Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Agatz, N.A.H.
Author-Name-Last: Agatz
Author-Name-First: Niels
Author-Name: Fleischmann, M.
Author-Name-Last: Fleischmann
Author-Name-First: Moritz
Author-Person: pfl23
Title: Demand Management for Sustainable Supply Chain Operations
Abstract: Supply chain management (SCM) is about fulfilling demand. Based on given estimates of
 future demand, SCM invests the appropriate resources and then uses these resources to
 match supply to demand. The traditional SCM perspective takes demand as exogenous.
 The goal of SCM is then to serve the forecasted or materialized demand effectively and
 efficiently. How difficult it is to achieve this goal depends on the characteristics of that
 demand. For example, serving a stable, predictable demand is relatively cheap whereas
 serving an unpredictable, strongly fluctuating demand may imply less efficient operations
 characterized by high inventory built-up and low capacity utilization.
 
 In the same way, demand characteristics impact not only the financial performance
 of the supply process but also its environmental impact. For example, satisfying demand
 for fresh produce during the harvesting season results in lower emissions than serving off-
 season demand which requires substantial storage and/or long-distance shipments from
 other growing regions.
Length: 21
Creation-Date: 2023-01-21
File-URL: https://repub.eur.nl/pub/137154/ERS-2023-001-LIS.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
Series: RePEc:ems:eureri
Number: ERS-2023-001-LIS
Keywords: supply chain management, SCM, demand management, sustainability, supply chain operations
Handle: RePEc:ems:eureri:137154