Supply Chain Name: Course: Tutor: Date: The art of being a critique is in its essence quality work‚ and it is the way of the world today. This is the requirement as well obligation for all researchers. If the research material they produce is of low quality and integrity‚ it is not worthy of reading. In this case‚ the literature on supply chain collaboration will undergo the same critical analysis. There are areas that will show if the research is of impeccable quality and value or if it
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1 How can postponement of product differentiation be used to improve supply chain profitability? Postponement‚ also known as "delayed differentiation‚" is a supply chain strategy that delays product differentiation at a point closer to the customer. This involves designing and developing standard or generic configurable products that can be customized quickly and inexpensively once actual consumer demand is known. Postponement also entails the implementation of specific inventory strategies to deploy
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effective? 1. (40%) Bullwhip a) (10%) Why bullwhip occurs in a supply chain? b) (15%) Does that contradict with the risk pooling in terms of variability? Explain. c) (15%) Can the bullwhip be alleviated if the number of levels for the supply chain is reduced (e.g. eliminate the distributors)? If so‚ why don’t we just keep the supply chain as flat as possible (i.e. reduce the number of the levels required in the supply chain as much as possible)? 2. (60%) Case: “The Great Inventory Correction”
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was destined for a U.S. company. Technology has been a major force in the change of the marketplace. Social media has become an increasing role in business organizations and eventually will influence supply chains because they have a strong impact on the customers demand. The new CEO of SAB‚ Susan Weber‚ will have to embrace the new technology and keep up with it because it will be key to success. A good technique to organizational consolidation is collaborating. Companies can make easy changes without
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Case Study #3: A Pain in the (Supply) Chain Highlights This case is about the bullwhip effect and supply chain coordination Read “A pain in the (supply) chain” in the course pack and the supply chain integration (bullwhip effect) chapter in the textbook. To meet the target of 9% sales growth‚ Exceso Corporation (the manufacturer) starts an aggressive promotion (sharp discount in the price) to its retailers‚ despite the obvious downside of doing so. Please read the case carefully and
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Supply Chain Management of Ford Motor Company As the second-largest automobile company in the world‚ Ford Motor Company represents a $164 billion multinational business empire. Known primarily as a manufacturer of automobiles‚ Ford also operates Ford Credit‚ which generates more than $3 billion in income‚ and owns The Hertz Corporation‚ the largest automobile rental company in the world. The company manufactures vehicles under the names Ford‚ Lincoln‚ Mercury‚ Jaguar‚ Volvo‚ Land Rover‚ and Aston
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warehousing offered a way to reduce holding or dwell time of materials and parts. On the outbound side of manufacturing‚ warehouses can be used to create product assortments for customer shipment. An important charge in warehousing is maximum flexibility. Ideally a warehouse will simultaneously provide economic and service benefits. Warehouses offer many economic benefits for companies. One economic benefit of a warehouse is derived from the ability to consolidate products from a number of production
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World Customs Journal SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY: THE CUSTOMS COMMUNITY’S RESPONSE Kunio Mikuriya Abstract The international customs community has developed measures to secure and facilitate global trade which have been transformed into international standards for global implementation. These standards are designed to improve customs operations through enhanced risk management that is built upon Customs-to-Customs cooperation and Customs-to-Business partnerships. The standards are supported
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Riordan Manufacturing Supply Chain Design Shante Moore University of Phoenix/OPS 571 Introduction Riordan Manufacturing is a global plastics manufacturer and industry leader in the field of plastic injection molding with locations in Georgia‚ Michigan‚ California‚ and their most current expansion in 2000 to Hangzhou‚ China. The plant located in China manufactures fans using a make-to-stock operation that uses a forecasting method to determine future demand. A review of their strategic capacity
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ndex 1. What has caused the so-called Inventory/Service "Crisis"? 1 2. What are the important "drivers" of safety stock? 2 3. Recommend quantitative target inventory levels for the six European options‚ assuming a weekly periodic review replenishment. 4 4. Assuming a 20% gross margin for each printer‚ sea transportation costs of $1 per printer and air transportation costs of $10 per printer (air shipment lead-time is three days)‚ evaluate the various alternatives available to Brent Cartier
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