Supply chains are the backbone of retail enterprises, and direct sales companies are no exception. Although doing away with the complexities of inventory, supply chains face the same distribution challenges.
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Efficient supply chains enable a company to expand its reach across a wide area, tapping into a broader customer base while ensuring that customer demands are met in a timely manner, all while minimizing excess inventory and transportation costs. No company’s quality improvement program is ever truly complete without examining their supply chain.
The first stage of measuring the overall efficiency of a company supply chain is looking for signs of inefficiencies. A few of these signs are symptomatic of complacency; among these are back-orders, a frequent problem caused by losing stock of items. Many managers have come to assume this is normal practice. Others, such as returning trips of completely empty trailer trucks (deadheading) not only inflate fuel costs but also undercut any green initiatives.
Another factor affecting supply chain efficiency is stress. In exceptionally busy seasons, the capacity of a supply chain to meet demand would be put to the limit, revealing bottlenecks that wouldn’t readily be identified. By tracing the stress to its source, company management can identify and resolve the underlying causes of the bottlenecks in the supply chain.
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