Supply Chain Drivers | Report

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Introduction
Supply chain drivers are the forces and motivations that drive productivity and
performance in supply chains. Supply chain drivers generate the processes to uphold top
performance and quality service delivery for supply chains.
Stage 1: Proposed Drivers Of Supply Chain Competitive Advantage
Align Your Supply Chain Strategies And Your Reward Structures
The key players in supply chains should be rewarded for their efforts. Recognition goes a
long way in ensuring that good performance is held up. Failure to reward quality is one way of
discouraging commitment to performance. Sales forces should be rewarded for disrupting supply
chains (Mentzer, 2004). Performance should be measured regularly and reward attached for both
positive and negative performance.
Suitability
In supply chains that involve very few players, responsibilities allocated to individuals.
Often in such cases, a supply chain may fail due to individuals' negligence. Rewarding
responsible and irresponsible parties accordingly curbs the negligence thereof.
Collaborate With Supply Chain Partners On Noncore Competency Functions
Every supply chain has several functions. Depending on the supply chain, some parts are
fundamental and core, while others are non-core. Core functions are those that are considered
very critical in creating customer value. Such functions can be outsourced from third parties to
reduce the burden on the supply chain and allow the concerned parties to focus on core