Global Supply Chain Management for Primark: Issues, Strategies and Themes

Running head: GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Global Supply Chain Management
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Executive Summary: 388 words
Introduction: 129 words
Task 1: 1069 words
Task 2: 1092 words
Conclusion: 257 words

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Executive Summary
The main function of the supply chain management is to manage the movement of raw materials
from the manufacturing unit to the end-users. The main purpose of the effective supply chain
management is to achieve efficient fulfillment, drive customer value, enhance organizational
responsiveness, build network resiliency and facilitate financial success. However, companies in
recent times, intends to serve their organizational services to a greater demographic region. Thus,
in order to obtain that organizational goal, global logistics and supply chain management process
shave to be effectively implemented by the organization. The organization that is considered in
this organization is Primark. Primark is a member of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition and an
Irish clothing and accessories company, employees 68,000 employees and operates their
organizational functionalities in 325 locations This report also highlights the supply chain issues
for the considered organization. The current issues that are identified in the organization are
partnership with unethical contractors, lesser implementation of the information technology and
IoT in this fashion industry and lesser use of greener operations. The report also highlight that
Just-in-Time (JIT) process can be utilized by an organization for enhancing the cost efficiency;
while, supply chain collaboration and implementing total quality management is used for
attaining global access. Moreover the lean method and 5-R model should be utilized by a
company for implementing green operations in supply chain management process; whereas, the
Cost of poor quality (COPQ) should be used for obtaining the KPI of quality products n the
manufacturing process.
The report also highlight that the Just-in-Time Management should be used by fast fashion
industry through keeping the raw materials are kept in the inventory for fulfilling the demand of
the in-season adjustments. The Total Quality Management can be obtained through focusing on

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customer needs, leadership and involvement of people, process management, system
management, continual improvement and decision making. An organization can also implement
lean management for waste elimination, effective plant layout, reduction of production cost and
reducing the risk of late delivery. This waste reduction process helps the organization to get
associated with many other organizations in the future and expand their business in greater
regions. Dematerialization, detoxification and de-carbonization should be implemented by these
organizations for incorporating the Green Supply Chain Management; however, the risk
management can be obtained through risk identification, risk assessment, risk treatment and risk
monitoring.

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Table of Contents
Introduction............................................................................................................................................4
Task1......................................................................................................................................................4
1.0 Introduction..................................................................................................................................4
2.0 Discussion....................................................................................................................................4
2.1 The current issues....................................................................................................................4
2.2 Recommended strategies for obtaining each KPI....................................................................5
2.3 Complementation or confliction in achieving KPI..................................................................7
2.4 Barriers and risks faced...........................................................................................................8
Task- 2...................................................................................................................................................8
1st Theme- Just-in-Time Management..............................................................................................8
2nd Theme- Total Quality Management............................................................................................9
3rd Theme- Lean Management........................................................................................................10
4th Theme- Green Supply Chain Management...............................................................................11
5th Theme- Risk Management.........................................................................................................11
Conclusion...........................................................................................................................................13
Reference List......................................................................................................................................14