Barilla SpA * The spaghetti incident - Maastricht University School of Business and Economics International Executive Master of Finance and Control 20 April 2012 Course – Logistics Prof. Dr. Allard van Riel Pauline Henselmans Jetse van de Kamp Ze Zhu Thiago Barros de Oliveira Rene Lorrier Contents 1. Reasons for the increase in variability in demand in Barilla’s supply chain 3 1.1 Distributed inventories‚ local optimization 3 1.2 Lack of inventory information and
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2013 To: Brendan Smith President‚ Spa Works From: Vice President‚ IS Subject: Advisory committee members – Integrated IS system for Spa Works As per our discussion‚ I have compiled the list of people to be part of the advisory committee responsible for the new IS system to be implemented at Spa Works. These people will be the link between business and development needs of the new system. This project is being undertaken to streamline Spa Works reporting structure for better internal
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SCM 372 – SYLLABUS MANUFACTURING PLANNING AND CONTROL – Section 4 SPRING SEMESTER 2015 Course Instructor: Office: Office Telephone: Office Hours: Email: Professor Sriram (Sri) Narayanan – Call me Dr. Sri. N357 Business College Complex (BCC) (517) 432-6432 Tuesday 3.00 PM – 5.00 PM and by appointment Replacement office hours will be announced in class if there are any cancellations narayanan@broad.msu.edu Course Times and Place: Tuesday and Thursday 5:00 PM - 6:20 PM (N124 BCC) Course Material:
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1. Define supply chain integration process and need for creating an effective supply chain organization structure. Explain with an illustration. Supply chain management (SCM) is the management of a network of interconnected businesses involved in the provision of product and service packages required by the end customers in a supply chain. Supply chain management spans all movement and storage of raw materials‚ work-in-process inventory‚ and finished goods
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PLANNING AND OPERATING A RESORT BASED SPA: Introduction: The purpose of this research is to provide information for owners‚ operators and developers of resorts who are thinking about adding a spa to their property or project. The definition of a resort‚ in the context of this research is a place where guests visit for recreation‚ health and pleasure. The location is very important and resorts can be found in places such as beaches‚ mountains‚ lakes‚ tropical settings or in areas
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International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Vol. 1 No. 20; December 2011 Classifying the Hotel Spa Tourist: A M ultidimensional Qualitative Approach Rami F. Tawil Philadelphia University Faculty of Administrative and Financial Sciences Department of Hotel and Tourism Management Jordan. Abstract There is a sense of uncertainty regarding the classification of spa tourists that makes forecasting problematic. A qualitative study was undertaken to provide a greater level of insight
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Introduction: Whenever we hear the word “spa” we often think of massages‚ facials‚ beauty and skin care; but‚ do you know where this word came from? Spa is named after a town in Belgium “Spa” dating back from the Roman Era‚ it is also an acronym for “Salus per Aquae” which means health through water. As we all know‚ advancement of medicine and technology were not available during the ancient times; people tend to travel to hot springs in hope of finding cure. People strongly believed the healing
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SCM 3301 Spring 2013 Exam 1 Study Review The exam will cover chapters 1-4 from the textbook. Format: 34 multiple choice questions of approximately equal weightage from each of the four chapters. Resources to study: * Lecture Notes ( If you have missed a class‚ please obtain the notes from a classmate) * The textbook * Closely read the sections covered in the lectures * Closely read the material related to the main ideas listed below Main Ideas: Chapter One:
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Johnathan Anthony Mr. Jang SCM 301 10/1/13 Part 1 Exam 1.) Anticipatory and response-based business models are the two ways used by firms to fulfill customer requirements. The fundamental difference in the two models is timing. Anticipatory model has been the traditional business practice‚ which was mainly forecast driven. Since information about purchasing behavior was not available‚ and the channel partners were collaborating loosely‚ businesses were driven by forecasts. The forecasts
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What are the reasons for the increase in variability in Barilla’s supply chain? Barilla gave volume reductions for the merchants ordering capacity fully loaded quantities‚ in turn causing merchants to place more supply orders than necessary leaving their inventory levels high. This meant that the retailers did not have to order as often due to high inventory rates on hand. There is also a weekly change in customer demand for the pasta produce. The lack of information to customer demand data in
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