Black & Decker Supply Chain Management

Paper Summary:

This paper explains Black & Decker's process-centric supply chain problems and looks at the company's supply chain processes with the distribution network. The paper first discusses how Black & Decker are committed to the further streamlining of processes with supply chain and order management systems. The paper then lists Black & Decker's measures of performance that reflect the company's commitment to continuous improvement. A table and management hierarchical model are included with the paper.

Outline:
Introduction
Black & Decker's Process-Centric Supply Chain Problems
Integrating Supply Chain Processes with the Distribution Network
Black & Decker Focuses on Further Streamlining of Processes with Supply Chain and Order Management Systems
Analyzing Black & Decker Supply Chain Performance

From the Paper:

"Relying on a distribution network that was generating the majority of their revenue and becoming more powerful due to their ability to exert pricing constraints on suppliers, Black & Decker soon found it being squeezed on pricing on the distribution side of their business and increasingly constrained by the cost efficiencies of its supply chains on the other. Wal-Mart's ability to exert influence on Black & Decker was growing, and the need for having more efficient management of its own supply chain was going to make the difference between the tools supplier being able to retain Wal-Mart as a top channel partner. K-Mart, going through extensive restructuring of its store operations, also had significant requirements for better visibility into the Black & Decker supply chain."

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