Chapter2 CHopra

Supply Chain Performance: Achieving
Strategic Fit and Scope
Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning, and Operation, 5/e Authors: Sunil Chopra, Peter Meindl and D. V. Kalra
Copyright 2013 Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Chapter 2
Explain why achieving strategic fit is critical to a companys overall

success.
Describe how a company achieves strategic fit between its supply

chain strategy and its competitive strategy.
Discuss the importance of expanding the scope of strategic fit

across the supply chain.
Describe the major challenges that must be overcome to manage a

supply chain successfully.
Learning Objectives
Competitive strategy defines the set of customer needs a firm

seeks to satisfy through its products and services.
Product development strategy specifies the portfolio of new

products that the company will try to develop.
Marketing and sales strategy specifies how the market will be

segmented and product will be positioned, priced, and promoted.
Supply
chain
strategy
determines
the
nature
of
material
procurement, transportation of materials, manufacture of product
or creation of service, distribution of product.
All functional strategies must support one another and the

competitive strategy.
Competitive and Supply

Chain Strategies
Figure 2-1
The Value Chain
Strategic fit competitive and supply chain strategies have

aligned goals.
A company may fail because of a lack of strategic fit or because its

processes and resources do not provide the capabilities to execute
the desired strategy.
Achieving Strategic Fit
The competitive strategy and all functional strategies must fit

together to form a coordinated overall strategy.
The different functions in a company must appropriately structure
their processes and resources to be able to execute these

strategies successfully.
The design of the overall supply chain and the role of each stage
must be aligned to support the supply chain strategy.
Achieving Strategic Fit
Understanding the customer and supply chain uncertainty
Understanding the supply chain
Achieving strategic fit
How is Strategic Fit Achieved?
Quantity of product needed in each lot
Response time customers will tolerate
Variety of products needed
Service level required
Price of the product
Desired rate of innovation in the product
Step 1: Understanding the Customer and

Supply Chain Uncertainty
Demand uncertainty is uncertainty of customer demand for a

product.
Implied demand uncertainty resulting uncertainty for the

supply chain given the portion of the demand the supply chain
must handle and attributes the customer desires.
Step 1: Understanding the Customer and

Supply Chain Uncertainty
Customer Need
Causes Implied Demand Uncertainty to
Range of quantity required increases
Increase because a wider range of the quantity required

implies greater variance in demand
Lead time decreases
Increase because there is less time in which to react to

orders
Variety of products required

increases
Increase because demand per product becomes more

disaggregate
Number of channels through which

product may be acquired increases
Increase because the total customer demand is now

disaggregated over more channels
Rate of innovation increases
Increase because new products tend to have more

uncertain demand
Required service level increases
Increase because the firm now has to handle unusual

surges in demand
Table 2-1
Customer Needs and Implied Demand

Uncertainty
Low Implied
Uncertainty
High Implied
Uncertainty
Product margin
Low
High
Average forecast error
10%
40% to 100%
Average stockout rate
1% to 2%
10% to 40%
Average forced season-end

markdown
0%
10% to 25%
Table 2-2
Implied Uncertainty and Other Attributes
Products with uncertain demand are often less mature and have
less direct competition. As a result, margins tend to be high.
Forecasting is more accurate when demand has less uncertainty.
Increased implied demand uncertainty leads to increased difficulty

in matching supply with demand. For a given product, this dynamic
can lead to either a stockout or an oversupply situation.
Markdowns are high for products with greater implied demand

uncertainty because oversupply often results.
Implied Uncertainty and Other Attributes
Supply Source Capability
Causes Supply Uncertainty to...
Frequent breakdowns
Increase
Unpredictable and low yields
Increase
Poor quality
Increase
Limited supply capacity
Increase
Inflexible supply capacity
Increase
Evolving production process
Increase
Table 2-3
Impact of Supply Source Capability
Figure 2-2
Levels of Implied Demand Uncertainty
How does the firm best meet demand?
Supply chain responsiveness is the ability to
Step 2: Understanding Supply Chain

Capabilities
Respond to wide ranges of quantities demanded

Meet short lead times
Handle a large variety of products
Build highly innovative products
Meet a very high service level
Contd
Responsiveness comes at a cost.
Supply chain efficiency is the inverse to the cost of making and

delivering the product to the customer.
The cost-responsiveness efficient frontier curve shows the lowest

possible cost for a given level of responsiveness.
Step 2: Understanding Supply Chain

Capabilities
Cost-Responsiveness Efficient Frontier
Figure 2-3
Figure 2-4
Responsiveness Spectrum
Ensure that the degree of supply chain responsiveness is

consistent with the implied uncertainty.
Assign roles to different stages of the supply chain that ensure

the appropriate level of responsiveness.
Ensure that all functions maintain consistent strategies that

support the competitive strategy.
Step 3: Achieving Strategic Fit
Zone of Strategic Fit
Figure 2-5
Roles and Allocations
Figure 2-6
Efficient Supply Chains
Responsive Supply Chains
Primary goal
Supply demand at the lowest cost
Respond quickly to demand
Product design
strategy
Maximize performance at a minimum

product cost
Create modularity to allow

postponement of product
differentiation
Pricing strategy
Lower margins because price is a

prime customer driver
Higher margins because price is not a

prime customer driver
Manufacturing
strategy
Lower costs through high utilization
Maintain capacity flexibility to buffer

against demand/supply uncertainty
Inventory strategy
Minimize inventory to lower cost
Maintain buffer inventory to deal with

demand/supply uncertainty
Lead-time
strategy
Reduce, but not at the expense of

costs
Reduce aggressively, even if the costs

are significant
Supplier strategy
Select based on cost and quality
Select based on speed, flexibility,

reliability, and quality
Table 2-4
Efficient and Responsive Supply Chains
Achieve strategic fit while serving many customer segments with a

variety of products across multiple channels.
Requires sharing some links in the supply chain with some
products, while having separate operations for other links.
Tailoring the Supply Chain
Beginning stages:
Demand is very uncertain, and supply may be unpredictable.

