Supply Chain

Challenges in managing the Supply ChainChallenge 1: Supply Chain Complexity struktueThe existence of complexity involving the company's internal and external.Internal company
example: between the marketing to production, marketing often makes a deal with a customer without properly checking the production capacity, the change of the production schedule due to sudden change of marketing agreed order with the customer.
On the other hand the production department is often resistant to sudden change.
With external suppliers such as between wanting far-away days before ordering products wktu order delivery and do not change as much as possible.
Supplier also want pengeriman selsai immediately after its production.
On the other hand companies that require high flexibility to change the quantity, specification and delivery of materials jdawal books in the message.
The company also wants the supplier to send the product in a timely manner and a small quantity.
Another complexity is the payment, daan language culture
Challenge 2: UncertaintyUncertainty raises lack of confidence in the plan that was made.
As a result, companies often create a bias seat safety stock, safety time, or the production and transportation capacity.
Uncertainty sources namely:
1.Uncertainty buyers.2.Uncertainty of suppliers that is associated with the delivery, coupling medium, quality and quantity,3.Uncertainty bias caused internal damage to the engine, the engine performance is not perfect, labor and time and quality of productionRole of Internet Technology.Internet applications in the context of Supply Chain Management of Ie:
1.Electronic Procurement (e-Procurement)
    One procurement model that supports the short-term relationship is the e-Auction is an auction application to support activities will be undertaken electronically.
This model bias on the buyer invites potential suppliers to offer bebearapa the price of the products with specifications and a certain amount of time daalam tentukan.Supplier been at a low price that will be done in this auction menang.Proses denngan Internet media.
2.Electronic fulfillment
· Fulfillment is the fulfillment of customer orders.· Receiving orders from customers from customers, bias via email or web-based ordering· Managing the transaction· Warehouse management including product inventory control and warehouse administration activities
in general.· Communication with customers to provide order status information, technical support dsd.· Activities in the form of return reverse logistics supply chain due to goto product returns from customers.