Uncertainties in Supply Chain Management and Goods Transportation

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of supply chain management (SCM) and transportation, specifically addressing the uncertainties associated with transporting goods. It examines various factors contributing to these uncertainties, including poor coordination among suppliers, inadequate management of transport processes, and delays caused by weather conditions, traffic congestion, and unforeseen accidents. The report delves into the complexities of these issues, offering insights into their impact on the efficiency and effectiveness of supply chains, particularly within the context of U.S.-based companies. It explores the implications of these uncertainties, from increased costs to potential disruptions in delivery schedules. The report draws on scholarly resources to provide a detailed understanding of the challenges and potential solutions in mitigating these risks, emphasizing the need for robust strategies to improve supply chain resilience and ensure the smooth flow of goods. The paper follows APA 6th edition guidelines, with a cover page, main body, conclusion, and a comprehensive list of references.

Running head: SCM
Management of supply chain

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Table of Contents
Management of Supply chain................................................................................................................3
Uncertainties related to transporting goods............................................................................................3
Poor coordination of transport on a chunk of suppliers.........................................................................7
Poor administration of transport with respect to suppliers.....................................................................8
Postponements on road because of climate, traffic, or potentially disaster............................................9
Illustration...........................................................................................................................................11
Conclusion...........................................................................................................................................13
References...........................................................................................................................................14

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Management of Supply chain
Supply chain management is practiced by an organization for operating its business in a
systematic manner. As per the Council of supply chain Management Professionals (CSCMP),
a procedure of inventory network incorporates an administration as well as arranging all sorts
of exercises into acquirement, strategic administration as well as sourcing. It includes several
elements of collaboration as well as coordination with a different channel. These channels are
suppliers, intermediaries and third-party providers. In addition, supply chain management
includes supply and demand management and it cannot only be performed online and inside
the business but also across organizations.
Uncertainties related to transporting goods
There are different researchers who have recommended that uncertainty exists in supply
chain, hence it should be taken into consideration as a serious concern in the logistics
industry. Uncertainty in supply chain can create due to making changes in activities and it
could be riskier for company. Due to globalization, customer desires a wide range of products
and services but, there is instability in an organizational condition hence, there is a possibility
of occurring hazards in the supply chain (Golob, Kitamura and Long, 2013). It is discovered
that hazard and uncertainty are two main factors that affect decision makers. The role of
uncertainty and dangers is essential ideas with respect to 3PL. There are different
organizations that are competent in terms of distinctiveness because of taking high risk in the
supply chain. Each logistic organization has its individual term and conditions, hence
company that has different branches could face difficulties related to places, customers,
offices abilities of the workforce, strategies as well as guidelines (Parsaei and Sullivan,
2012).
It is discovered that uncertainties in a supply chain creates hazard and creates weakness for
company. There are number of companies at global level that utilizes supply chain approach

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inside an organization in order to enhance the efficiency of workers. Moreover, basic
leadership approach is used to make arrangement at a workplace as well as, taking
consideration of every representative. This movement is useful in decreasing uncertainties
from the business and provides higher growth. As per Lu and Tsai (2010), supply chain
uncertainty shows a disappointment circumstance to perform basic leadership in supply chain
practices. The main cause of this uncertainty is the absence of data. There are four kinds of
sources related to uncertainty that could cause mismanagement of supply chain. These are
demand-side uncertainty, process side uncertainty, control side uncertainty and supply-side
uncertainty.
(Sources: Yang, 2011).
Yang (2011) recommended that supply chain management could be performed in a viable
way by diminishing the effect of uncertainty from operation. The role of data innovation has
a noteworthy task in creating value chain management like diminishing stock level and
expanding business procedure, which results in immense consumer loyalty as well as
competitive benefits.

