The term supply chain conjures up images of product or supply moving from suppliers to manufacturers to distributors to retailers to the end customer along a chain. This is certainly part of supply chain, but it is also important to visualize information, funds and product flows along both direction of the supply chain. The supply chain includes not only the manufacturer and suppliers, but also transporters, warehouses, retailers and even customer themselves.SCM include the following operationsNon Inventory Procurement Planning DC operations Logistics Supply Chain Framework
Strategic Planning Planning Demand Planning
Supply Chain Framework
Supply Chain Policy
Supply Planning
S&OP process for demand & supply reconciliation & gap recognition
Supplier Development
Supplier Development Program
Supplier Identification & Selection
Supplier Training & Development
Procurement
Procurement Policy
Procurement Execution System
Procurement Evaluation & Monitoring
Distribution Network
Assessment of distribution variables at Supply Source & Outlet Physical Management
Selection of WH Locations
Optimization of Distribution Network
Process Documentation
Shrinkage & Pilferage Management
Fleet Management Contingency Inventory Planning
Transportation Policy Procurement
Transportation
3PL Management
IS Visibility
SC Planning
Supplier visibility
Procurement Visibility
Supplier visibility
Procurement Visibility
Inventory & Logistics Visibility
Logistics Warehousing
Crisis management
Supplier Performance Appraisal, Retention & Reward
Quality
Managing Quality at WH
Logistics
Inventory & Logistics Visibility
Non-inventory procurement: There are classifications of buying in ACIL. One is inventory buying and another is non-inventory procurement. Non-inventory procurement includes specially asset type buying like fixtures, freezers, Gondola, Vehicles etc. This department was the leading dept. for rolling out. the whole project. Without fulfillment of any sort of procurement no stored has been opened. Imported items also fall under non-inventory procurement. Others jobs like services such as maintenances, renting space are also being handled by this department. Stores consumables Requisitions come also to this department and then further actions taken accordingly by non-inventory procurement personnel.