market conditions as the technological industry is evolving too fast. Moreover this new strategy will help them avoiding past mistakes. 2- According to the success of Dell company which adopted a make to order concept as a pillar of its supply chain management‚ this strategy can be successful. The advantages of this strategy are decreasing risks as they have more time to adapt to the market and increasing profits. The disadvantage is that they will have longer lead times‚ which is not good to retain
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VIDEO CASE: SUPPLY-CHAIN MANAGEMENT AT REGAL MARINE 1. What other techniques might Regal Marine use to improve supply chain management? Answer: The other techniques might Regal Marine uses to improve supply change management are as follows: * Allowing the supplier to become part of the company coalition. * Specialization – utilizing the efficiency and knowledge of persons specializing in supply chain management * Virtual company – relying on a variety of supplier relationships to
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Chapter 4 Supply Chain Study Guide Sustainable Sourcing Green Purchasing Practice aimed at ensuring that purchased products or materials meet environmental objectives of the organization Waste reduction‚ hazardous material elimination‚ recycling‚ manufacturing and material reuse Globally recognized Institute for Supply management- “making environmentally conscious decisions throughout the purchasing process‚ beginning with product and process design‚ and throughout product disposal” Sustainability
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Traditional View: Logistics in the Economy (1990‚ 1996) Supply Chain Management (3rd Edition) Chapter 1 Understanding the Supply Chain Freight Transportation Inventory Expense Administrative Expense Logistics Related Activity $352‚ $455 Billion $221‚ $311 Billion $27‚ $31 Billion 11%‚ 10.5% of GNP Source: Cass Logistics © 2007 Pearson Education 1-1 © 2007 Pearson Education 1-2 Traditional View: Logistics in the Manufacturing Firm Profit Logistics Cost Marketing Cost Manufacturing
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CASE ANALYSIS: SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AT WAL-MART INTRODUCTION Wal-mart Stores Inc was the world’s largest retailer and was started by Sam Walton in 1962 who named it as “Wal-Mart Discount City”. However before Wal-mart; Sam Walton owned a number of Ben Franklin Store Chains. Due to this prior experience of owning smaller variety stores and dealing with its franchised supply chain‚ he learnt various business concepts and also was able to selectively purchase merchandise in bulk from new suppliers
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A report on SUPPLY CHAIN OF CADBURY [pic] Submitted to: Submitted by: Prof: Dr.P.R.S.Sharma. J. Prathima(1226312111) B.Anusha(1226312101) J.Sumanth(1226312110)
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The effect of strategy on the use of supply chain management tools – exploratory survey in the Hungarian automotive industry István Jenei1‚ Krisztina Demeter2‚ Andrea Gelei3 Budapest University of Economic Sciences and Public Administration‚ Hungary Abstract Supply chain management (SCM) usually goes beyond company boarders. Cooperating parties are required‚ who decide to work together. The way how this cooperation evolves depends on the strategies and practices of the parties. In this paper
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What is the Right Supply Chain for Your Product? by Marshall L. Fisher Harvard Business Review Reprint 97205 Harvard Business Review MARCH-APRIL 1997 Reprint Number ARIE DE GEUS THE LIVING COMPANY 97203 WALTER KUEMMERLE DEVELOPING GLOBAL NETWORKS BUILDING EFFECTIVE R&D CAPABILITIES ABROAD 97206 KASRA FERDOWS MAKING THE MOST OF FOREIGN FACTORIES 97204 GEORGE S. DAY STRATEGIES FOR SURVIVING A SHAKEOUT 97202 MARSHALL L. FISHER WHAT IS THE HIGH SUPPLY CHAIN FOR YOUR PRODUCT
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Zara: Case questions 1. Coordination of a supply chain is always important. However‚ such efforts are usually initiated by certain parties. For the global apparel industry‚ would it be more suitable for downstream or upstream parties to be the driver of the coordination? Motivate your answer with the use of two important characteristics of the apparel industry. 2. Clearly Zara has a strong relationship with all parties within the supply chain. a) Which of the following retailer-supplier relationships
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AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY TASK: DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT. SUBMITTED TO: MR.PATRICK MWANGANGI ABSTRACT Supply chain management information system (SCM IS) plays an increasing critical role in the ability of firms to reduce costs and increase the responsiveness of their supply chain. This paper focuses on: supply chain management information systems‚ initial research model and theoretical foundations‚ internal integration
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