The Features of Formation of Supply Chains of Retail Trade Enterprise

Abstract

The article explores the features of functioning of retail trade enterprises in supply chains; boundaries and dimensions of the supply chain of retail trade enterprise have been defined; a differentiation of methods for managing and assessing the efficiency of supply chain of retail trade enterprise has been proposed. The leading role of the logistic service of retail trade enterprises in generating service flows in terms of supply chain has been defined. The concept of supply chain driven by demand has been considered; the prospect for application of this approach in order to ensure the sustainable competitive advantages for retail trade enterprise has been identified. In order to assess the results of management of supply chain, it is proposed to combine the assessment system of the supply of enterprise and the assessment system of the logistic service provided to consumers of the retail trade enterprise. The scientific and practical usefulness of the proposed approach lies in the ability of the enterprise to better reflect the logistical partnership with the parties in the supply chain and to achieve maximum efficiency in its management.

Keywords

• supply chain
• management of supply chain
• logistic process
• logistic activities of retail trade enterprise
• logistic relation