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  • Essay / Role of Nestlé Supply Chain Management - 2581

    IntroductionNestlé is one of the largest organizations, working efficiently all over the world and providing food and beverage products to customers. For business and organizational operations to be efficient and smooth, it is necessary to have an excellent command of each section of the system. Supply chain management is one of the most important departments that help in delivering the products of the manufacturing sector to the end user. It refers to the process or function that fulfilled the customer's order. It includes all standards, such as: quantity, quality, lead time, accurate documentation and also takes into account the cost of sales (Klapper, Hamblin, Novak and Vivar, 1999). Nestle not only supplies its products domestically but also exports its products. produced in more than 50 countries. International supplier theory and export strategy have developed the global supply of products to the end user. It is essential to pay special attention to the following section on Supply Chain Management  International Supplier  International Supplier Management  Export. The document considers Nestlé's supply chain management functions and makes recommendations for improvement and its implementation in domestic and international business. Further identify the elements that play an important role in the development of supply chain management. The steps included in the procedure to improve supply chain management were as follows:1. Weekly and monthly spreadsheet for updating and igniting workflow. It helps in developing coordination between different departments and along with the influx of information without any obstacles, the updated information on weekly and monthly spreadsheets keeps employees on track.2. Management...... middle of paper......glomerates thrive (outside the US). Harvard Business Review, pp: 111-119 Schiff, J (2011). 11 ways to improve your supply chain management. Extracted from Storey, J and Emberson, C et all (2006). Supply Chain Management: theory, practice and future challenges. International journal of Operations & Production Management, vol: 26 (7) pp: 754-774The Times 100. Creating shared value in the supply chain: a Nestlé case study. [online], available http://businesscasestudies.co.uk/nestle/creating-shared-value-in-the-supply-chain/introduction.html#axzz2inev9xnp [24 December 2013] Yegambarum, M (2005). Recommendations for improving supply chain management at Era Beier [online], institute repository, available http://ir.dut.ac.za/handle/10321/80 [22 December 2013]