Supply Chain Management Challenges, Remedies and the...

Supply Chain Management: Challenges, Remedies and the Impact of change - Overview By Adawari Josiah Jumbo Student No.: 15522057 Submitted To Laureate Online Education University of Liverpool – Online Masters Degree In Partial fulfillment for the award of Master of Science (M.Sc.) Degree in Operations and Supply Chain Management Instructor: Professor Anshuman Khare 2010. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I am delighted to say thanks my Instructor Professor Anshuman Khare for your professional support and supervision all through this module including this project†¦show more content†¦The University of Carolina (n.d) looked at it as group of actions that has to do with planning, coordinating and controlling raw materials from producers to consumers. For instance NPDC in Nigeria undertakes hydrocarbon exploration planning, manage materials for its production, and makes output available to NNPC to sell. It does this through materials and information flow while achieving strategic fit in operations. In doing this, challenges abound to occur, which may impact on the optimal performance of the firm. Through our study, supply chain challenges, the operational and economic impact of changes, and possible improvement options were identified. Generated data were analyzed and recommendations made based on the findings. 1.1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS Business generally is frosted with various challenges, and that facing supply chain seems not to have gained adequate attention. Challenges could force early exit on firms’, thus imposing loses on investments. Therefore to ensure effective and efficient minimization of loses, improve profit, and operate competitively, it then becomes imperative to critically research on the challenges and proffer solutions that would minimize the impact on the chain. This brings us to the question of this research. Is it factual that supply chain management is frosted with risk? 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