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Transport is a key element of an economy, which supports an organization to deliver the
products. Transportation is used to fulfill the requirements of customers in terms of supplying
the goods and services. The role of transportation could be considered in logistic function that
incorporates packaging, forwarding, cargo handling and hazard affirmation. In the context of
economy, transport is one of essential element in production process (Lai, Lun, Wong, and
Cheng, 2011). There are different factors that affect the development of product such as time
and spatial factors where, time factor is highly affected because specified time is required for
developing the products. The component of spatial factor explains a separation between
merchandise due to place gap. There are numerous uncertainties addressed in supply chain
management and transportation at the global level because of which, different organizations
would not be competent for producing revenues in a proficient way.
(Sources: Olson and Dash Wu, 2010).
The above model depicts different scope of uncertainty inside a model and that should be
identified by logistic organizations. Shipper uncertainty is one of them that indicate
uncertainty could be existed in transportation area. Stock and order management can also
create uncertainty in transportation activities in different ways. Warehouse capacity could be
crucial for transport advancement. Furthermore, poor information flow such as transport

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feedback and stock level between shipper and carriers could be key cause of unnecessary
stock. In addition, uncertainty could be existed into the procedures of shipping, storage and
transport. Inadequate planning regarding distribution and transport arranging in the context of
shipper could be major cause of uncertainty (Olson and Dash Wu, 2010). At the time of
postponing in product delivery to a customer can create high risk in operation. Moreover,
during time spent on transportation, uncertainty could be created due to fluctuation in
shipment time, delivery time, and the absence of trust over shipped products. An issue in
operation in a storage process could impact on quality and creates unnecessary returns.
In addition, it is discovered that there are different uncertainties like customer uncertainties,
control framework uncertainties, transporter uncertainties and external uncertainties. A term
of uncertainties could be mentioned directly in the context of product delivery. For managing
the transportation, capacity should be utilized due to vacant position between the goal of
inbound shipments and beginning of outbound shipments. It is identified that lacking of team
spirit could be reason for transportation tasks, in postponing a conveyance procedure to a
client (Farahani and Rezapour, 2011). Uncertainty could be created due to absence of
transporter adaptability in operation. It is discovered that rigidities in transport setup could
have a vital effect on transport such as load consolidation could be significantly constrained.
Moreover, there is control framework in supply chain that is known as data uncertainties.
Data uncertainties could be created as a result of absence regarding data visibility in finished
goods stock, pipeline stock, production designs, material stock, and demand within the supply
chain (Schoenherr, 2009). This is commonly a consequence of absence of arrangement in
data flow. The visibility of data could be significant concern in supply chain. It is noticed that
data uncertainty can create errors in supply chain (Oltedal and Wadsworth, 2010). In
addition, it is discovered that uncertainty in ICT management can consequence of rigid nature

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of data flow. These data cannot be updated during journey starts. There is an absence of
integration in supply chain as there is need to company to evaluate their performance.
It is found external uncertainty is the final plan of supply chain model. The external
uncertainty could be categorized into transport macroeconomics, unpredictability in demand
and congestion uncertainty. A macroeconomic in relation to transport is a noteworthy issue as
it impacts on transport activity (Gregory, Lemmon, Veitenheimer, Jacobs and Ainsworth,
2012). Transportation issues could be related to deficiencies of drivers, possible future
presentation regarding pollution taxes and it is obligated for influencing transport activities in
the USA. Moreover, demand for transporting the products are hazardous for reverse logistics
in operation. In immense term, the fright operations can impact on supply chain because of
uncertainty in transportation approach. It can utilize cargo procedures because it is critical
downsides (Choi, Chiu and Chan, 2016). It is important for logistic organizations to acquire
more detail such as vehicle type, limit of loading products and spatial detail with logistic
transport in economy. It builds territories of displaying the cargo not just practically as well
as geologically into a tremendous transport framework.
Poor coordination of transport on a chunk of suppliers
It is discovered that logistic management creates different issues for suppliers. A stock
management of weak products can be fairly old as well as could be developed by
coordination in supply chain. The supply chain procedure within organizations cannot be
same hence different process should be followed by logistic organisations such as booking,
dispatching, pick up, security review, trade, custom in Air, import, travel as well as delivery
centre (Rutner, Aviles and Cox, 2012). It is vital for organizations to have viable coordination
between groups to perform in a well-proficient way. There are different issues emerges due to
poor transportation such as high manufacturing cost due to poor coordination. Transportation
cost can be declined because of deprived coordination and terrible relationship in supply

