Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Manufacturing Systems – ICMaS

Published by Editura Academiei Române, ISSN 1842-3183

Volume No. 1,  2006

"Politehnica" University of Bucharest, Machine and Manufacturing Systems Department

Bucharest, Romania, 26 – 27 October, 2006

Abstract: Supply Chain Management (SCM) methodology often encourages modelling real-world processes for analysis and optimization. A supply chain essentially has three main parts: the supply, manufacturing and distribution. The supply side concentrates on how, where from and when raw materials are procured and supplied to manufacturing. Manufacturing converts these raw materials to finished  products and Distribution ensures that these finished products reach the final customers through a network of distributors, warehouses and retailers. The components of SCM are: Demand planning; Demand collaboration; Order promising; Strategic network optimization; Production and distribution plan;  Production scheduling; Plan of reduction of costs and management of the performance. SCM is especially crucial whenever there is an elaborate distribution network, complex manufacturing base or numerous overlapping divisions.

Engineer, Lidia Florentina CIOBANU, Ph.D. Student,

"Politehnica" University of Bucharest, Machine and Manufacturing

Systems Department,

E-mail: Lidia.Ciobanu@mix.mmi.pub.ro

Engineer, Radu Constantin PARPALA, Ph.D. Student,

"Politehnica" University of Bucharest, Machine and Manufacturing

Systems Department, E-mail: pmc@mix.mmi.pub.ro

Engineer, Laurenţiu POPA, Ph.D. Student, "Politehnica" University

of Bucharest, Machine and Manufacturing Systems

Department, E-mail: Laurentiu.Popa@mix.mmi.pub.ro.