EIB20603 Supply Chain Management (IKEA)
EIB20603 Supply Chain Management (IKEA)
EIB20603 Supply Chain Management (IKEA)
SUPPLY CHAIN
MANAGEMENT
(IKEA)
International
IKEA Way (IWAY) Legislation
Rules and
Guidelines
IKEA’S SUPPLY CHAIN
NETWORK
METAL PARTS
Upselling through
customization
• Warranty
Management in
customer life cycle
Acquisition
• IKEA Website
• Advertising
• Sales Promotion
• Word of mouth
• Publicity Media coverage
• Direct Marketing Campaign (IKEA Catalogues & Direct
Mails)
Management in customer life cycle
Retention
Value added service
Delivery
Assembly
Installation
Loyalty Program
Permanent membership
Member price
Improvement in IKEA
CRM
• E-catalogue
• IKEA mobile apps
• Self checkout price
• Mobile gift cards
• Online planning tools
Customer Experiences Touchpoints Engagement Evaluation
•Showroom •Social-Media platform •Quality of products
•Cognitive: Cheap, easy to •Staff service
•Poster assemble •Prices
•IKEA’s Website •Emotional: Happy & satisfied •Facilities
•IKEA’s magazine •Behavioral: Repat buying •Design and colors
•Kiosk from IKEA Store
•Stability
IKEA’s Distribution
DISTRIBUTION AND WAREHOUSING
In the process of distribution, suppliers of IKEA use third party logistics companies to
transport their products to various IKEA locations.
In its high-flow warehouses, IKEA employs automatic storage and retrieval systems to drive
down its costs-per-touch.
IKEA seeks to use as few materials as possible to make the furniture, without
compromising on quality or durability.
DISTRIBUTION CENTERS
A distribution center for a set of products is a warehouse or other specialized building, often
with refrigeration or air conditioning.
In 1956, IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad introduced "flat packing," the method now synonymous
with IKEA that cuts costs by letting consumers purchase their furniture in pieces and assemble it
themselves.
Design and manufacture of furniture is run by a trust, INGKA Holding, headquartered in Delft,
Holland. While most of the designs of IKEA products are made in Sweden.
THE TERTIARY SECTOR
In the tertiary sector, IKEA’s retail stores add value to manufactured goods by
providing a form of shopping different to the usual high-street experience.