351\" height=\"197\" \/>The supply chain is the entire sequence of activities involved in taking natural resources and raw materials and turning them into a product for the consumer. It includes all the actions, organizations, materials, systems, people, and information involved in that process.\r\n\r\nRetailers, like all business-to-consumer organizations, aim to match and maximize demand with supply. This means that the right products need to be in the right place in the right quantities at the right time. Given the millions of products sold daily by large retailers, SCM systems ensure replenishment inventory is being received on time at retail distribution centers and warehouses. By effectively managing supply chains, retailers can realize their sales goals.\r\n\r\nIn the earliest days of the automobile, Henry Ford made a decision to own or control the full supply chain\u2014from the mines that provided the ore to the factories that made the glass. Raw materials\u2014iron ore, coal, and rubber, all from Ford-owned mines and plantations\u2014came in through one set of gates at the plant while finished cars rolled out the other. Today it is exceptionally rare for\u00a0a company to\u00a0try to own all the raw materials for a physical product. Even software products use preexisting software frameworks and code.\r\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\r\n<h3>Practice questions<\/h3>\r\nhttps:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/15685943-feda-4b87-a7aa-813fe372462c\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Explain the importance of supply chain management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4920\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2986\/2018\/03\/18193438\/chain-690088_1920.jpg\" alt=\"a metal chain on the floor\" width=\"351\" height=\"197\" \/>The supply chain is the entire sequence of activities involved in taking natural resources and raw materials and turning them into a product for the consumer. It includes all the actions, organizations, materials, systems, people, and information involved in that process.<\/p>\n<p>Retailers, like all business-to-consumer organizations, aim to match and maximize demand with supply. This means that the right products need to be in the right place in the right quantities at the right time. Given the millions of products sold daily by large retailers, SCM systems ensure replenishment inventory is being received on time at retail distribution centers and warehouses. By effectively managing supply chains, retailers can realize their sales goals.<\/p>\n<p>In the earliest days of the automobile, Henry Ford made a decision to own or control the full supply chain\u2014from the mines that provided the ore to the factories that made the glass. Raw materials\u2014iron ore, coal, and rubber, all from Ford-owned mines and plantations\u2014came in through one set of gates at the plant while finished cars rolled out the other. 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