Barilla SpA (Written Case Report) By Imran Chaudhry Overview: Barilla SpA one of the world’s largest pasta producer has growing burden of demand fluctuations and venialities on its manufacturing and distribution system. Giorgio Maggiali as director of logistics trying to implement idea of JITD (Just-in Time Delivery) so that Barilla’s own logistics department could manage more effectively delivery quantities and meet end consumer’s needs and more evenly distribute the workload on its
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the random variable X be the number of people who buy a plain bagel. (a) Find the probability distribution for X. (b) Suppose at least 3 people buy a plain bagel. What is the probability that exactly 4 people buy a plain bagel? 3. The probability distribution for a discrete random variable X is given by the formula p(r) = for r = 1‚ 2‚ . . . ‚ 6. (a) Verify that this is a valid probability distribution. (b) Find P (X = 4). (c) Find P (X > 2). (d) Find the probability that X takes on the value 3 or
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I. Background A. Industry and Distribution Channel Mary Kay was a direct seller of cosmetics and toiletries. This direct sales force consisted mainly of women who sell full-time or part-time through home demonstrations. The company’s product line included items such as skin creams‚ cosmetics‚ fragrances and other personal care products. From 1963 through the 1990s‚ this direct sales force primarily made up the distribution channel. In the case of Mary Kay‚ the direct sales force was
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Case Analysis: Synnex International Background After two decades of successful expansion and redefining the high-tech product distribution system‚ Synnex International must make a decision on where it will go next. Founding President Evans Tu has seen the firm grow from a local electronics distribution channel in Taiwan into a worldwide powerhouse in product distribution with vendors knocking on doors requesting expansion into new markets. At this point in the company’s growth‚ Tu has the full
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UHURU Candles Case-Analysis Brief Description of the Company Uhuru candle company is a candle manufacturing enterprise in Kengolia. The manufacturing surroundings of this company is located in an industrial estate near the city. The day to day walking of this company has been taken over by the government of Kengolia under the aegis of KIDB. UCC has now been put under the supervision of Mr Joseph Ziggundu. Challenges faced by Mr Ziggundu * For starters‚ there was absolutely no
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JSW SHOPPE — A UNIQUE DISTRIBUTION MODEL FOR BRANDED STEEL Brief of Case JSW is a manufacturing plant producing steel pipes‚ bends and sockets and was one of many low-cost steel producers in the world and favored bulk buyers. In April 2007‚ at Jindal Steel Works Ltd.’s marketing headquarters in Mumbai‚ the sales and marketing team headed by Jayant Acharya (director marketing)‚ Sharad Mahendra (vice-president) had a debate on how to boost the presence of Jindal Steel Works steel in the market.
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Subject: Dell’s Value Chain Case 1. How has Dell used its direct sales and build-to-order model to develop an exceptional supply chain? Dell encourages suppliers to focus on their individual technological capabilities to sustain leadership in their components. Suppliers are also pressed to drive down lead times‚ lot sizes‚ and inventories. Dell constructs special Web pages for suppliers to plan based on actual end customer demand. On the distribution side‚ Dell uses direct sales‚ primarily
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Case 4: Alternative Distribution for SSI Judith M. Whipple Sugar Sweets‚ Inc. (SSI)‚ was considering ways to increase market coverage and sales volume on its candy and snack products. Historically‚ the majority of SSI products were sold to consumers through various grocery and convenience stores. Vending machines and institutional sales‚ such as airports‚ represent the remaining consumer market segments. The selling environment for candy and snack foods was becoming increasingly competitive and
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TiVo Case Analysis Since day one TiVo has been the leader in the DVR (digital video recorder) industry with their first mover advantage‚ allowing their customers to record and play back their favorite television programs using their recorder along with a subscription service. Like any successful firm‚ TiVo has had its share of highs and lows. In 2007‚ with their CEO Tom Rogers‚ TiVo had found itself recovering from an all time low in 2005‚ where the company suffered from mass losses‚ low stock
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Power Distribution Reforms in India – A journey from Monopoly towards Competition. Case Objective: Power a basic human need is the critical infrastructure on which modern economic activity is fully dependent. Only 55% households in India have access to Electricity. Most of those who have access do not get uninterrupted reliable supply. In this era of globalization‚ it is essential that electricity of good qualities is provided at reasonable rates for economic activity so that competitiveness increases
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