Toimitusketjun hallinnan kehittäminen tekstiiliteollisuudessa

Due to the outsourcing of manufacturing, Finlayson Oy now has a need to develop its supply chain management as its new ability. This requires development of efficient and flexible procedures and models in order to efficiently manage the company’s floating assets without affecting the reliability of delivery promised for the customer. In this thesis we discuss Finlayson’s supply chain management with a focus on the operations between Finlayson and its suppliers. The aim is to develop these operations and increase the reaction speed of the supply chain in order to response to the changes in demand. In order to do this we discuss different product analysis, material and inventory management and demand forecasting. In the research part of the thesis we design strategies for different products based on product classification analysis. Market behavior of different products will be modeled with demand forecasting methods and inventory control systems will be designed for different product groups based on the nature of their supplier. We will also optimize the costs and resource needs for different suppliers’ order-deliver processes.