Paper Topic:

The Effect of Performance and Productivity on the Supply Chain

Table of contents

TOC \o "1-3 " \p " \h \z \u HYPERLINK \l "_Toc0 Introduction PAGEREF _Toc0 \h 1

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc1 " Background PAGEREF _Toc1 \h 1 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc2 " Current thinking PAGEREF _Toc2 \h 4

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc3 " Supply chain management at Dell PAGEREF _Toc3 \h 8

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc4 " Conclusion PAGEREF _Toc4 \h 10 Introduction

The current business environment is characterized by a high level of competitiveness and as a result , organizations have to constantly reengineer their internal processes in to build and maintain a sustainable

competitive advantage . In this respect , supply chain management has become the key area of strategic management because building effective relationships with the channel members leads to the maximization of the effectiveness in upstream operations in terms of cost-effectiveness which in turn leads to greater effectiveness in downstream operations . This means that the company can serve its customers more efficiently than its competitors and thus a competitive edge is created . Therefore , the issues of maximizing performance and productivity in the supply chain are critical success factors in the current business environment . However addressing these issues means communicating a firm 's corporate culture to the external channel members so that both the employees of the firm and the channel members have shared expectations leading to greater effectiveness in performance management

Background

The processes of internal and external benchmarking are widely applied in the field of supply chain management in to develop the best practices . However not all practices are transferable across organizations . Practices...

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