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Global Supply Chain Management

The main objectives of Supply Chain Management are translated into the optimisation of flows and the creation of customer services for specific requirements on a global scale.

A value-adding mission for the future

Global Supply Chain Management :

  • unifies the firm, its partners and its environment down a single path
  • managing purchasing, production, distribution and customer-service processes on a cross-departmental basis.

Managing change

In the past, standard products dominated global economic trade in a stable market. Today’s global customer wants tailor-made solutions and multiple services in a business environment where it is increasingly difficult to forecast demand.
Companies used to adapt to their new challenges by focusing on their core activities and outsourcing other functions, producing abroad in ever growing quantities, at an ever-lower price and «just-in-time».

All of these factors come to play at every stage of the Global Supply Chain. The Global Supply Chain is a vector for value creation; but the value created is no longer limited to a single link. It now extends to the entire chain, from the supplier to the final customer, giving firms a competitive advantage in a global business environment.

Expanding integration

Multinationals were the first to develop an approach to Supply Chain configuration on a global scale, acknowledging the potential for creating value. The Global Supply Chain has since become a favourite performance indicator for corporate shareholders. Logistics networks have been rationalised and generalised throughout the world.