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- ItemThe development of a supply chain operations reference model for the telecommunications industry(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1999-11) Weyers, M. A.; Du Preez, N. D.; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Industrial Engineering.ENGLISH SUMMARY: The goal of this thesis is to develop a model that will describe the Supply Chain within a telecommunications company. The telecommunications industry within South Africa is faced with a number of changes, the most important of which is the introduction of competition into the market. Telkom, South Africa's telecommunications company, has started with a project of rapid expansion of its network in response to these potential entrants. Skills are being sought that will give the company the edge over its competitors. One of these skills is Supply Chain Management. The telecommunications company is traditionally seen as a service organization. Despite this fact, it has been shown that the company does have manufacturing dimensions. These manufacturing dimensions may be improved by considering the skills used within a traditional manufacturing firm, and applying them to the telecommunications company. One way of introducing these skills is by developing a model that will describe the telecommunications company. This has been done within this thesis. It will be shown that the model is capable of describing the company. It is shown that the use of Supply Chain Management skills and the use of the model could give a telecommunications company the edge over its competitors.