Warehousing and Inventory Management

A simple definition of a warehouse is: ‘A warehouse is a planned space for the storage and handling of goods and material.’ In general, warehouses …

Information Distortion in SCM, Bullwhip effect

The tendency of information communicated within and between individuals and organizations to be altered, omitted, or re-organized as it is communicated. It includes a range …

Concepts, Issues in SCM

The first thing one needs to understand is that SCM doesn’t replace what we’ve learned about management over the last 50 years; it builds upon …

Logistics and Supply Chain Structure for Business Markets

The Plan – Every Supply chain company needs a planning to achieve their customers demand for their products and services by the means of resources …

Master Production Schedule, Functions, Determinants, Uses

Master Production Schedule (MPS) is a comprehensive production plan that specifies the quantity of each product to be produced in a given time period. The …

Concept of Aggregate Planning

Aggregate Planning Strategies There are three types of aggregate planning strategies available for organization to choose from. They are as follows. Level Strategy As the …

Aggregate Planning: Meaning, Strategies and Cost

Aggregate planning is the process of developing, analyzing, and maintaining a preliminary, approximate schedule of the overall operations of an organization. The aggregate plan generally …

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