CHAPTER 3 Supply Chain Drivers and Metrics LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter‚ you will be able to: I. Identify the major drivers of supply chain performance. 2. Discuss the role of each driver in creating strategic fit between the supply chain strategy and the competitive strategy. 3. Detine the key metrics that track the performance of the supply chain in terms of each driver. In this chapter‚ we introduce the three logistical drivers-facilities‚ inventory‚ and transportation-and
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The Supply Chain of the Next Decade ---A Study on the Context of Global Supply Chain [pic] National University of Singapore Industrial and System Engineering Group Leader: Zhang Juzheng Group Members: Gu Shimin
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• New approaches • History o Earlier o Present day India Sri Lanka United Kingdom Israel Non Traditional Advantages Rainwater harvesting provides an independent water supply during regional water restrictions and in developed countries is often used to supplement the main supply. It provides water when there is a drought‚ prevents flooding of low-lying areas‚ replenishes the ground water level‚ and enables dug wells and bore wells to yield in a sustained manner. It also
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experienced the similar operation at other hospitals. And the recurrence rate for all operations performed at Shouldice is about 0. The Unique Selling Point of the Hospital “There is No Substitute for Experience”. Shouldice Hospital has been dedicated to the repair of hernias for over 55 years. The trained team of Shouldice Hospital surgeons have repaired more than 300‚000 hernias with a greater than 99% success rate. Surgeons at Shouldice Hospital have a virtual 100% success rate performing
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CASE ANALYSIS: SHOULDICE HOSPITAL LIMITED Executive Summary: The Shouldice Hospital‚ Ontario‚ Canada is a pioneer in the field of treating patients suffering from external abdominal hernia. The speedy ambulation coupled with its reasonable price rates leads to satisfied patients publicizing the hospital by word of mouth. The issues that confront the hospital management are: ·Deciding on ways to meet the backlog of operations‚ by expanding the hospital’s capacity‚ while still maintaining control
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requirements. Once areas for improvement are identified‚ they must be prioritized and evaluation criteria must be selected to ensure that the mandatory goals of the system have been achieved. In the Massachusetts General Hospital Pre-Admission Testing Area (PATA) Case Study‚ there are several issues‚ including increased wait times for patients with some appointments taking up to 4 hours‚ longer work days for staff due to the delays in patient appointments‚
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Operations and Supply Chain Management TRUE/FALSE 1. Every organization has an operations function. Answer: True Reference: Why Study Operations and Supply Chain Management? Difficulty: Easy Keywords: organization‚ operations‚ function 2. Most organizations function as part of a larger supply chain. Answer: True Reference: Why Study Operations and Supply Chain Management? Difficulty: Easy Keywords: organization‚ supply‚ chain‚ supply chain 3. The supply chain is
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Description: ABSTRACT Our project Hospital Management system includes registration of patients‚ storing their details into the system‚ and also computerized billing in the pharmacy‚ and labs. Our software has the facility to give a unique id for every patient and stores the details of every patient and the staff automatically. It includes a search facility to know the current status of each room. User can search availability of a doctor and the details of a patient using the id. The HospitalManagement
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Two men‚ both seriously ill‚ occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room’s only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families‚ their homes‚ their jobs‚ their involvement in the military service‚ where they had been on vacation. And every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window
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SUMMARY OF THE CASE This case study focuses on the bribery scandal surrounding the city selection process for the 2002 Olympics held in Salt Lake City‚ Utah‚ USA. The student is ask to discuss the merits of the case based on three parameters‚ ethical behavior‚ the impact of culture‚ and the bid process from a broad based business point of view. They are also ask to speculate as to their actions if they were particular individuals associated with the chain of events. CASE DISCUSSION Questions 1
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