information should be judged according to five criteria: relevance‚ accuracy‚ timeliness‚ clarity‚ and visibility. Deficiencies in any of these areas will weaken the decisionmaking process. Ensuring the quality of information is critical for effective supply chain management. Unfortunately‚ the complexity of the task intimidates many companies into settling for inefficiencies and inaccuracies. As a result‚ decisions are based on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that can be ambiguous‚ imprecise or even incorrect
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Sept 23‚ 2013 Online Beer Game Please: • bring your own notebook • use IE explorer • have wifi access right in MBA center • know how to clear your browser’s cache B4 you come • be punctual (will start the game on time 6:45 pm) • 2 persons each group (desirably)‚ please get a partner • install the beer game (come together with the textbook) 1 Logistics Network 2 Issues in Facility Location • • • • Proximity to customers Business climate Total costs Infrastructure Issues in Facility
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Starbucks Value Chain Analysis Companies can attain competitive advantage when the value chain is heightened by organizing these activities to gain profit greater than the cost of performing the value chain activities. Primary Activities Inbound Logistics This involves Starbucks agents going to coffee farmers with the best coffee beans in the world where they purchase and make contracts with Farmers. Most of these farmers are from Africa‚ which Starbucks still pays‚ a reasonable fair price
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Green logistics and supply chain in retail industry……………………………….1 3. The environmental issues in retail industry 3 3.1 Green practices are adopted nowadays. 5 4. The challenge of adopting green practices into retail industries of Taiwan 6 5. The improvement for green logistics and supply chain management in Taiwan…7 6. The future of low carbon supply chain 9 References……………..……………………………………………………………..12 1. Introduction Green logistics and supply chain or GLSCM in short
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Improve Supply Chain Efficiency through a Web-Based System: A Case Study on a Pharmaceutical Company in Thailand Panthip Pothitong Assumption University Email: panthip_pothitong@yahoo.com Chayakrit Charoensiriwath‚ Ph.D. National Electronics and Computer Technology Center Email: chayakrit.charoensiriwath@nectec.or.th Abstract - The supply chain operations in pharmaceutical industry are one of the most complex operations to manage. To efficiently manage the supply chain in this industry‚ information
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Supply Chain Management Arun Biswal* Abstract: Supply Chain Management (SCM) is backbone of any organizations. It is the combination of art and science that goes into improving the way a company finds the raw components it needs to make a product or service and deliver it to customers. Supply chains are difficult to put together but once they are in place‚ it looks just right. The depth of supply chain increases as organizations explore various dimensions of business. There are many options
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A supply chain strategy is a plan with goals and objectives. It is about using all of the elements involved in the sourcing and procurement of goods and services to produce better results for the company. Typically‚ strategy is aimed at achieving objectives such as pushing a new product development faster‚ improving the use of current technologies‚ bringing products and services to market faster‚ minimizing resource investment‚ and reducing specific costs and response/cycle times. Supply chain strategy
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INTRODUCTION OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Fierce competition in today’s global markets‚ the introduction of products with shorter life cycles‚ and the heightened expectations of customers have forced business enterprises to invest in‚ and focus attention on‚ their supply chains. This‚ together with continuing advances in communications and transportation technologies (e.g.‚ mobile communication‚ Internet‚ and overnight delivery)‚ has motivated the continuous evolution of the supply chain and of the
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contribute to creating a more caring and cared for community and hence a better world. Amway provides a good example of a business that recognises its wider responsibilities. It is one of the world’s largest direct sales companies. Amway works with around 3 million Independent Business Owners (IBOs) in more than 80 countries. These IBOs are the link between Amway and the final consumer. They are also Amway’s links with citizens and communities across the globe. In the UK Amway distributes a variety of
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Summary 2. Introduction 3. Literature Review 1. Risk Management in Humanitarian Relief Operations 2. Commercial Supply chain and Humanitarian Supply Chain – A Comparative Study 4. Case Study 1. The Yogyakarta Earthquake – Humanitarian Relief Operations through IFRC’s Decentralized Supply Chain. 5. Areas to focus for Future Research 1. Sourcing and Supplier Management 2. Performance Management 3. Transportation‚ Model Choice and
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