Problems with fragmented logistics
•The aim of each department generally come into conflictto others.
•The different activities of logistics are very closely related, and policies in one part inevitably affectoperations in another, and habitually conflict.
Case study
RP Turner Corp
Problems with fragmented logistics
Marketing wanted:
•high stocks of finished goods to satisfy customer demands quickly.
•a wide range of finished goods always held in stock.
•locations near to customers to allow delivery with short lead times.
•production to vary output in response to customer orders.
•emphasis on an efficient distribution system.
•an optimistic sales forecast to ensure production was geared up for actual demand.
Problems with fragmented logistics
Production wanted:
•high stocks of raw materials and work in progress to safeguard operations.
•a narrow range of finished goods to give long production runs.
•locations near to suppliers so that they could get raw materials quickly.
•stable production to give efficient operations.
•emphasis on the efficient movement of materials through operations.
•realistic sales forecasts that allowed efficient planning.
Problems with fragmented logistics
Finance wanted:
•low stocks everywhere.
•few locations to give economies of scale and minimise overall costs.
•large batch sizes to reduce unit costs.
•make-to-order operations.
•pessimistic sales forecasts that discouraged underused facilities.
Problems with fragmented logistics
Fragmenting logistics into different parts has the disadvantagesof:
•giving different, often conflicting, objectives within an organisation
•duplicating effort and reducing productivity
•giving worse communications and information flows between the parts
•reducing co-ordination between the parts –leading to lower efficiency, higher costs and worse customer service
Problems with fragmented logistics
Fragmenting logistics into different parts has the disadvantagesof (cont.):
•increasing uncertainty and delays along the supply chain
•making planning more difficult
•introducing unnecessary buffers between the parts, such as stocks of work in progress, additional transport and administrative procedures
•obscuring important information, such as the total cost of logistics
Bringing activities together
•Integrating logistics within an organisation has all the related activities working together as a single function.
•This is responsible for all storage and movement of materials throughout the organisation.
•It tackles problems from the viewpoint of the whole organisation, and looks for the greatest overall benefit.
Problems with fragmented logistics•The aim of each department generally come into conflictto others.•The different activities of logistics are very closely related, and policies in one part inevitably affectoperations in another, and habitually conflict.Case studyRP Turner CorpProblems with fragmented logisticsMarketing wanted:•high stocks of finished goods to satisfy customer demands quickly.•a wide range of finished goods always held in stock.•locations near to customers to allow delivery with short lead times.•production to vary output in response to customer orders.•emphasis on an efficient distribution system.•an optimistic sales forecast to ensure production was geared up for actual demand.Problems with fragmented logisticsProduction wanted:•high stocks of raw materials and work in progress to safeguard operations.•a narrow range of finished goods to give long production runs.•locations near to suppliers so that they could get raw materials quickly.•stable production to give efficient operations.•emphasis on the efficient movement of materials through operations.•realistic sales forecasts that allowed efficient planning.Problems with fragmented logisticsFinance wanted:•low stocks everywhere.•few locations to give economies of scale and minimise overall costs.•large batch sizes to reduce unit costs.•make-to-order operations.•pessimistic sales forecasts that discouraged underused facilities.Problems with fragmented logisticsFragmenting logistics into different parts has the disadvantagesof:•giving different, often conflicting, objectives within an organisation•duplicating effort and reducing productivity•giving worse communications and information flows between the parts•reducing co-ordination between the parts –leading to lower efficiency, higher costs and worse customer serviceProblems with fragmented logisticsFragmenting logistics into different parts has the disadvantagesof (cont.):•increasing uncertainty and delays along the supply chain•making planning more difficult•introducing unnecessary buffers between the parts, such as stocks of work in progress, additional transport and administrative procedures•obscuring important information, such as the total cost of logisticsBringing activities together•Integrating logistics within an organisation has all the related activities working together as a single function.•This is responsible for all storage and movement of materials throughout the organisation.•It tackles problems from the viewpoint of the whole organisation, and looks for the greatest overall benefit.
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