Supply Chain Technology

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Logistics Technology

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To stay competitive Kraft must constantly obtain andmanage information about their products & customers

Consumer Logistics Production

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Information Management

Who, what, why, when, how?

More is not better

It will cost more

It’s all about connecting

Accuracy! Who areyour

stakeholders?

GIGO

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Stakeholders = Partners

Vendors(suppliers)

Third PartyLogistics

TransportationWarehouseForwardingInformation

Production, Sales, & Logistics inside Kraft must be electronically connectedto suppliers, 3PL providers, and customers through an automated network.Intranets are used internally (office automation) and Internets are usedexternally (transaction processing system). Various means of technologyare used to manage both information flow (EDI) and product flow (GPS, RFID).

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2D Technology

Barcodes

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EAN-13 (European Article Numbering international retail product code)

UPC-A (Universal Product Code seen on almost all retail products in the USA and Canada)

Interleaved 2 of 5 (compact numeric code, widely used in industry, air cargo, other applications)

PostNet (used by U.S. Postal Service for automated mail sorting)

Maxicode(2-D)

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XML Technology

DistributionCenter Files

Shipper’s Files

Corporate Financial Files

Buyer’s Files

“Unitized” data toshare across varioussoftware platforms

XB5S3

XB5S3=PN#349004

<c data load>

<x:parse xml="${xml}" var=“XB5S3" scope=“part number" >

</c:if>

Document Type Definition

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Radio Frequency Identification Data

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Performance Measurements

QuantitativeEasy to Understand

Encourages correct behaviorVisible

Understood by everyoneLooks at the complete processMeasures only what’s important

Measurement benefits outweigh costs of doing it

Measure the number of damaged containersDetermine root causes of problems“Normalize” causes by statistical meansDecide corrective actionSet standards for operations & workersPost standards on wall chartTrain workers to standardAnalyze costs of tracking

Goals

ROS

Damage <$10K/mo

Training

Reduce costs

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Efficient Consumer Response

VendorManagedInventory

RetailLocations

Third PartyLogistics (3PL or TPL)

Factories(production)

Sourcing(vendors &

raw materials)Information

Flows

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Logistics Technology Applications