Transcript CHAPTER 8

CHAPTER 11
SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY
SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY
• Supply Chain Process
• Distribution Functions
• Distribution Strategy
• Channels of Distribution
• Vertical Marketing Systems
• Wholesaling Strategy
SUPPLY CHAIN PROCESS
RAW MATERIALS &
COMPONENT PARTS
MANUFACTURING/ASSEMBLY
CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION
CONSUMERS/USERS
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN EXAMPLES
• Penny’s shirts
• Vegpro Kenya
• Whirlpool
REPLACEMENT SHIRT PROCESS
Saturday
Customer buys a new shirt in a
Penny’s store in Atlanta
Monday
Hong Kong computer operator
processes order
Wednesday Worker in Taiwan ships shirt to
the Penny’s store
KENYAN PRODUCE
BUSINESS MODEL
Kenyan produce shipped
daily to Europe
300 tons
Days from harvest until
arrival to Europe
2 days
Average days in U.S. for U.S
produce to arrive in stores
7 days
WHIRLPOOL SUPPLY CHAIN
STRATEGY
• Replaced 41 outdated sites with 10 regional
distribution centers
• Segregated slow-moving goods from fastmoving goods
• Combined ordering and delivering function
DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS
• Transportation – moving products
• Assorting/sorting – buying/breaking bulk
• Storage – storing products
• Inventory – physical count of products
TRANSPORTATION SELECTION
+ (STRONG)
Mode
Speed
– (WEAK)
Cost
Access
Rail
Trucking
+
Air
+
-
Water
-
+
-
INTERMODAL TRANSPORTTION
CHOICES
• Rail
• Trucking
• Water
SHIPPING CONTAINER OF WINE
Bottled Wine
9,900 Liters
Plastic Bags
24,000 Liters
ASSORTING AND SORTING
Manufacturer
Assorting Stage
Buys in Bulk
Wholesaler
Sorting Stage
Breaks Bulk
Retailer
STORAGE MANAGEMENT
• Warehouses
• Shipping containers
• Port of Houston
GEICO U.S. AUTO INSURANCE
MARKET
1995
2.5%
2013
9.7%
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
• Just-in-time
• Safety stock
• Inventory theft
NEED FOR INVENTORY
• Time lag from supplier to final buyer
• Uncertainty in supply and demand
• Economy of scale in cheaper unit cost
of inventory
INVENTORY IS WORKING CAPITAL
THAT IS NOT EARNING ANY MONEY
COMPANY INVENTORY STRATEGY
Company
Products
% of Total
Products
% of Total
Sales
% of Out-of
Stock Goal
A
20%
80%
1%
B
60%
15%
5%
C
20%
100%
5%
100%
20%
DISTRIBUTION STRATEGY
• Intensive Distribution
• Selective Distribution
• Exclusive Distribution
DISTRIBUTION CHOICES FOR
MANUFACTURERS
• Control
Power struggle between the manufacturer
and intermediaries
• Coverage Coverage strategy for the manufacturer
• Cost
Cost of distribution
MANUFACTURER DISTRIBUTION
Strategy
Cost
Control
Coverage
Intensive
Distribution
Weak
Weak
Strong
Strong
Strong
Weak
Selective
Distribution
Exclusive
Distribution
INTENSIVE DISTRIBUTION
• Pepsi Cola
• Cigarettes
• M&Ms
SELECTIVE DISTRIBUTION
• Furniture
• Shoes
• Clothes
EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTION
• Tiffany
• Rolex
• Cheesecake Factory
HUB AND SPOKE DISTRIBUTION
STRATEGY
HUB
• United Airlines
• Walmart Stores
CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION
• Consumer Channels
• Business Channels
CONSUMER CHANNELS
No Intermediary
Man/Retailer
One Intermediary
Man
Two Intermediaries
Man
Wholesaler
Consumer
Retailer
Retailer
Consumer
Consumer
BUSINESS CHANNELS
No Intermediary
Man
One Intermediary
Man
Two Intermediaries
Man
Selling Agent
User
Industrial Distributor
Industrial Distributor
User
User
AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE
CHANNELS
AETNA
STATE FARM
Independent
Agents
State Farm
Agents
Consumer
Consumer
GEICO
Consumer
GEICO SHARE OF U.S.
AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE
1995
2.5%
2012
9.7%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY FLOAT
Year
Billion
1990
2
2000
28
2012
73
VERTICAL MARKETING SYSTEMS
• Corporate VMS
- Ownership
• Administered VMS
- Size and Power
•
Contractual VMS
- Franchise/ Contract
VERTICAL MARKETING
SYSTEM CONFLICTS
Types of VMS
Conflicts
Corporate VMS
Ownership – no conflict
Administrative VMS
Coke vs. Costco
Contractual VMS
Dr. Pepper vs.
Dublin Dr. Pepper
CORPORATE VMS EXAMPLES
• Kroger
• James Avery
ADMINISTERED VMS EXAMPLES
• General Electric
• Costco
• Sony
CONTRACTUAL VMS EXAMPLES
• Toyota
• Burger King
• Dr Pepper
WHOLESALING STRATEGY
• Merchant Wholesalers
- Take title
- Independently owned
• Agents Wholesalers
- Do not take title
- Independently owned
MERCHANT WHOLESALERS
• Full-service
- offers complete wholesaling service
• Limited-service
- offers specialized wholesaling service
FULL-SERVICE WHOLESALER
EXAMPLES
• Sysco
• Cardinal Health Grocers Supply
• Li and Fung
THREE MAJOR DRUG WHOLESALERS
(with 95% market share)
• Cardinal Health
• AmerisourceBergen
• McKesson
LIMITED-SERVICE
WHOLESALER EXAMPLES
Types
Description
Drop Shipper
No physical possession
Rack Jobber
Provides and stocks racks
DROP SHIPPING EXAMPLES
• Coal broker
• eBay
• Infomercial products
ADVANTAGES OF
DROP SHIPPING
• No upfront inventory purchase
• Positive cash flow cycle
• Business can operate out of home
RACK JOBBER EXAMPLES
• Toys
• Paper backs
• Music CDs
AGENT WHOLESALERS
• Manufacturing Agents
• Selling Agents
• International Agents
MANUFACTURING AGENT
EXAMPLES
• Electrical products
• Furniture
• Apparel
SELLING AGENT
EXAMPLES
• Textiles
• Chemicals
• Industrial Equipment
TRENDS IN WHOLESALING
• Expanding in global distribution
• Reduction of small wholesalers
• Major cost efficiencies