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chain. There are hindrances in making coordination in supply chain such as obstacles,
operational deterrent, valuing impediments and social obstructions (Bendul and Skorna,
2016).
It is discovered that lack of coordination creates issue in supply chain hence company should
focus on activity to improve the supply chain. There is need to emphasize on each phase of
supply chain to enhance the operation. Poor coordination happens in different phases of a
supply chain due to mismanagement of data flow (Carter and Liane Easton, 2011). Different
phases of supply chain can raise issue for different proprietors. As a result, each stage should
improve in order to get best utilization of its resources. It should also focuses on activity for
obtaining the competitive benefits in supply chain. Supply chain management focuses by
several organizations such as Ford Motor Company to improve the business function.
Damaged data can affect the supply chain in different stages (Sarkis, Zhu and Lai, 2011).
Poor administration of transport with respect to suppliers
Transportation plays fundamental role in supply chain of organizations as company should
make necessary transformation in different assets and valuable products. It is discovered that
the nature of products can be frequently moves with consistency (Diallo, Venkatadri, Khatab
and Bhakthavat chalam, 2017). An organization needs to ensure that they meet local and
international regulatory standards in each manufacturing, handling, packaging and shipping
of the product. Smart Packaging can be considered in consistency estimation and constrained.
It focuses on regulation in installment framework to maintain connection between suppliers
and purchasers. This issue could be decreased by receiving a powerful arrangement of
correspondence in a term of innovation. It is discovered that alongside poor administration of
transport, there are different issues in a global logistics such as, on time conveyance,
foundation, the absence of ability in driver's expertise, limit and security (Linnenluecke,
2017).

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It is discovered a circumstance in US West Coast ports in course of recent months is the
frightful situation for a wide range of system, on account of a work log jams. A pickup time
from a terminal is considered in compartment was 15 days. It is only a little explanation
which has turned out to keep on high rates of delivery time. It can be demonstrated that strike
in India could affect a hazard in Middle East and Chinese New Year occasion and it is
significant perspectives to this concern (Diabat and Govindan, 2011). This issue will
eliminate in the future because of interconnection between different organizations. On the
other side, Bookbinder (2012) stated that security is progressing concerns in logistic business
due to products are being passed from supplier to supplier. With regards to transportation,
shippers book a load to nearby truckers in beginning. A distribution centers stack of load of
trucks as it gives a holder to ports. An inclusion of seven and eight, it is being performed at a
season of arriving delivery to its last goal. Security is a noteworthy issue for all individuals
unless this procedure is obligated towards dealing with a thing in a satisfactory way
(Monczka, Handfield, Giunipero, and Patterson, 2015). A strategy of transporting could be
implemented by different parties such as, shippers, local warehouse center, truckers and
delivery person that show negative results. It is essential to do work with service providers
that have a secure chain of supply procedures and it contributes to security projects, for
example, AEO.
Postponements on road because of climate, traffic, or potentially disaster
A climate is just a thing that influences an entire business framework all of a sudden. It is
discovered that 30% of US is total national output that can be impacted by climate conditions,
according to Atmospheric as well as Environmental Research Centre. This movement of
climate impact an economy continues as compared to the reality that American economy
quickly relies upon physical goods as well as on all data based innovations. Despite a fact, it
is beyond a realm of imagination to deal with a climate condition within the business.

