On the Strategy of Supply Hubs for Cost Reduction and Responsiveness

• Main Authors: Barnes, Earl, DAI, Jim, DENG, Shijie, Down, Doug, GOH, Mark, LAU, Hoong Chuin, Moosa, Sharafali
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2003
• Subjects: Supplier Owned Inventory; Vendor Managed Inventory; Postponement of procurement; responsiveness; Computer Sciences; Management Information Systems
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/1161; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/2160/viewcontent/LauWPStrategySupplyHubsCostReduction.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

A supply hub is a location generally close to a manufacturer’s facility where all or some of its supplies are warehoused with the agreement that the materials will be paid for only when consumed. Supply hub is an innovative strategy employed by especially the electronics industry to achieve cost red...