A STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF GREEN LOGISTICS ON THE SUPPLY CHAIN

MANAGEMENT AND ITS RELEVANCE IN NEPAL CONTEXT

On Seminar Series: Supply Chain Management

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Office of the Dean, Faculty of Management

Purbanchal University, Biratnagar

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the seminar course requirement for the degree of
Masters of Business Administration (MBA)

July 22, 2017

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study

Supply Chain Management is the discipline which encompasses the end to end
business activities carried out in any business, independent of the manufacturing
or service sectors. It is the synchronization of a network of facilities and
distribution options that perform procurement of materials, processing the
materials into finished products, and distribution of the products to customers.
SCM is seen as involving five fundamental processes. These include planning,
sourcing, making, delivering, and returning.

SCM subsists in both service and manufacturing environments. A typical supply

chain consists of many interactions between suppliers, manufacturers,
distributors, retailers, with the vital goal of providing either a service or a
product to customers. This also works in reverse with the customer at the head
of the process when returning a product.

SCM is used as a means to assimilate planning, purchasing, manufacturing,

distribution, and marketing organizations that normally do not work together to
achieve a common goal. Each works toward goals specific to their own
organization that accomplish narrow objectives. SCM is a way of integrating
these varying functions so that they work together to make best use of the
benefits for all involved.