Supply Chain Management Reflection Review

Reflection Summary of Five Articles on Supply Chain Management
Sarah DiPietro had natural instinct to bargain so when she had to choose the major subject at the college she selected the supply chain management. The subject satisfied its inner nature a lot and helped in practical life. Supply chain includes the suppliers of raw materials its purchase and ends with proper delivery mechanism. Supply chain management is not the subject just to study in schools or colleges but it’s implemented in practical business life and required in profiles to apply for jobs. With the passage of time more and more companies are creating jobs for supply chain managers. William Verdini, a professor says that business can only compete through the competition and

Similar were the views of Professor Robbert Director SCRC. Supply chain management is not as easy as some people consider it. It is becoming more and more challenging due to the advancements in the industry. Complications include cyclic nature of supply chains and completion in the markets. Nada R Senders says that top management in the businesses is surrounded by typical mind set so they don’t let the supply chain managers to grow. She further says that this mind set needs to be changed and supply chain managers should be given proper authority and promotion in organizations. In this way they can be more helpful and effective. To integrate the supply chain with other disciplines and strategies of the organization four strategies should be followed. To handle supply chain issues it is important to have broad based thinking and strategy. Coordination in different parts of the supply chain is necessary for its success. Major issue with supply chain is that supply chains are becoming complex and long. So it needs proper attention to deal with. It is clear that supply chain management cannot succeed in isolation it needs to be integrated. Supply chain managers are not gaining such importance as they deserve. But in future with more and more supply chain managers in the organizations it will get their due importance in the markets.

Supply chain disruptions are the major issue and threat the organizations. Supply chain disruptions include Disasters and weather problems, dependency on oil, cybercrimes and vulnerabilities. Efforts are made to reduce the risk of supply chain and procedures are adopted. Government sectors are also supporting the private sectors to deal with the issue. Litigation policy is a good strategy as an alternative plan. There should be revised supply chain procedures in the period of more volatility. IT plays an important role in the supply chain management systems. It can improve effectiveness and efficiency through continuity, sharing information and modeling. It shows that supply chain have risks of more costs and reduced rewards. Supply chain managers focus on reducing this impact and gaining full advantages of supply chain management. In short steps have been taken to improve resilience of supply chain and its good for the businesses and organizations. Such measures should be part of supply chain management to get competitive edge over