Question 1:
Supply
is a series of businesses as well as supply units that link together in
production and distribution of goods or services required by consumers (Buurman, J., 2002). Milk and coffee are a good example of a supply
. In
to reach consumers, they actually have to go through many stages from raw materials to delivery to users. The following is an analysis of supply
of the main sub-systems in the supply
and goals for the supply
.
As we know, there are three of the prominent main sub-systems in the supply
are products, quality, and process.
, the
is one of the key elements of a
's supply
distribution. Entrepreneurs are always looking for and considering what products they will produce or distribute. In
to make these targets, we have to understand the current market and find the outstanding and prevalent products that need to be created and developed. The supply of the wrong
will result in loss of
(Lambert et al, 2000).
, I might assume the
quality is intimately related to supply
.
is a fundamental factor to maintain a long-term supply
between suppliers and customers.
, the process is a crucial factor to develop the supply
. Typical examples show that one of the successes of Amazon is that they mostly ensure the accuracy of the operating group.
, along with the automation of technology encouraged the operation of the whole system. Eventually, according to Mentzer et al.
2001, p.14), three factors are considered to be the main elements of sub-system because it brings
as well as relates directly to both
in the market along with the revenue of a
and end-user satisfaction.
The
analysis is four goals for the supply
,
as customer service, time, profit and
. It is
the
in which I propose to align the goals of the
which based on the aspect of company influence from internal to external. Obviously, customer service is an exchange between the list of customer information and the goods to be delivered, which greatly affects the accuracy of the
in the supply
of goods. Along with that, time is a
point that businesses should follow in
to bring credibility to customers and create loyalty as well as the efficient when products are provided in the market.
, Bhattacharjee and Ramesh (2000, p.400) noted that the price is indispensable that the company needs to consider and calculate to bring the highest profit in each stage.
, environmental protection is
considered policy in every
. Businesses can be penalized or deactivated if they do things that affect the surrounding environment
as waste, garbage or air pollution (Lamming & Hampson 1996, p50).
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