Chapter 2 Supply Chain Performance: Achieving Strategic Fit and Scope True/False 1. A company’s competitive strategy defines the set of customer needs that it seeks to satisfy through its products and services. Answer: Difficulty: Easy 2. The value chain emphasizes the close relationship between all the functional strategies within a company. Answer: Difficulty: Moderate 3. A company’s product development strategy defines the set of customer needs that it seeks to satisfy through its
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clothing considered as ‘unique’ -that won’t be in the shop for more than 2 or 3 weeks. On short‚ as well the title of this paper states: ‘Responsive‚ High speed‚ Affordable fashion’. Stores are managed as small business‚ vertical communication and supply chain‚ so each manager knows exactly the demand and specific request‚ model and colour. This is a way of increasing efficiency‚ loyalty and customers satisfaction. Unlike the competitors‚ Zara spends a low percent of its sales on advertising‚ but
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SCM Books Logistics & supply chain management / Martin Christopher. Christopher‚ Martin. Harlow‚ England ; New York : Financial Times Prentice Hall‚ 2011. 4th ed. Operations and supply chain management / F. Robert Jacobs‚ Richard B. Chase ; contributor‚ Rhonda R. Lummus. Jacobs‚ F. Robert. New York : McGraw-Hill Irwin‚ c2011. 13th ed.‚ global ed. Construction purchasing & supply chain management / W.C. Benton‚ Jr.‚ Linda F. McHenry. Benton‚ W. C.‚ 1948- New York : McGraw-Hill‚ c2010
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Supply Chain Management (SCM The average company spends nearly half of every dollar it earns on production needs—goods and services it needs from external suppliers to keep producing. A supply chain consists of all parties involved‚ directly or indirectly‚ in the procurement of a product or raw material. Supply chain management (SCM) involves the management of information flows between and among stages in a supply chain to maximize total supply chain effectiveness and profitability. In the past
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in many organizations‚ it represent an important part in the company budget. It can be difficult to make judicious purchasing decisions because there are currently so many different products on the market. A buyer cannot make a purchasing decision based off of impulse or feelings. A careful purchasing decision requires a serious attention before‚ during and after the purchase process. To ensure a beneficial purchase process‚ companies can follow five purchase objectives: the ’five rights’. But do
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2012 Empty Container Management – Case Study Report Table of Contents 1 Introduction ....................................................................................... 2 2 Background ........................................................................................ 5 3 Data analysis Hamburg – BSR ................................................................... 7 4 Stakeholders in the (empty) container maritime transport chain .................... 16
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questions as facility location and sizing | | | a. They support tactical planning efforts by allocating "fixed" logistics capacity | | | d. They store goods and move them | | | c. They initiate and control the movement of materials between supply chain partners | 1.5 points Question 2 1. ------------------------------------------------- In the San Diego distribution center (DC) information flow example‚ dealers not being notified automatically of order status would be classified as which
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Supply Chain Management of McDonalds McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the world’s largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants‚ serving more than 58 million customers daily.[4] In addition to its signature restaurant chain‚ McDonald’s Corporation held a minority interest in Pret A Manger until 2008‚ was a major investor in the Chipotle Mexican Grill until 2006‚[5] and owned the restaurant chain Boston Market until 2007. A McDonald’s restaurant is operated by either a franchisee‚ an affiliate
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International Supply Chain Education Alliance Certificate Diploma in Supply Chain Management (CDSCM) Approved by IISB (ISCEA International Standard Board) Introduction Global economic and demographic changes are fast evolving innovative methods of attracting customers while creating new supply chain challenges for manufacturers. Certificate Diploma in Supply Chain Management (CDSCM) course offered by ISCEA trains its participants to follow customers’ needs and grow their businesses. Only
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FINAL Assignment Supply Chain Management of NIKE Inc. Table of Contents 1- Company Overview 2- Raw Material (i) Amazon BIOME Leather Sourcing Policy (ii) NIKE Animal Skin Policy (iii) NIKE MSI (Materials Sustainability Index) (iv) How Scores are calculated in NIKE MSI 3- Competitive Advantage with respect to raw material Sustainability 4- Waste 5- Suppliers 6- Supplier Practices with respect to sustainability (i) RSL Program (ii) NIKE Water Program (iii) NIKE Energy
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