Global Supply Chain- While globalisation has made our world smaller and easier to connect and communicate, cultural differences remain and challenge globalised knowledge communication and transfer across supply chain. Discuss.

Global Supply Chain

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July 31 , 2010

Table of contents

Introduction .3

Review of Literature .4

The Impact of Information Technology on Supply Chain .5

Supply Chain and Knowledge Management .6

Organizational Culture as a Supply Chain Facilitator .7

Educating Employees .8

Conclusion .9

References .10

Introduction

In today 's competitive global environment , companies understand the significance of a properly managed supply chain . As supply chain is the

br key factor that can give any firm a competitive advantage most of the organizations tend to hire such supply chain executives that have highly developed skills and expertise in all the areas that links to the supply chain of their product directly or indirectly . Since globalization has affected many fields in a positive way , it also has created certain barriers that are still to be overcome and for that organizations are striving hard , so that things can be iron out . Amongst these major hurdles cultural differences is the major one which almost all multinational companies come across . According to Bender (2000 ) going global is something that requires a proper set of framework and planned strategies without which a company is most likely to fail in an environment that is entirely different from its home country . In global supply chain , competitive edge is something that requires a careful matching of the value adding processes of the chain with those of the advantages of different nations has to offer in building...