individual functions to integrating activities into key supply chain processes. An example scenario: the purchasing department places orders as requirements become known. The marketing department‚ responding to customer demand‚ communicates with several distributors and retailers as it attempts to determine ways to satisfy this demand. Information shared between supply chain partners can only be fully leveraged through process integration. Supply chain business process integration involves collaborative work
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Chapter 10 Supply chain Strategy Review and Discussion Questions 1. What recent changes have caused supply chain management to gain importance? 2. With so much productive capacity and room for expansion in the United States‚ why would a company based in the United States choose to purchase items from foreign firm? Discuss the pros and cons. The use of foreign firms can provide a U.S. firm more alternatives in selecting a supplier. The pros are more choices‚ potentially reduced
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determinants of supply chain alliance performance: an empirical study As the market is becoming more and more competitive‚ cooperative alliance between companies is becoming common. There are two explanations of cooperative alliance between suppliers and buyers‚ as the article goes‚ one is the partner firms aiming at acquiring resources including materials‚ skills and information; the other explanation is defined from the goal perspective. With the increasing importance of supply chain management‚ supplier-buyer
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Cyber-Security in the Supply Chain PROC 5000 GRAD FA 2013 Procurement and Acquisition Professor Claude Wiedower Table of Contents Abstract…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..1 The Problem with Cyber-Security Collaboration………………………………………………………………………2 Cyber-Security Training in the Workplace………………………………………………………………………………..3 Abstract The essence of global supply chains require that businesses large and small‚ exchange information of a precarious nature
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strategy of Toyota has evolved from the 30s up to 2010? 2. Describe the elements of the TPS system. Do you know any other “lean” firms? 3. Comment on Toyota’s focus on the customer. How this approach is related to quality? 4. Describe Toyota’s supply chain network (complexity of global SC) 5. Under your point of view‚ which are the reasons behind Toyota’s recalls? 6. Describe the communication actions Toyota undertook for dealing with the recall’s crisis Analysis questions: 1. Crisis management.
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Three Book Case Studies (Individual Basis) 15% “Take Home Test” (Individual Basis) 5% EOQ Mathematical Question (Individual Basis) 50% Final Exam (Individual Basis) Method On-line Course Week 1 (Chapter 1) Logistics and the Supply Chain Course Outline Economic Impacts of Logistics Logistics: What is it The Increased Importance of Logistics Activities in the Logistics Channel As your first step in getting started with this course‚ please introduce
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abuses in their supply chains yesterday as a Guardian investigation revealed that 40 Bulgarians found by the authorities to be illegally employed and exploited by a gangmaster in Cornwall were picking and packing vegetables destined for Tesco and Morrisons. The Bulgarians said they were forced to "live like pigs on scraps"‚ scavenging vegetables from the fields when their Latvian gangmaster withheld their pay for 34 days. They were sent to work through a subcontracting chain at Southern England
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A “Perishable Food” chain Industry facing energy and distribution challenges Kunal Bajaj Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Kunal Bajaj is M.B.A student at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur 208016 India (e-mail: kbajaj@iitk.ac.in‚ (M-9198433257)). Specific Conference – Bangkok‚ 2013 Paper Category- Case studies Track-Business Abstract: - There have multiple warehouses (Distribution Centers) located in India and there exist common suppliers for each product. Also‚ these
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Enterprise Technologies and the Value Chain Lidany Ramos 2/28/12 Enterprise Technologies and the Value Chain Today‚ business moves at a pace that was unimaginable just 20 years ago. This pace has been powered by advances in technology that have brought innovation to every part of a company’s value chain. Customers have increased expectations because technology has allowed companies to respond to customer needs quicker than ever before. For companies “Monitoring customer responses and changes
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THE BENETTON SUPPLY CHAIN – CASE STUDY Retail operations – main objectives Benetton‟s core business is in the manufacturing‚ production and sale of casual and sportswear‚ which accounts for 95% of total revenues (Camuffo et al‚ 2001: 47). The company has a market presence in over 120 countries and has consistently generated revenues exceeding $2 billion throughout this decade (Industry profile‚ 2007: 15). It has 5‚000 retail outlets around the world‚ the vast majority of which are run by independent
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