Compare and contrast the challenges experienced in fulfilling customer requirements in Trans-European Plastics and New Supply Chain strategies at old M&S (20 marks) (b) Discuss possible solutions with regards to analysis of performance factors such as cost‚ quality‚ speed‚ dependability and flexibility and ‘order winners and qualifiers’. (30 marks) 4. (a) elaborate on the following: Trans-European Plastics: Issues with dependability‚ distribution issues‚ storage space‚ implications for inventory
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GD Goenka World Institute Trans European Plastic A Case Study Module Name: Managing Services and Manufacturing Operations [Module Code: GMSI580-2010] Module Leader: Mr. Ashutosh Khanna [12/3/2010] By: Group Members Dippul Singal Gaurav Singh Neha Choudhary Samrat Basu Shaifi Verma Vineet Vijayraghavan Case study Trans-European Plastics The case study talks about the problems faced by the Europe’s largest manufacturers of plastic household items‚ producing over 500 products
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Trans-European Plastics (TEP) is one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of plastic household items. Its French factory makes a range of over 500 products that are sold to wholesaler and large retailers throughout Europe. The company dispatches orders within 24 hours of receipts using an international carrier. All consumers would expect received their requirements in full within one week. The manufacturing operation is based on batch production‚ employing 24 large injection molding machines. Mould
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Are sustainable: Biomimicry follows Life’s Principles. Life’s Principles instruct us to: build from the bottom up‚ self-assemble‚ optimize rather than maximize‚ use free energy‚ cross-pollinate‚ embrace diversity‚ adapt and evolve‚ use life-friendly materials and processes‚ engage in symbiotic relationships‚ and enhance the bio-sphere. By following the principles life uses‚ you can create products and processes that are well adapted to life on earth. Perform well: In nature‚ if a design strategy
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Trans-European Plastics (TEP) is one of the largest manufacturers of plastic household items in England. (Slack‚ 2010) Their factories have the ability to ship products to its customers within one week. The manufacturing operation is based on batch production‚ employing 24 large injection-moulding machines. TEP has recently been faced with declining delivery reliability and backlog. Apparently resulting from ‘split batches’ where only part of a planned production batch is produced to overcome
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The problem and solution of plastic Recently‚ plastic has become one of the most serious pollution problems in the world. According to a piece of news‚ it shows that every year worldwide plastic trash has been estimated at 260 million tons‚ and around ten percent ends up in the ocean. Many clean any more. As a result‚ in order to get back our beautiful ocean‚ people must recycle plastic and transform it into other energies. The tourism has become a great share that contributes to a country’s
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Integrative Case 4: Eco Plastics Company This case focuses on determination of the cost of capital for a firm. The student determines the cost of individual sources of financing‚ including long-term debt‚ preferred stock‚ and common stock. The cost of debt is adjusted for Eco Plastics’ 40% tax bracket. The company is considering a new financial structure‚ with the replacement of preferred stock financing with debt financing. Additional use of debt increases the common stockholders’ required
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Other solutions are available to reduce the amount of teens undergoing surgery. Most solutions will cause harm to businesses but different people will think otherwise. Some people may think a different solution can make the problem of teens getting plastic surgery stop faster and more efficiently. Several solutions may work‚ but they will not be as effective as setting an age requirement of twenty-one and over. Parents of teenagers or soon to be teenagers could be objectors of this idea. If parents
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Did African’s participate in the Atlantic Slave Trade as equal partners‚ or were they the victims of European power and greed? The Trans Atlantic Slave Trade (TAST) was the selling of and transportation of slaves from African lands across the Atlantic to lands such as Brazil‚ Spanish Empire‚ British‚ French‚ Dutch and Danish West Indies‚ the British North America and US‚ along with Europe. It is estimated that as many as 13 million slaves left African ports (although only 11 million arrived to
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substances originating from living organisms‚ or artificial materials that are similar enough to plant and animal matter to be put to use by microorganisms ------------------------------------------------- ONE OPTION: BIODEGRADABLE Plastics Biodegradable plastic is plastic that has been treated to be easily broken down by microorganisms and return to nature. Many technologies exist today that allow for such treatment. Currently there are some synthetic polymers that can be broken down by microorganisms
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