Final exam logistics 1.) Ikea case: (the 3 main topics) a. Competition between suppliers The structure of Ikeas logistic creates a high competition between their suppliers. It is because Ikea is subdivided into (many) Trading Areas‚ which compete for the commissions the headquarters of Ikea (Ikea of Sweden) gives. Each Trading Area tries to find the best thus cheapest solution for producing and delivering a product‚ so each of them negotiate with their suppliers and make an offer to the headquater
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pricing strategies. Another advantage of Amazon is that it manages and ships it’s own inventory and the inventory of other companies like Eddie Bauer and Target. These traits have given Amazon an economy of scale that surpass its competitors. Amazon can ship about 10 million products compared to the 500‚000 that Walmart ships. Amazon launch in July 1995 as an online vendor. Logistics‚ shipping and great supply chain management have combined to make Amazon a leading merchandiser of everything from
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as Brazil‚ China‚ and India where labour costs are low. While some other Canadian steel makers struggle‚ Hamiltonbased Dofasco‚ in business since 1912‚ has turned around its losses from a decade ago through a revised strategy. The company also owns or has partial ownership in facilities in the United States and Mexico. Until the late 1980s‚ the company competed on price by producing as much steel as possible at the lowest possible prices. However by the early 1990s increased competition resulted
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girl‚ I’ve always been able to read people well. When I go places‚ such as out with my friends‚ or even on vacation I tend to people watch. I always ask the question “why”. Why do people do this‚ what makes them say that. I currently work in retail right now‚ I have been since I was a sophomore in high school. People honestly fascinate me. In order to be what I want to be I will have to go through about 9 years of school. I either want to be an industrial psychologist‚ which is someone who works for
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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington‚ D.C. 20549 Form 10-Q (Mark One) x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended September 30‚ 2012 or ¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to . Commission File No. 000-22513 Amazon.com‚ Inc. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified
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Executive Summary The development of information technology has caused the nature of logistics and supply chain management changing dramatically. Furthermore‚ the relationship between retailer and supplier changed as well due to the changing of retail exchanges. As retailers are going to gain much more business opportunities and reduce cost on supply chain‚ it has affected the supplier in somehow. According to the change‚ there are some issues cannot be ignored because of the importance of the
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MSOR/OPMT/MKMR 475: Supply Chain Logistics (Fall 2013) (Homework #6) Due: November 20th‚ 2014 This is a group assignment. Each group need to submit one (hard copy) of the report in class on November 20th. Problem 1 (20 Points): Two plants are to serve three market points through one or two warehouses. Volume flowing either to or from each point‚ and the associated transportation rates and location are given as follows: Point No Point i X-coordinate Y-coordinate Volume Vi (cwt.) Transportation
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Outsourced Outsourced First of all‚ I must say the task was very strange to me as we have never had before an assignment like this in Hungary. But after I have seen the movie Outsourced I was under a spell. It was really good to see the process of acculturation how Mr. Toad’s behavior and skills developed. In addition I love Indian culture‚ music and dance so it was really fantastic. Review and analysis of the movie: At the beginning of the movie Todd is told that he
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Each nation has its own culture. This unique value is performed in several ways of communicating‚ especially non-verbal communication. Outsourced movie (2006) is a typical example which demonstrated the vast distinctions between two countries in two continents: India and America. The first difference between Indian and American is the way they use hands for eating. In India‚ left hand means “unclear” because it is used for matters related to going to the bathroom. When receiving or giving anything
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BMGT 372 - INTRODUCTION TO LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT CASE 2 QUESTIONS AND POINT VALUES ALTERNATIVE DISTRIBUTION FOR SSI The following questions are intended to guide your analysis‚ but please be sure to adhere to the strategic and technical guidelines regarding formatting (see the example memo provided for you). The point values for each question are also provided‚ to make clear how the case will be graded. The case is worth 10 points total‚ or 10% of the final grade for the
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