Polo Ralph Lauren and Luen Thai
1. Develop the framework of a Collaborative supply chain issues
between the three partners.
Framework for SCM Collaboration:D2S – Polo would outsource the key
areas design and logistics processes to Luen Thai and would involve
horizontal integration among the 3 partners.
Product Design & Development – Vendor Compliance – Material
Sourcing – Factory Sourcing & Evaluation – Production Management –
Quality Assurance – Logistic Consolidation.
Three Dimensions to Supply Chain Collaborations Issues:-Strategic–
Process-Organizational
Strategic
– Need to align their strategic philosophies
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Is it a platform that can allow all three partners to take advantage of
future market opportunities.
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Intra-organization to Inter-organization perspectives – require real time
information exchange across all business processes of the three
partners.-Reconsider the value they add to the supply chain-Revenue
Sharing Model
Process
– Need to consolidate different business processes as compared to
business functions.-What integrative Mechanisms should they use-
What Performance measures should they adopt
Organizational
– Need to decide how to build the collaboration infrastructure
Example: Oshkosh, VF, Supply Chain City-Current use of
technology and integration is fragmented-Current supply chain is asset
based and designed for mass manufacturing and collaboration would
involve a serious resource and financial commitment.
2. Differentiate between Traditional supply chain and Collaborative
supply chain in context of Luen Thai and Polo.