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However, there are a few techniques for taking care of a circumstance due to a potential
disturbance as well as could be tended in a powerful way (Shariff, 2012). Transportation is a
significant piece of logistic organizations because of climate as it tends to create numerous
issues on the street and affects individuals by providing unsafe circumstance.
The demand of customers could fluctuate with a climate. There are few enterprises such as
outside entertainment hardware which will grow significantly when the climate is good.
There are different factors that affect the supply chain for example, a basic supply industry,
and encounter streams sought after when severe climate strikes. It is created demand due to
climate conditions impact on supply chain as well as decreasing existing stock can affects the
retailers to meet the needs of customers (Verma, Sreenivasulu and Dash, 2011). A climate
condition could make feel unsafe to people as well as get troubles in conveying trucks to
transporting the goods to retailers. Substantial rain, snow as well as ice are the real
explanation for moderate transportation, and developing products. Issues of delivery can
create because of enforcing climate such as surges in demand and when retailers are not
ready to restock their shelves at a time. Alongside that, difficulties could be resolved by
transitory staples like eggs, drain as well as crisp items. Alongside that, it is discovered that
climate impacts on the creation of an enormous scope of goods such as farming products. The
damage in the crop due to climate could impact on the accessibility of food products, food
chain and livestock such as chickens could be affected by deficiencies of grains. There are
different ways by which suppliers could move forward by identifying all issues within the
logistic organization because of climate. These ways are forward logistics, proactive data and
delivery on direct store. There are different logistics organizations in the United States, for
example, XPO Logistic Inc. United Parcel administrations, and Americold logistics.

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Illustration
It is discovered that exchange between US and Mexico is creating over long period but,
there is cross-border transport issue are identified by North America Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA) and between U.S., Canada, and Mexico. It is discovered that USA imported $294
billion worth of merchandise from Mexico. Due to political flightiness, railway organizations,
trucking administrators, 3PLs, and logistics business cannot be incorporated into NAFTA. It
is discovered that NAFTA impact on US border communities such as workplaces in
California and Texas are depended on cross-outskirt exchange for transportation logistic
management (American Shipper, 2019).
There are two well-known organizations in USA such as United Parcel Service and
Federal Express that have not escaped from underperformance. Despite a fact that FedEx and
UPS face, there are upper levels of relationship in economies. Inside a transportation division,
an underperformance of a stock is uneven with a few rails, cargo organizations and rail. It is
discovered that the transportation of a nation is failed to meet expectations of huge market.
Alongside that, it is identified that a street and bridges of America can cause of regular
inconvenience of gigantic drives, wellbeing concerns and financial burden (Rushton,
Croucher and Baker, 2014). These issues turn into late delivery of goods to a correct place. It
happens because of traffic, poor streets, bad street conditions as well as the long path. It is
discovered that on day by day normal UPS truck delay because of terrible street conditions.
The traffics in the USA are expanding because of low infrastructure quality which
intensifies a late delivery of goods. There is a solitary way that an organization could
encourage cargo move around the US. It should be smarter and utilizing existing
infrastructure. It is discovered that a transportation request is expanding throughout a year,
and equipment benchmarks for various transportation modes have changed in accordance

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with a set up greater limit. Hence, it is important to make changes in accordance with trailer
principles for light cargo (Mangan, Lalwani and Lalwani, 2016).
It is essential for logistics organizations to keep center around different procedures so as
to lessen a previously mentioned difficulties inside an organization. A new source of
financing is required to keep bridges and streets protected. Drivers would pay higher
expenses to use streets by taking consideration of demand. Moreover, progressions would be
useful for street because individuals need a driver at less expensive rates.
Despite a fact that administration heads are prepared to satisfy the demand of general
population, it is fundamental for America to urge their tax dollars and spent viably. In a long
run, a condition of scaffolds and streets of a nation can impact on everyday calendar of
America.
FedEx has made a move against off these issues as, it is discovered that US aircrafts
business comprises different geographic markets such as local and global. Government
Express was developed in US air load business because innovator plays fundamental role in
the development of commercial universal center. It is discovered that FedEx has created
worldwide air arrange and its centers in different locations. An organisation functions are
useful in business sector and US producers to offer air merchandise on a global dimension.
It is discovered that over 98% of small and medium-sized organisation is rely upon
supply chain and it is favored by US freight to move and content in worldwide commercial
center. A global capability is expanding step by step and it is required by organizations to
deal with such factors. It could turn into real purpose for disappointment of transportation
(Christopher, 2016).
Meanwhile, America Governance uses distinctive structure that creates rivalry for others.
A national government plays fundamental role in driving transportation strategy. It is
discovered that a government can regulate the strategy as per the requirement of country. A