FORECAST PROCESS IMPROVEMENT • LESSONS FROM SUCCESSFUL COMPANIES THE VALUE OF INFORMATION SHARING IN THE RETAIL SUPPLY CHAIN: TWO CASE STUDIES Tonya Boone and Ram Ganeshan PREVIEW Retail supply chains are complex‚ with each company in the chain having multiple echelons of distribution. Forecasting and requirements planning are further challenged by managers’ reliance on “local” rather than chain-wide retail demand to make key operational decisions. A frequent consequence is the bullwhip effect
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CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC PORTER’S 5 FORCES Porter’s 5 forces model allows to analyse the factors outside the Cruise industry that influence the nature of Carnival competition within it‚ the forces inside the Cruise industry that influence the way in which Carnival compete‚ and so the company’s likely profitability. With an understanding of where power lies‚ Carnival can take advantages of a situation of strength‚ improve a situation of weakness and avoid taking wrong strategies. Porter has identified
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Pro-forma A Background Information As an overview Hewlett-Packard (HP) is a technology company that operates worldwide‚ the main image they portrait of themselves is that they explore how technology and services can help people and companies address their problems and challengers‚ and realise their possibilities‚ aspirations and dreams. HP have stated on their website that (1) they apply new thinking and ideas to create more simple‚ valuable and trusted experiences with technology‚ continuously
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AIDS‚ condoms and carnival Durex in Brazil OUTLINE • • • • • • • • • Aids’ and condoms history Brazil’s global environment PESTEL SSL activities Export and supply process Marketing mix SWOT analysis Conclusion Recommendations References INTRODUCTION Problem formulation Was it a good idea for Durex to enter the Brazilian condom market? CONDOM MARKET IN BRAZIL SIZE Commercial market: 660 000 000 (6.6 million) Government hand-outs: 1 000 000 000 (1 billion) BRANDS MARKET
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Case 4-2 : ECCO A/S – Global Value Chain Management. ECCO is a worldwide company acting on the market of the shoes manufacturing. It has been created for more than 40 years and is one of the leaders of the market. The company key point in his product is the quality with a combine production: manual and machinery‚ a production of their leather made in-house and a unique direct injection technology. With this different assets the firm aimed to become the producer of the world’s most comfortable
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CASE STUDY: ANALYSIS OF NIGERIA BOTTLING COMPANY VALUE CHAIN BOTTLER OF COCA COLA PRODUCT. Nigeria bottling company produce‚ sell and distribute a range of non-alcoholic beverages including four of the world’s best selling brands: Coca-Cola‚ Coca-Cola light‚ Fanta and Sprite. In addition‚ nbc product portfolio includes a variety of other sparkling and still beverages including: - fruit juice drinks - premium table water Nbc aim is to offer consumers
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The Rio de Janeiro Carnival - Rio de Janeiro‚ Brazil The Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro is a world famous festival held before Lent every year and considered the biggest carnival in the world with 2 million people per day on the streets. The first festivals of Rio date back to 1823. The typical Rio carnival parade is filled with revelers‚ floats and adornments from numerous samba schools which are located in Rio. ur number one is Rio Fest. The first records of Carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro
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Introduction to Supply Chain Management (SCM) System Supply chain management (SCM) is the combination of activities which help a company to improve the methods to make a product or service and deliver it to customers. (Larson‚ 2004) SCM encompasses the planning and management of all activities involved in sourcing‚ procurement‚ conversion‚ and logistics management activities. More importantly‚ it includes coordination and collaboration with other people who are associated with the business like
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12-05 Carnival Cruise Lines: Wreck of the Costa Concordia “The boat started shaking. The noise – there was panic‚ like in a film‚ dishes crashing to the floor‚ people running‚ people falling down the stairs.” – survivor Fulvio Rocci 1 The Crisis At 4:00 p.m. on the evening of January 13‚ 2012‚ the Costa Concordia set sail from Rome‚ Italy for a seven-day cruise as it did every week. The ship was due to arrive in Savona‚ Italy the next day. Around 9:15 p.m.‚ the ship took a five mile detour to pass
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Value Chain Analysis: Army Recruiting Company Foundation for Business intelligence Before he passed away in 1999‚ satirical novelist‚ Joseph Heller‚ wrote in his book Catch-22‚ “I had examined myself pretty thoroughly and discovered that I was unfit for military service” (Heller‚ 282). While in this instance‚ the individual was missing a leg and therefore not eligible for service‚ this quote has been used at times by those that have a fear or misunderstanding of the United States
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