When we talk about supply chain we refer to the supply chain that brings a product or service to the market from supplier to customer.
La supply chain management concerns the flow of goods and raw materials within the company. The smooth flow depends on the circulation of data and timely and transparent communication between all sectors involved in the process. Proper supply chain management enables the company to meet customer requirements within the agreed timeframe.
The procurement of raw materials and the proper functioning of the supply chain have a fundamental impact on the entire production chaintherefore also on possible delivery delays.
The management environment of companies is constantly changing, as is the environment in which they operate. Changes in demand are often fast and unexpected. It is therefore necessary to adopt management methodologies and new information systems and software that can help increase the efficiency of the supply chain allowing the company to improve its competitive advantage. Streamlining production processes helps reduce waste and contain costs.
In order to optimise your company's performance through efficient management it is necessary to rely on experts of the industry able to follow all procurement processes step by step.
The ITS Supply Chain Course is structured to form professionals capable of coordinating intermodal transport cycles and logistics infrastructure. The implementation of information systems and new enabling technologies of Industry 4.0 make it possible to apply management techniques of supply chain management improving the companies' performance. Through lectures and internship hours in companies in the sector, students will acquire the necessary skills to plan, manage and control the flow of vehicles, goods and people by governing IT, logistics and legislative aspects.
Are supply chain management and supply chain management the same thing?
La supply chain management is also called supply chain management, not to be confused with supply chain. Supply chain management deals with coordinating production, purchasing and logistics. When we speak of supply chain management, we are referring to the organisation of the various stages that combine to create a company's supply chain.
The professor of systems engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology David Simchi-Levi in his manual Designing And Managing The Supply Chain thus defines supply chain management:
Supply chain management is a set of approaches used to efficiently integrate suppliers, manufacturers, warehouses, so that goods are produced in the right quantities, in the right places and at the right times in order to minimise overall costs while meeting service level requirements.
The objective of efficient supply chain management concerns the general corporate networknot just individual steps. Every change must be made in pursuit of an end goal that can lead to an improvement in business performance.
Thanks to the use of the most advanced information systems, the collection and analysis of huge amounts of data enables the identifying weak links the supply chain for be able to subsequently optimise them.
La digitisation is completely revolutionising the way companies manage their supply chains. The sustainability is becoming a central topic for proper supply chain management, and new enabling technologies make it possible to avoid waste and contain costs as efficiently as possible. The technological transformation is also helping to reduce CO2 emissions, reducing the environmental impact of companies by optimising logistics processes.
Efficient supply chain management therefore not only benefits the company, but also the region in which it is located.
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