Track: Supply Chain Management (SCM)

Abstract

The Philippines is the world leading exporter when it comes to Coconut Sugar. The export market for this product currently on its high. This study aimed to determine the long-term demand for Coco Sugar, establish factors that affect the supply chain of Coco Sugar and recommend a supply chain management model for Coco Sugar in the Philippines that would accommodate all the current and potential demand of this product. The Camarines Sur is the highest coconut sugar producing province in Luzon that is why this province became the research locale of this study. To achieve all the objectives, survey and interview were conducted among the key players of the supply chain. Related literatures were reviewed to establish basis for the demand modelling and its projection. Forecasting methods were also used to project the long-term demand of the product. The analysis on the statistical tools resulted to the significant factors that affect the supply chain of coconut sugar. These factors were prioritized in the establishment of supply chain management plan. Also, root cause analysis was done to furthermore dig into the problems in the supply chain. Each stages of the supply chain come up with resolutions corresponding to each complications of the key players. Solutions to these problems were established, thus, generating a better value chain map of Coconut Sugar. An elimination of one chain player, the consolidator was one of the changes made in the Value Chain Map. The eliminated consolidators were converted into processors. This better version of value chain map offers cheaper price of Coconut Sugar at a larger range of market which not only caters local demand, but also the international ones.