Animal disease and welfare in the meat supply chain

Question 1

Define SCM

Answer 1

Supply Chain Management

Question 2

What are 5 key developments in logistics and SCM?

Answer 2

1. reduced transport intensity of freight
2. falling product prices
3. deregulation of transport
4. productivity improvements (turkeys)
5. emphasis on inventory reduction

Question 3

Define logistics

Answer 3

involves getting, in the right way, the right product, in the right quantity and the right quality, in the right place at the right time, for the right customer at the right cost

Question 4

Define supply chain

Answer 4

the network of organisations that are involved, through upstream and downstream linkages in the different processes and activities that produce value in the form of products and services in the hands of the ultimate consumer

Question 5

Define supply chain managment (SCM)

Answer 5

the management across a network of upstream and downstream organisations of material, information and resource flows that lead to the creation of value in the form of products and/or services

Question 6

What is upstream in the integrated supply chain?

Answer 6

suppliers > manufacturing etc

Question 7

What is downstream in the integrated supply chain?

Answer 7

consumers> retailers etc

Question 8

Define lean production

Answer 8

eliminating waste in a pull based value stream of activites with level production (i.e. even production runs with neither idle time nor surges in demand) and just-in0time inventory management

Question 9

What are the principles of lean consumption?

Answer 9

• solve customer’s problem completely
• don’t waste the customer’s time
• provide exactly what the customer wants
• provide what’s wanted exactly where its wanted
• provide what’s wanted where its wanted exactly when its wanted
• continually aggregate solutions to reduce the customer’s time and hassle

Question 10

What is the agile supply chain?

Answer 10

• it is a demand-pull chain designed to cope with volatile demand
• structured to allow max flexibility
• enabled by mass customisation
• often incorporates postponed production

Question 11

What is mass customisation?

Answer 11

= different product configurations contain a majority of shared components and features to incorporate volume and variety
- enabled by postponement

Question 12

What is postponement in terms of customisation?

Answer 12

• the reconfiguration of a product and process design so as to allow postponement of final product customisation as far downstream as possible
• not only applied to manufacturing
• e.g.packaging postponement is merely delaying final packaging of products until customer orders are received.

Question 13

What can increased trade opportunities lead to with food industry?

Answer 13

• disease

- dead /injured livestock

Question 14

How do DEFRA facilitate trade and export while protecting animal health?

Answer 14

• EU and national legislation to set strict control on imports
• adhering to international veterinary standards and processes
• negotiating with non-EU countries so that the UK can export to them
• providing guidance and information to businesses and the agencies who enforce the laws and enable exports
• implementing the action plan to increase exports int eh UK farming/food/drink sectors

Question 15

Define counterfeit

Answer 15

made in exact imitation of something valuable with the intention to deceive or defraud.

Question 16

What is the problem in pharmaceuticals?

Answer 16

• counterfeit drugs generated an estimated US$75billion in revenue in 2010
• the growing market in animal health products is exacerbating the problem (US$22 billion)
• solution = ‘track-and-trace’ technology where products ID within supply chain, authenticity confirmed and affirm pedigree through sales channels