smi8239X_ch01_001-026.qxd 2/27/07 11:22 PM Page 1 CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Supply Chain Management 1.1 WHAT IS SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT? Fierce competition in today’s global markets‚ the introduction of products with shorter life cycles‚ and the heightened expectations of customers have forced business enterprises to invest in‚ and focus attention on‚ their supply chains. This‚ together with continuing advances in communications and transportation technologies (e.g.‚ mobile communication‚
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Logistics 3 Gati Air Express 4 Gati Coast to Coast (CTC) 5 Air India and Gati 6 Logistics solution 7 Process Flow 9 Warehousing 10 Warehouse management system 11 Industry solutions 12 Vision and Mission Be a globally preferred provider of India-centric supply chain services and solutions‚ and a leader in the Asia Pacific region Delight customers with quality service by setting new trends through innovation and technology Be the most preferred organisation for all stakeholders
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......... 7 II. Supply chain management...................................................................................... 8 2.1 Concept of Supply Chain Management.......................................................... 8 2.2 Elements of the Supply Chain......................................................................... 9 2.3 Three levels of Supply Chain Management.....................................................11 2.4 Supply Chain Management Technology…….......
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A. Supply Chain Strategy To fully appreciate the recommendation for a supply chain strategy‚ it is necessary to know something about them. There are numerous strategies one can use for supply chain: Keiretsu‚ vertical integration‚ and virtual companies. These Three are by no means the only strategies‚ but ones which may be considered. First‚ the Keiretsu will be discussed. Keiretsu is a Japanese term to describe many companies that link together or around a central bank to do business. This link
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Case 9 Eastern Waves‚ Inc. Summary Mr. Patton‚ vice-president of purchasing for Code C‚ Inc.‚ is concerned about a price increase from a Malaysian supplier. Last summer Code C was celebrating a 60 percent cost reduction based on replacing their major specialty steel supplier with Eastern Waves‚ in Kuantan‚ Malaysia. Eastern Waves is a small steel manufacturing company in Malaysia. It has several plants in Malaysia and China and produces various downstream steel products such as angle steel
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Improving the supply chain performance moldovan vasilie ‚ MD mail : moldovan@artelecom.net Table of Contents Abstract ..............................................................................................................3 Short description of the company ....................................................................
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Supply Chain: Nike‚ Inc. Mariapaz D. Ruiz University of Phoenix MBA 550 Supply Chain: Nike‚ Inc. The supply chain plays a critical role in the transformation and global growth of a company especially in the current economic situation. The global supply chain is the transformation flow linking the raw materials‚ parts suppliers‚ manufacturers‚ and service support operations into products and services and distributing these products locally for consumers (Chase
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AMUL SUPPLY CHAIN MODEL BACK END TO FRONT END FARMERS CHILLING PLANTS MILK PROCESSING UNION & WAREHOUSES MILK SOLD TO VILLAGE AND LOCAL RESTAURANTS VILLAGE COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES (WITH CHILLING UNITS) LOCAL RESTAURANTS/OTHER MILK RELATED BUSINESSES VILLAGE COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES (WITH OUT CHILLING UNITS) UPSTREAM NETWORK SERVICES VETERINARY ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ANIMAL FEED FACTORY MILK CAN PRODUCERS AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY RURAL MANAGEMENT CONSUMERS CONSUMERS HOME DELIVERY CONTRACTORS
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Presented By: Abhishek Mandvakar Ankur Kejriwal Hari Mohan Nikhil Abraham Prabhat Singh Vinay Singh BMW’S New Plant In May 2005 at Leipzig area ‚Germany Gerhard Schroder‚ Germany Chancellor opened Plant with Helmut Panke‚the Chairman of Company. BMW invested € 1.3 billion. Manufacture BMW 3-Series car’s. Max annual capacity: 650 cars/day Expected to create 5500 jobs in that area. 2 The ceremonial process of signing the Plant Establishment Contract. 3 BMW History
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SOME SUCCESS STORIES IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Adriano O. Solis‚ Ph.D. Academic Advisor‚ NAPM El Paso Wal-Mart Stores Perhaps one of the most commonly cited success stories in supply chain management (SCM) is that of Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc.‚ which reported total sales of $191.329 billion and a net income of $6.295 billion during the fiscal year ended January 31‚ 2001 (see www.walmartstores.com). These figures represent a 15.9% growth in total sales and a 17.1% increase in net income over
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