MATTEL Ruth Handler Innovating Mattel and Barbie & Sustaining Innovation Leadership in Mattel’s Toy World Management of Supply Chain Operations Table of Contents Executive Summary …………………………………………………………………………………… 3 Critical Strategic Milestone …..……………………………………………………………………….. 3 Mattel Timeline ………..………………………………………………………………………. 4 Organization Wide Supply Chain Issues ………….…….………………………………………...... 5 Safety …………………….…………………………………………………..………………… 5 Security ……………….………………………………………………………………………
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Initial idea: Offer affordable sports equipment for children Products: − Used (second-hand) products − Surplus equipment from manufacturers and retailers Current situation (December 2007): − Demand has been growing steadily over the last years − The products are distributed to the U.S. customers through a single (and small) warehouse in St. Louis − The warehouse is leased on a year-to-year basis − The current network design‚ in particular the distribution network and warehouse
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Different modes of transportation: * Water * Railroad * Pipeline * Airline What is the best mode of transporation? (Consider the following): * Noise‚ congestion‚ global warming‚ up- and downstream‚ air pollution‚ accidents * Speed‚ flexibility‚ safety Example: Germany in the 50’s (making coal/steel)‚ what would be the best mode of transportation? * Railroads What is the idea behind “Truckload”? * You need to utilize the cargo of a truck‚ in simple words fill it
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Supply Chain management Assignment 1 Submitted to: Sir Munawwar Ahmed This assignment discusses the supply chain concepts being used in various companies. Submitted by: Samir Malik 10/24/2013 Program: MBA 1. Wal Mart’s Secret Of Everyday Low Prices: It can be observed that over the years Wal Mart has become the largest retailer with highest sales. This is due to the effective management of the supply chain. Wal Mart used the logistics technique of “Cross Docking” which resulted in
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Supply Chain Management of a Service Organization (Insurance Company) – By Roshan Collas ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assignment 01 You have been recently appointed as the supply chain consultant to a company (Choose a local organization that you work with or one which you are familiar with. The organization may be any type of company offering a product or service being sold locally or internationally).
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1.0 Introduction: How can we explain how important supply chain management is in the business industry? Many business go through the process of supply chain such as Public v Private Primary‚ Secondary‚ Tertiary sectors‚ Financial‚ Retailing‚ Manufacturing‚ Wholesale trades‚ Construction‚ Mining Quarrying/Farming‚ Services and Transport. Our lives moves and grows through supply chain management its part of a system in receiving our products‚ everyday goods‚ Raw materials‚ Packaging materials‚ Semi
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Risk of Supply Chain Management (A Situational Scan) Submitted towards partial evaluation of Supply Chain Management Submitted by‚ Arshiya Azam Roll No-08 MBA‚ 2013 Center for Management Studies‚ NALSAR university of Law Hyderabad September 2013 ABSTRACT After the recent Israel –Gaza conflicts a huge “Boycott Israel” campaign was initiated with citizens choosing not to use and support the Zionist entity. Even after 9/11 attack companies have faced interruptions in global supply chains which
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GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MGT 628 OPERATIONS MGT & MGT SYSTEMS Tuan Zhang Content Overview 3 What is Global Supply Chain Risk? 3 Risk: A Daily Fact of Life in DHL 5 What is the DHL supply chain analysis ? 7 How can we reduce the supply chain risk? 8 DHL Managing Risks in Supply Chains. 10 DHL Resilience360 Risk Assessment 12 Supply Chain Visualization 12 Risk Exposure Mapping 13 Risk & Resiliency Assessment 13 Risk Mitigation Plans 14 DHL Resilience360 Incident Monitoring 15 Supply Chain
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As a small business owner and potential retail management executive‚ the availability of products and services are vital to business operations. The occurrence of major disasters have hindered and stopped business functions for many businesses. The information reported in this paper could be useful to small business owners or anyone interested in a career in retail or perhaps customers. Opening Statement: The Supply Chain in the Retail sector is as important as Customer
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Running head: PROCESS FLOW: SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PROCESS FLOW: SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AND ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE (EDI) Clifford Butler Operation Management November 1‚ 2009 Table of Contents Abstract……………………………………………………………………………………………3 Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………..4 The Internet-based supply chain system for mass customized markets………..………………..4 The role of electronic data interchange (EDI) and the Internet in supply chain integration..…...5 Why
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