Contents

• Introduction 3
• Operations Management 3
• About Siemens 7
• Analysis of the Issues in the Supply Chain Management of Siemens 8
• Recommendations 10
• Conclusion 11
• References 12

Description

Operations management is one of the most important functions in every organization since it oversees all the processes and activities involved in manufacturing a product. Operations include the activities right from the procurement of the materials to the distribution of the finished product. There are several processes, which are included under operations management such as product design and development, quality control, inventory management, supply chain management, capacity planning and schedule management. Supply chain management is the most important process for a manufacturing or distribution company since it enables it to supply the right product to the right customers at the right time by synchronizing the rest of the activities such as ordering, procuring, storing the materials and making it available for use. Siemens is one of the leading companies in the world for providing solutions and services in the infrastructure development, energy and healthcare. Its Oman operations though has effective functioning but lacks the efficiency in supply chain due to lack of initiatives in updating the systems. The report discusses the issues in the supply chain management at Siemens and provides the recommendations to overcome those issues.