Question

In a substantive 75-100 explain the Supply chain operations reference (SCOR) linkage to planning practices .

Answer 1

What is Supply Chain Model?

Supply Chain Operations Reference model or SCOR is the planning and diagnostic system of supply chain management. SCOR is the product of Supply-Chain Council (a global non-profit consortium) whose methodology, diagnostic and benchmarking tools help organizations make dramatic and rapid improvements in supply chain processes. The SCOR supply chain model is also used to evaluate and compare supply chain activities and performance.

Supply Chain Model

SCOR captures the Council’s consensus view of supply chain management. It provides a unique framework that links business process, metrics, best practices and technology into a unified structure to support communication among supply chain partners and to improve the effectiveness of supply chain management and related supply chain improvement activities. SCC membership is open to all companies and organizations interested in applying and advancing the state-of-the-art in supply-chain management systems and practices

SCOR Supply Chain:

The Practices section consists of best practices organized by original objective:

• SCOR: Improving overall supply chain operational performance. These best practices focus on the Reliability, Responsiveness, Agility, Cost and/or Asset Management Efficiency performance attributes.
• GreenSCOR: Improving the environmental footprint of the supply chain.
• Risk Management: Improving (mitigating) the risks of an undesired event taking place, limiting the impact of such an event and improving the ability to recover from the event.

Best practices are best described as unique ways to configure a set of processes (Configuration), unique ways to automate a set of processes (Technology) and/or unique ways to perform a set of processes (Knowledge) that result in significant better results. No codification exists for Best Practices at this time.

PEOPLE

The People section of Supply Chain Operations Reference Model is new. Starting revision 10 Supply Chain Model incorporates a standard for describing skills required to perform tasks and manage processes. Generally these skills are supply chain specific. Some skills identified may be applicable outside the supply chain process domain..

These competency levels are used similarly as process or practice maturity levels. The person or job specification is evaluated on the found (person) or desired (job specification) level of competency.

Codification within the People section consists of coding of the Skills as well as the Aptitudes, Experiences and Trainings that define the Skills. All People elements start with a capital letter H followed by a capital letter representing the element: S for Skills, A for Aptitudes, E for Experiences and T for Trainings. These are followed by a period and a for digit number. For example HS.0010 is the code for Basic Finance skill, HT.0039 is the code for CTPAT training.

Note: The number in the ID – for example the 0018 in HA.0018 – does NOT indicate any kind of priority, importance, or other meaning. It is a unique identifier.

Supply Chain Modeling

Since the inception of the Supply Chain Operations Reference Model (SCOR) companies have looked at how to best utilize the rich content of Supply Chain Model. Supply Chain Council has supported and continuous to support practitioners by offering training focused on the interpretation and use of Supply Chain Operations Reference Model. Experience tells us that SCOR as a tool needs to be integrated into existing project methodologies used, where they exist. Effective supply chain organizations have learned that using the Supply Chain Model is not a business goal; it is a tool to reach the true business goal: An integrated optimized supply chain, meeting market requirements.