Week 6 - Supply Chain Design

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Across
  1. 6. is a distributed database network that holds records of digital data and events in a way that makes them tamper-resistant.
  2. 7. chain optimization is the process of ensuring that a supply chain operates at the highest levels of efficiency and effectiveness.
  3. 8. is the building, acquiring, or moving of process capabilities from a domestic location to another country location while maintaining ownership and control.
  4. 10. integration refers to acquiring capabilities toward distribution, or even customers.
  5. 12. method determines the x and y coordinates (location) for a single facility.
  6. 14. logistics (3PL) providers are businesses that provide integrated services that might include packaging, warehousing, inventory management, and transportation.
  7. 17. structure of a supply chain is the configuration of resources such as suppliers, factories, warehouses, distributors, technical support centers, engineering design and sales offices, and communication links.
  8. 19. to achieve more control.
  9. 20. system produces only what is needed at upstream stages in the supply chain in response to customer demand signals from downstream stages.
  10. 21. supply chains focus on flexibility and responsive service and are able to react quickly to changing market demand and requirements.
Down
  1. 1. is the process of having suppliers provide goods and services that were previously provided internally.
  2. 2. enterprise is an organization that sources, markets, and produces its goods and services in several countries to minimize costs, and to maximize profit, customer satisfaction, and social welfare.
  3. 3. integration refers to acquiring capabilities toward suppliers.
  4. 4. model is a linear optimization model that seeks to minimize the cost of shipping from sources such as factories to destinations such as warehouses or customer zones.
  5. 5. management is the process of managing geographically dispersed service-providing facilities.
  6. 9. manufacturer is a firm that specializes in certain types of goods producing activities, such as customized design, manufacturing, assembly, and packaging, and works under contract for end users.
  7. 11. integration refers to the process of acquiring and consolidating elements of a value
  8. 13. is the process of delaying product customization until the product is closer to the customer at the end of the supply chain.
  9. 15. boundary is the point in the supply chain that separates the push system from the pull system.
  10. 16. supply chains are designed for efficiency and low cost by minimizing inventory and maximizing efficiencies in process flow.
  11. 18. is the process of moving operations back to a company’s domestic location.
  12. 20. system produces goods in advance of customer demand using a forecast of sales and moves them through the supply chain to points of sale, where they are stored as finished-goods inventory.