Assignment on Logistics & Supply Chain Management
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Added on 2020-04-21
Assignment on Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Added on 2020-04-21
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AMCORLOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES OF AMCORRUNNINGHEAD:LOGISTICSANDSUPPLYCHAINMANAGEMENTPRINCIPLESOFAMCOR
LOGISTICSANDSUPPLYCHAINMANAGEMENTPRINCIPLESOFAMCOR1ContentsIntroduction:................................................................................................................................................2Real World Situations:................................................................................................................................3Principles and Accuracy of Supply Chain Management:.............................................................................31.Accept supply, chain based on service requirement of every client segment...................................52.Customize Logistic Network:..........................................................................................................53.Align Mandate Planning Through Supply Chain:............................................................................54.Differentiate Products Close to Customer:.......................................................................................65.Outsource Strategically....................................................................................................................66.Improve IT sector, that Support Multilevel Decision Making:........................................................67.Accept Both Services and Economic Methods:...............................................................................68.Know the Customer:........................................................................................................................69.Create a Supply Chain information infrastructure:..........................................................................610.Integrated Business Processes:.....................................................................................................7Supply Chain Management Structure..........................................................................................................7Supply Chain Organization Structure of Amcor:.........................................................................................8Supply chain management interest:...........................................................................................................10Clarity and completeness:..........................................................................................................................10Conclusion:...............................................................................................................................................11Future recommendation:............................................................................................................................11References:................................................................................................................................................12
LOGISTICSANDSUPPLYCHAINMANAGEMENTPRINCIPLESOFAMCOR2Principles of supply chain management of Amcor:Introduction: AMCOR- A Global Leader in Packaging Services. Amcor is Australian-based packaging association. Company mainly produce, flexible and stiff plastic packing services. Organization give their packaging services, in various sectors like food, refreshments, liquors, tobacco, etc. Amcor Headquarter office located at Zurich, Switzerland. Further, the head office of the organization is in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Organization also conclude various global stock marketplace indices DOW jones maintainability Asia pacific Index, Carbon Disclosure authority Index and the FTSE4GOOD Index. Present CEO of the company is Ron Delia.On May, 1986 Australian Paper Manufacturer’s has turned into Amcor Limited. After words, Amcor has become a well- known packaging services throughout the world. And company is known as world largest packing services organization.Packaging services of the company: Amcor has two mainly packaging services:Packaging from Rigid plastic: This is the variety of plastic, and rigid plastic is used for packaging in food, liquors, packaging of medicines, and home & personal care products. Amcor is “The world largest producers of PET bottles (Waters, and Rinsler, 2014).Flexibles packaging: Flexible plastic is used in packaging for the medicines, hospital supplies, boxes of food, and drink. Amcor is also manufactures, the paper of Tabaco items, and caps & cover for the products.Nowadays, Company is known as worldwide leader of packaging services in packaging industries. For enhancement in the product quality, Amcor is using some new technologies and innovation and making the company products cost effective for their supplier and clients and eco-friendly for the environment.
LOGISTICSANDSUPPLYCHAINMANAGEMENTPRINCIPLESOFAMCOR3Real World Situations:Controversies: Although Amcor has an effective supply chain management system, even though company has faced many controversies in past years. In 2001, organization was fined by EPA Victoria, A$10,000 for the pollution (Van, 2006). Engaging in Cartel Practices: CEO of the company, Russell Jones has been given the resignation, on the appeal of board members of the company. The Media report revealed after the investigation of Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) that, company has been found engaging with Cartel Practices, in December 2004 (Tang, and Musa, 2011). Cartel Practices are the serious break of the corporate law of Australia. Further, after the resignation of company CEO, investigation report came in front of everyone that company has been sued five former managers, in an attempt to protect them for providing and documents to the related regulator (ACCC report).On 2 October 2006, a biopic film in the TV show Four Corners titled The A Team was communicated, covering controversial techniques utilized by Amcor to influence ranger service strategies (Stadtler, 2015).The another controversy Of Amcor organization was, In 2008 Amcor was condemned by Heidelberg magistrates ‘court for freeing oil into the Yarra Rive from the company plant and fined $80,000 (Norrman, and Jansson, 2014).To overcome all the disadvantages and controversies Amcor should use an effective supply chainmanagement. Supply chain management can be effective more if the organization work accordingly the seven principles of supply chain techniques. The principles will help to enhance the growth and quality of company products and will help to overcome form all controversies which are organization is facing.Principles and Accuracy of Supply Chain Management:There are basic 7 principles, of supply chain management system, Amcor can use:1.Adapt supply chain based on service needs of each customer segment.2.Customize Logistic Network3.Align Demand Planning Across Supply Chain4.Differentiate Products Close to Customer5.Outsource Strategically (Monczka, et al., 2015)6.Develop IT that Support Multilevel Decision Making 7.Adopt Both Service and Financial Metrics8.Integrate Business Processes9.Create a Supply Chain Information Infrastructure10.Know the Customer
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