effective? 1. (40%) Bullwhip a) (10%) Why bullwhip occurs in a supply chain? b) (15%) Does that contradict with the risk pooling in terms of variability? Explain. c) (15%) Can the bullwhip be alleviated if the number of levels for the supply chain is reduced (e.g. eliminate the distributors)? If so‚ why don’t we just keep the supply chain as flat as possible (i.e. reduce the number of the levels required in the supply chain as much as possible)? 2. (60%) Case: “The Great Inventory Correction”
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Apple Inc’s supply chain Apple Inc is the company that create a great innovation product development such as ipod ‚ iphone ‚ ipad ‚ Macbook . Apple’s products have been accepted about modern design‚ high quality and technology. Behind the success‚ Apple has a best supply chain management. The beginning of their supply chain start with the research and development product to make sure that can be making and have special things to surprise their customer. The products produce from a various sources
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“SUPPLY-CHAIN MANAGEMENT” 1. GLOBAL COMPANY PROFILE: VOLKSWAGEN ’S RADICAL EXPERIMENT IN SUPPLY-CHAIN MANAGEMENT Volkswagen ’s major suppliers are assigned space in the VW plant‚ but supply their own components‚ supplies‚ and workers. Workers from various suppliers build the truck as it moves down the assembly line. Volkswagen personnel inspect. Volkswagen plant‚ however‚ VW is buying not only the materials but also labor and the related services. Suppliers are integrated tightly into
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determinants of supply chain alliance performance: an empirical study As the market is becoming more and more competitive‚ cooperative alliance between companies is becoming common. There are two explanations of cooperative alliance between suppliers and buyers‚ as the article goes‚ one is the partner firms aiming at acquiring resources including materials‚ skills and information; the other explanation is defined from the goal perspective. With the increasing importance of supply chain management‚ supplier-buyer
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Table of Contents Introduction 2 Supply Chain Strategy 2 The process of SCM 4 Benefits of SCM Strategy 5 Benefits of IT supported SCM 6 How to develop a SCM strategy 6 IT and Process Design 7 How to choose the most suitable IT support (SCM software) 11 References 17 Introduction: Today‚ transforming raw materials into finished goods in a cost-effective way‚ while providing dependable delivery of those goods
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Supply Chain relationships and Supply Chain dynamics are topics that are closely related to each other. A discussed in Russell and Taylor (pgs. 426-427)‚ the bullwhip effect is a prevalent dynamic in supply chain management. Methods to decrease the bullwhip effect include: increased information sharing and coordinated forecasting. As has been noted before‚ the clothing company Zara is a good example of a well-designed supply chain system. Zara has been able to successfully keep information flow
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Contents Abstract………………………………………………………………………………………………………………2 Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………………..2 Importance of Green Supply Chain……………...................................................................................3 Political‚ Economic and Consumer concern…………………………………………………………..4 Critical drivers for companies to adopt GSC………………………………………………………….5 The Green Network and emission Control……….....................................................................
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13 Supply chain management Project Blue Sky Produce Ltd (BSP) Hermela Woldemariam EAC1211733 Content 1. Introduction………………………………………………….3 2. Supply chain system ………………………………………5 3. Order entry …………………………………………………..6 4. Supplier notification ………………………………………..7 5. Supplier conformation………………………………………7 6. Raw Material delivery ……………………………………….7 7. Assembly……………………………………………………..8 8. Delivery……………………………………………………….8 9. Operation Management …………………………………...;9
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organization‚ and every company at least one supply chain relationship with another organization. Research has led to the conclusion that "the structure of activities within and between companies is a critical cornerstone of creating unique and superior supply chain performance" (Lambert‚ 2005). Successful supply chain management requires integrating business processes with key members of the supply chain‚ because valuable resources are wasted when supply chains are not effectively managed. Standard business
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Supply Chain Paper Jasmine Coney MKT/421 September 29‚ 2014 Andrea Benjamin Supply Chain Paper Supply chain logistics are an essential element of the world economic system. Goods can be exchanged from numerous global corporations‚ with a form of value accumulating at each additional stage. A supply chain can be described as “the complete set of firms and facilities and logistic activities that are involved in producing materials‚ transforming them into intermediate or
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