INTEGRATION
INTEGRATION IMPROVES THE COORDINATION OF A SUPPLE CHAIN, THIS MEANS THAT THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS FLOWS AND WORKS EFFICIENTLY IN EACH STEP OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN FROM THE SUPPLIER ALL THE WAY TO THE CONSUMER.
An integrated supply chain allows manufactures to look into different business’s processes across many suppliers and across different platforms to track materials wherever they are. Integration completed transforms the supply chain into a network strong relationships among trading partners. Integrated supply chains are said to eliminate redundancy of effort and cost and improve service levels. With an integrated supply chain, firms gain more of a customer service focus. They also reduce waste and become faster and more flexible, while maintaining the highest of quality standards. Other advantages include materials will be fast to hit the market this allows you to stay ahead of competition as well as improved product availability.
Supply chain consultant Ron Edmonson echoed this sentiment, saying that since supply chain integration focuses on processes associated with reducing costs along the supply chain, "a totally integrated supply chain enables an end-user to more efficiently and cost-effectively manage manufacturing, inventory, and transaction costs."
"A totally integrated supply chain enables an end-user to more efficiently and cost-effectively manage manufacturing, inventory, and transaction costs."
Non-integrated supply chains have a disconnected flow of information and product and has limited ability to react quickly to customer requests, unpredictable product delivery rate and limited visibility on shipment information A retailer may reject the integrated supply chain system because of the time taken integrate product vs the length of trend.