Margins are often high, and time is crucial to gaining sales.
Product availability is crucial to capturing the market.
Cost is often a secondary consideration.
Changes Over Product Life Cycle
Later stages:
Demand has become more certain, and supply is predictable.

Margins are lower as a result of an increase in competitive
pressure.
Price becomes a significant factor in customer choice.
Changes Over Product Life Cycle
Scope of strategic fit the functions within the firm and stages
across the supply chain that devise an integrated strategy with an
aligned objective.
Intraoperation scope minimize local cost view

Each stage of the supply chain devises strategy independently
Contd
Expanding Strategic Scope
Intrafunctional view minimize total functional cost
Firms align all operations within a function
Interfunctional scope maximize company profit

Functional strategies are developed to align with one another and
the competitive strategy
Contd
Intercompany scope maximize supply chain surplus

Supplier and customer work together and share information to
reduce total cost and grow supply chain surplus
Agile intercompany scope a firms ability to achieve strategic

fit when partnering with supply chain stages that change over time
Different Scopes of Strategic Fit Across a

Supply Chain
Figure 2-7
Increasing product variety and shrinking life cycles

Greater
product
variety
and
shorter
life
cycles
increase
uncertainty while reducing the window of opportunity within

which the supply chain can achieve fit.
Globalization and increasing uncertainty

Significant fluctuations in exchange rates, global demand, and
the price of crude oil.
Contd
Challenges
Fragmentation of supply chain ownership

Firms are less vertically integrated
Take advantage of supplier and customer competencies they
did not have
New ownership structure makes aligning and managing the
supply chain more difficult
Aligning all members of a supply chain has become critical to
achieving supply chain fit
Contd
Challenges
Changing technology and business environment

Customer needs and technology change may force a firm to
rethink their supply chain strategy
The environment and sustainability

Growing in relevance and must be accounted for when
designing supply chain strategy
Opportunities
may
require
coordination
across
members of the supply chain
different
Challenges
What different models of supply chains do you visualize emerging

in the transforming Indian retail sector?
What trends do you see in in the emerging Indian supply chain

models that suggest conscious attempts at achieving proper
strategic
fit
between
business
strategies
and
supply
chain
strategies?
How do you see the Indian retail supply chains becoming role
models for supply chains in other sectors?
Trends in Indian Retail Sector
Explain why achieving strategic fit is critical to a companys

overall success
Describe how a company achieves strategic fit between its supply

chain strategy and its competitive strategy
Discuss the importance of expanding the scope of strategic fit
across the supply chain
Describe the major challenges that must be overcome to manage

a supply chain successfully
Summary of Learning Objectives

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What are the different strategies discussed in the chapter and how are they related?

What are the different strategies discussed in the chapter and how are they related?

What are some of the challenges in achieving strategic fit according to the chapter?

What are some of the challenges in achieving strategic fit according to the chapter?

Supply Chain Performance: Achieving

Strategic Fit and Scope

Copyright 2013 Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Explain why achieving strategic fit is critical to a companys overall

Describe how a company achieves strategic fit between its supply

Discuss the importance of expanding the scope of strategic fit

Describe the major challenges that must be overcome to manage a

Copyright 2013 Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Competitive strategy defines the set of customer needs a firm

Product development strategy specifies the portfolio of new

Marketing and sales strategy specifies how the market will be

procurement, transportation of materials, manufacture of product

or creation of service, distribution of product.

All functional strategies must support one another and the

Copyright 2013 Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Competitive and Supply

Copyright 2013 Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd.

The Value Chain

Strategic fit competitive and supply chain strategies have

A company may fail because of a lack of strategic fit or because its

Copyright 2013 Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Achieving Strategic Fit

The competitive strategy and all functional strategies must fit

The different functions in a company must appropriately structure

their processes and resources to be able to execute these

must be aligned to support the supply chain strategy.

Copyright 2013 Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Achieving Strategic Fit

Understanding the customer and supply chain uncertainty

Understanding the supply chain

Achieving strategic fit

Copyright 2013 Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd.

How is Strategic Fit Achieved?

Quantity of product needed in each lot

Response time customers will tolerate

Variety of products needed

Service level required

Price of the product

Desired rate of innovation in the product

Copyright 2013 Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Step 1: Understanding the Customer and

Demand uncertainty is uncertainty of customer demand for a

Implied demand uncertainty resulting uncertainty for the

Copyright 2013 Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Step 1: Understanding the Customer and

Causes Implied Demand Uncertainty to

Range of quantity required increases

Increase because a wider range of the quantity required

Lead time decreases

Increase because there is less time in which to react to

Variety of products required

Increase because demand per product becomes more

Number of channels through which

Increase because the total customer demand is now

Rate of innovation increases

Increase because new products tend to have more