Supply Chain Management for Pak'n Save: Integration, Value Generation, Risks, Conflicts, Sustainability, Transportation and Logistics

Supply Chain Management
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Table of Contents
Research Question......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Introduction................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Organizational Background........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Integration and Value Generation................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Integration................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Value Generation....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Risks and Conflicts......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Risks........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Conflicts................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Sustainability aspects............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Transportation and Logistics........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 13
Transportation......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Logistics................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Conclusion................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Reference.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17

Research Question
The research question is:
How can Pak’n Save increase overall supply chain surplus by reducing or eliminating waste?
Introduction
The supply chain and logistics management is an important aspect within an organizational scenario that plays significant role in the final
shipment of the products that have been manufactured. In addition to this, it can be said that the supply chain management is a significant
component of an organization and helps in designing the business planning and marketing of the products. It has been noticed that the
organizations tend to focus on adopting effe4ctive supply chain and logistics management as it helps the organization top decide effective
strategies for performance, quality management and risk management. However, it has been noticed that in the present context the organizations
are facing multiple difficulties in adopting and implementing effective supply chain management. In this regard, it is to be mentioned that by
taking up effective supply chain and logistics management an organization is able to gain competitive advantages. It can also be said that the
supply chain management frameworks that are taken up by the organizations tend to face multiple difficulties in the present competitive
environment. In order to overcome the issues faced by the supply change management of an organization, it is important to focus on the major

issues and the reasons behind these problems. It can be noticed that the major problems t5hat the organizations are facing are being highly
influenced by the several factors. Globalization is one of the most significant factors that creates impact on the supply chain and logistics
management system of an organization. Moreover, it can be noticed that the organizations are being highly influenced by the effects of
globalization. It has been noticed that in order reduce the costs of the manufacturing and packaging, many organizations are taking up the
strategies of relocating their manufacturing units to the locations that have lower taxes, transportation and labour costs. Moreover, it is to be
noticed that the organizations that adopt the methods of shifting their manufacturing units to different locations face problems as a result of
complexity of the overall procedure.
In addition to this, it has been monitored that the organizations suffer significantly as a result of the increasing demand of the market and
the high competition that is existing within the industry. As a result it has often been monitored that the organizations often fail to adopt efficient
strategies that can address the needs of quality compliance.
It has been monitored that the food and grocery supermarket chains are monitoring exceptional growth within the country. In this regard
it can be said that the food and grocery industry of the country is monitoring highest growths (Christopher, 2016). Moreover, the annual turnover
of these organizations are also very high. Hence, it can be said that the food and grocery industry of the country is developing remarkably.