Three Book Case Studies (Individual Basis) 15% “Take Home Test” (Individual Basis) 5% EOQ Mathematical Question (Individual Basis) 50% Final Exam (Individual Basis) Method On-line Course Week 1 (Chapter 1) Logistics and the Supply Chain Course Outline Economic Impacts of Logistics Logistics: What is it The Increased Importance of Logistics Activities in the Logistics Channel As your first step in getting started with this course‚ please
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sold (company info) average finished goods inventory (15) 5. Percentage of safety stock Average safety stock (16) total inventory (12) 6. Purchase operating expense dollars as a percent of supply chain purchase dollars Purch operating expense dollars (21) supply chain purchase dollars (2) 7. Purchase order cycle time (in days for purchasing department and excludes supplier lead time) Average amount of time (in days) elapsed from point of intention to place order to receipt of order by
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Starbucks Starbucks Corporation is an international coffee company and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle‚ Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world‚ with 19‚435 stores in 58 countries‚ including 12‚781 in the United States‚ 1‚241 in Canada‚ 1‚062 in Japan‚ 976 in Great Britain and 645 in China. Starbucks sells drip brewed coffee‚ espresso-based hot drinks‚ other hot and cold drinks‚ coffee beans‚ salads‚ hot and cold sandwiches and panini‚ pastries‚ snacks‚ and items
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Supply Chain Management Definition: Supply Chain Management is the discipline related to the management of the planning‚ manufacturing and operations necessary to bring a product to the market place‚ from the sourcing of materials through to the delivery of the completed product. The deciding factor in the success or failure of any given product is in the efficiency with which it can be brought to the market place. If the revenue derived from the sale of a product does not create a required
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TABLE OF CONTENT NO | CONTENT | PAGE NO | 1 | Introduction | 4 | 2 | Pull model of supply chain at dell | 5 | 3 | Procurement practices at dell. | 6 | 4 | Improving logistics & purchase practices in an organization | 7 | 5 | Effective usages of it at dell. | 8 | 6 | Air transportation at dell | 9 | 7 | Conclusion | 11 | 8 | Reference | 12 | INTRODUCTION Dell is also committed to a culture of environmental sustainability and responsibility. They continually reduce Dell’s
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failure: strategic or tactical Nike the world leader in sports apparel manufacturer with a market share of 32 percent and market cap at $20billion decided to implement i2 demand planning engine to manage its supply chain at a cost of $400million. It was supposed to help Nike with its supply chain and to reduce the lead time for the manufacturing of sneakers from nine months down to six. The i2 system worked on the principle of using the data from the previous sales figures and predicting the productions
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Executive summary The purpose of this report is mainly focus on the analysis of distribution strategies. The distribution strategies is a very systematic and comprehensive strategy in the logistic and supply chain management. This report divides the distribution strategies into four parts to analyse it comprehensively. There are centralized and decentralized decision-making management strategy‚ cross-docking strategy‚ postponement strategy and outsourcing strategy. Firstly‚ it introduces the
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The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/1751-1348.htm A study of resource dependency: the coal supply strategy of the Japanese steel mills – 1960-2010 Bradley Bowden Griffith Business School‚ Griffith University‚ Brisbane‚ Australia‚ and A study of resource dependency 73 Andrea Insch School of Business‚ University of Otago‚ Dunedin‚ New Zealand Abstract Purpose – The development of the Pacific seaborne coal trade since 1960 has been
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SWOT OF 7-ELEVEN 7-Eleven is part of an international chain of convenience stores‚ operating under Seven-Eleven Japan Co. Ltd‚ which in turn is owned by Seven & I Holdings Co. of Japan. Strengths* Real estate availability* Localized assortment* Convenience* High margins* Franchise model allows for faster expansion* Relatively standardized stores allow for more optimized operations | Weaknesses* High margins/prices* Limited assortment offering* Not perceived as a place to buy a complete meal*
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------------------------------------------------- Delicious Fruity Company Supply Chain Intergration CBEB 3417 Supply chain management QUAH EE YEN CEB 110063 Faculty of business and Accountancy | university of malaya ------------------------------------------------- Delicious Fruity Company Supply Chain Intergration CBEB 3417 Supply chain management Table of Contents Introduction 2 Description
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