Why Supply Chain for chemical trading?

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What is Supply Chain

• Supply chain management is a practice of products that reaches to a customer and represents the efforts of the organization. There is a need to understand why supply chain management is necessary in chemical trading. 

• An effective supply chain for chemical trading firm is beneficial in various ways. Supply chain management is an essential element to operational efficiency which can be applied to customer satisfaction and company’s success, which means that it is the backbone of the organization. 

Benefits of supply chain management• 1. Enhances trust and aids long term customers

and suppliers

• 2. Provides better medium for information sharing between partners

• 3. Improves customer satisfaction as well as service

• 4. Reduces inventory costs

• 5. Improves quality and gives higher profit margin 

Supply chain barriers to trade1. Market access (Domestic and foreign

market access)

• Market access barriers include requirements, technical standards, local content requirements and other regulations that make importing into the country more difficult. Like tariffs, these restrictions give the domestic industry a price advantage over foreign competitors.

2. Border administration

• Efficiency of customs administration

• Efficiency of import export procedures

• Transparency of border administration

3. Telecom and transport infrastructure

• Availability and quality of transport infrastructure

• Availability and quality of transport services

• Availability and use of information and communication technologies (ICT)

4. Business environment

• Regulatory environment

• Physical security