Actions

A108

Define Supply Chain Network

The activities associated with gathering and documenting the current state flow of materials and high-level process capabilities - the 'supply chain network'. This typically includes suppliers, customers, factories, warehouses, distribution centers and other entities involved in the planning, sourcing, making, delivery and return of products. For each entity or node list the process capabilities and optionally identify the Customer Order Decoupling Point for each supply chain.

Example tools to document the network include:

Users have also reported using Value Stream Maps for this purpose. The key information needed at this point is the flow of materials to understand the scope of the network.

Hierarchy

IDNameLevelx
A1Align Strategy2A1
A108Define Supply Chain Network3A108

Term(s)

IDNameClearx
CODPCustomer Order Decoupling PointCODP
SCNSupply Chain NetworkSCN

Workflow

FromInput(s)
Process
Output(s)To
wf_processwf_arrow
A104Prioritized Supply Chains
A103Supply Chain Definition
A108
wf_arrowwf_process
Geographic MapA202
Network DefinitionA109
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