1. SHOE MANUFACTURING THE SUPPLY CHAIN

2. Inputs Raw Materials Cork, Randing and welting, Soles and heals, Leather boards, cords and threads, soiling materials, footwear additions, shoe and leather color, adhesive and bonding, shanks, finishing ink and waxes, and traditional bristles Labor Hours Eight hours Human Resources/Labor Cutting Master, Sweepers, Packing master, Fusion master, Partners, Skilled stitcher, The objective is to hire a total of twenty employees who will utilizes their skills in the production of five thousand shoes in a month.

3. Production Process Cutting of leather and rubber parts to fit shoe designs. Sewing the cut parts on the sole of the shoe. Preparing the sole through stock fitting. Preparation attachment of shoe uppers to the sole by means of lasting. By means of healing the shoe heel is sharped into the final form. Finishing. Attaching of accessories like company ribbons referred to as treeing.

4. Output The final product is shoes. The shoes are then polished or cleaned, and prepared for shipment o distribution centers. After the orders arrive from different distribution centers the shoes are loaded into waiting transport vehicles and taken to various destinations. At the distribution and sales centers, the shoes are displaced and sold to consumers.

5. Supply chain The supply chain operation for this particular shoe manufacturing industry is buyer-driven; it follows the development pattern design- production-distribution. Product branding is the greatest return driver in the company’s supply chain. Branding is done to ensure that differentiation in products is achieved. Different products are preferred by different people; for instance, business-persons will prefer professional looking shoes, while Athletes will prefer comfortable and light sports shoes. By so doing the company is able to sell more than just shoe; it is also able to sell its own public image and repute. The company ensures that it manufactures products that are favored by consumers for the purposes of maintaining competiveness in the industry. Companies such as mine power the shoe manufacturing industry by controlling design, managing production quantity, monitoring distribution and handling product presentation.

6. Supply Chain

7. Inventory Control System An effective inventory tracking system is able to monitor the quantity of shoes in stock, placed in order, when they will be ready and the sold quantity. With an effective system management is able to devise an appropriate purchase plan, identify the faster moving products for reorder purposes, and mark down the slow moving products. Depending on the company inventory records regarding stock displays, backup stock required, diversity in products and routine product records, the accountant can prepare an inventory tracking systems.

8. Inventory Control System The best inventory control process to adopt in a shoe manufacturing company is the Unit-control system. The Unit-control system relies on the use of bin tickets to record company stocks number, description of product, minimum and maximum stock quantity, cost, product price and any other relevant information. Bin tickets are normally linked with office file cards that contain corresponding information as represented in the bin tickets. The shoe retailers are required to make daily, weekly, monthly, or annually physical inventory checks. Different personnel in the retailer distribution are given the responsibility of monitoring the stock of different shoe products to ease the burden of stock control.

9. Inventory Control System

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