Supply Chain and Quality Management.

    			 
             Ronny Decuyper - Belgium
  	       
  		     How to Create a Logistics or SCM Vision?
  	  		 "I am looking for some examples of a Vision of Logistics. Most companies publish their company vision. But are divisions within big companies also developping a SCM or Logistics Vision? If so, have you got examples of such visions?"
  			   
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             Shubhada - India
  	       
  		     SCM vs. Logistics
  	  		 "What is the difference between supply chain management and logistics?"
  			   
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             Kazi Abdul Halim - Bangladesh
  	       
  		     Supply Chain Management Vs. Operation Management
  	  		 "Is there a difference between supply chain management and operation management?"
  			   
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             Niraj Kumbhat - India
  	       
  		     Advantages and Disadvantages of Supply Chain Management
  	  		 "What are key advantages and disadvantages of SCM?"
  			   
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  			   Mahipat Ranawat - Germany
  	       
  		     The Big five Metrics for Operations: QCDSM
  	  		 "The Toyota Way:
Measuring the Big Five in Metrics
Quality, Cost, Delivery, Safety and Moral (QCDSM)"
  			   
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    			     Hugo - The Netherlands
  	         
  				   Influence of EDI, JIT, etc on SC Trust
  				   "I am looking for information on the influence of recent electronic supply chain methods and technologies such as the Internet, EDI, APS, CPFR, JIT, etc. on trust levels in supply chain relationships.

On one hand these recent technologies and supply chain models seem to require higher trust levels, on the other hand, when implemented, they may also result in higher trust levels.

Thank you for sharing your experiences."
    			   
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    			     lyndon Adonis - RSA
  	         
  				   Quality Philosophies  & Approaches
  				   "Hi

I'm a Btech Quality student doing research on Quality Philosophies and Quality Approaches.

I've been searching the internet and numerous books but I've found very little information.

Could anyone shed some light on Quality  Philosophies and Quality Approaches please.

Thank you and keep well.

"
    			   
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└► Sweet Bouras (Tunisia)	Speaking About Supply Chain Management	"I'm an a operation manager in valeo factory. I asked a friend (an engineer working on BMW supply chain in USA). She explained to me that supply chain is more global, it covers the product from its conception, the purchases of materials, to sale, including logistic traffics, and production."
└► Ernest Guzman (Philippines)	SCM vs Logistics	"The definition is correct. To put it more clearly, logistics is part of SCM. SCM also includes the design, demand and sourcing management before the inbound of logistics. And SCM also includes (at the end) the outbound logistics, the distribution, retailing and consumer feedback to the product. Note that it does not intrude into marketing in that it only looks specifically at the technical issues of the product and not to the disciplines of marketing, design and costing."
└► Arun Kumar Singh (India)	SCM vs. Logistics	"Hi, this Arun management graduate is working with India's no. 1 retail company future group, providing SCM solutions to our customers. In my view SCM starts the moment idea generates in our mind and ends up till the product is consumed by consumer and logistics is just a part of it which actualy means "movement" of any thing."
└► Pandurang Koppal (UAE)	Logistics	"The field of logistics also includes: Insurance, Clearing & Forwarding and 3rd Party Logistics Control."
└► Sachin Shedge (India)	SCM vs Logistis	"SCM covers aspects such as plan, buy, make, move, sell where as logistics covers only move (both storage and transportation of material, service and information). SCM has a wide scope whereas logistics is a subset of SCM."
└► Manda Lameck (Malawi)	SCM vs. Logistics	"Logistics is comprised of five main components: procurement, storage, transport, distribution and records. Records are inside the other four components. Logistics is a component in SCM which starts from the sourcing point until when a product or service is delivered to the end user, not forgetting after sales services and feed back."
└► Phani Prasad (India)	Supply Chain in Contract Research Services Industry	"Hi, I would like to know how the supply chain works in a contract research services industry. Please give some inputs..."

└► Arivazhagan (UK)	Yes there is.....	"Every Supply chain manager is a better operations manager but an Operations manager is not a better supply chain manager. Supply chain is more specific... in Operations Hope i answered your question... Cheers Ariv"
└► Sabari H. Nath (India)	Difference Between Scm and Om	"SCM is a specific part of operations management. It deals with all those links which are required for any goods/service to reach till customers like(tier 2 suppliers, suppliers, manufacturers, wholesaler, retailer and finally customer). In operations management all the operational activities will come like layout management, resource allocation, SCM, lean manufacturing, operation research related issues, TQM, Six Sigma etc."
└► PRAMOD (India)	SCM and Operations Management	"From my experience I can say that operations management is a very broad concept and SCM is a part of it."
└► Shubhada (India)	Yes There is a Difference	"Supply chain deals with supplier to end customer... Operation mangement deals with conversion of raw materials to finished goods..."
└► Maharaja Himandu Upadhyay (India)	Supply Chain Management V/s Operation Managenet	"Operation management is a much broader term and SCM is a part of operation management."
└► Caillaud (France)	SCM Versus Operations Management	"While SCM is focusing on managing the flow of products from suppliers to end customers, operations management is more dedicated to internal organization, and not only managing materail flow. However both are linked as they speak of similar concerns, and techniques."

└► Shubhada (India)	Advantages of SCM	"There are many advantages of SCM. 1. Minimum costs with better material handling 2. Improved Customer satisfaction with the right quality product & right time delivery of product in his hand 3. SCM improves the supplier & manufacturer relationship which leads to business growth."
└► Caillaud (France)	Advantages of SCM	"I agree with Shubhada, and his third point. The main advantage is that it helps participants to see the whole chain and therefore to be better prepared to take appropriate decisions. This systemic approach changes the way people see the performance, and this changes their thinking and their behavior. Waste is reduced but it takes a big change in management maturity. This is the corner stone."
└► Manda (Malawi)	Advantages Supply Chain Management	"I agree with Shubhada, and his second point. We are in business for profit which comes thru the customer. The customer is king and needs satisfaction at a minimun cost and for the lowest price. This can be best achieved through Supply Chain Management."

                       
                        └► Innocent Ndlela (South Africa)
                        
                      Influence of EDI, JIT,
                      "Hi Hugo - kindly elaborate I would like to understand whether you are looking for computer software or just information. I would like to help as I am also working in the supply chain"

└► Chandrakant Agrawal (India)	Quality	"Deming wheel, 14 laws, Search for Quality gurus and you will get a lotsome. Thanks"
└► Editor (Netherlands)	Quality Approaches	"Search for "Quality" with the 12manage Search Engine (at the top right of all pages). Compared to full Google search the results will be much more relevant."
└► Juan Mario Puskovic (Argentina)	Quality Approaches	"You can find the best with Phillip Crosby´s book "Quality is Free". Also Demings movie "Roadmap" or his 14 points. Look also for "The Leaders Handbook" by Peter Scholtes (McGraw - Hill), it has the newest vision. Good luck. Not for mere theories, but for true application. Mario"
└► Homer H. Alcon (Philippines)	Materials on Quality Approaches	"If you're searching on the net, you can get material from the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) website."
└► Bruno (Peru)	Materials on Quality Approaches	"You can find some reaserches made by authors such as: Yussof and Aspinwall, Sila and Ebrahimpour, Brah, Tee, and Rao, and Seth and Tripathi. These researchers have many interesting and useful information which you can find in internet by Google Scholar."