Zhou Jianqi, Enterprise Research Institute, the DRC

Research Report No 127, 2013

Abstract:

The supply chain exists in the form of a network, and coal distribution and coal supply chain management are two different business models. Traditional coal distributors consider social networking as their core resources for coal purchase and sales, and their profits come from price differences.

The managers of coal supply chains rely on the network resources to achieve economy of scale and economy of scope, and they create value through services. Coal supply chain management is a modern service industry. Coal distributors will realize sustainable development to turn into supply chain administrators. Tader Coal SCM, which achieves good performance through supply chain management, is a success story in this field.

The policies helping coal distributors implement supply chain management should focus on: optimization of the policy environment for the healthy development of the coal logistics industry so as to enable the development of the coal industry; supporting smart coal distribution management so as to increase the resource utilization efficiency; and filling the service gap.