INTRODUCTION A supply chain is a network of facilities and distribution options that performs the functions of procurement of materials‚ transformation of these materials into intermediate and finished products‚ and the distribution of these finished products to customers. Supply chains exist in both service and manufacturing organizations‚ although the complexity of the chain may vary greatly from industry to industry and firm to firm. Supply chain management‚ then‚ is the active management of supply chain
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The Coffee Supply Chain In the past 60 years the export of coffee has changed dramatically. In postwar Brazil coffee was about 90% of all exports‚ today coffee only makes up 10% of all exports. (Reference 1) Yet‚ coffee will always be a very important and influential export for Brazil and many of the neighboring countries. Brazil and neighboring countries make up part of what is known as the coffee belt. (Image Link) (Image Link) In the past 60 years the percentage of coffee as an export for
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Introduction Supply chain management is the process that an organization uses to "improve the way the company finds the raw components it needs to make a product or service and deliver it to customers (www.supply-chain.org 2006)." There are five basics components of a supply chain management system-plan‚ source‚ make‚ deliver‚ and return. Planning is the "strategy for managing all the resources that go toward meeting customer demand for the product or service (www.supply-chain.org 2006)." The source
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ndex 1. What has caused the so-called Inventory/Service "Crisis"? 1 2. What are the important "drivers" of safety stock? 2 3. Recommend quantitative target inventory levels for the six European options‚ assuming a weekly periodic review replenishment. 4 4. Assuming a 20% gross margin for each printer‚ sea transportation costs of $1 per printer and air transportation costs of $10 per printer (air shipment lead-time is three days)‚ evaluate the various alternatives available to Brent Cartier
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ARROW@DIT Articles School of Management 1-1-2010 (Le)agility in Humanitarian Aid Supply Chains Kirstin Scholten Dublin Institute of Technology‚ kirstinusa@yahoo.com Pamela Sharkey Scott Dublin Institute of Technology Brian Fynes Smurfit School of Business‚ University College Dublin Recommended Citation Scholten‚ K.‚ Sharkey Scott‚ P.‚ Fynes‚ B. Le)agility in humanitarian aid (NGO) supply International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management Volume: 40 Issue: 8/9
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1. Describe the type of supply chain used by 7-Eleven. For example are they agile‚ adaptable‚ aligned? 7-Eleven is the largest operator and franchisor of convenience stores in the world‚ with more than 46‚000 outlets and currently selling 500 million litres of petrol‚ $500 million of merchandise and serving almost 80 million customers worldwide. With figures like this‚ you have to wonder how they did it? Aside from the fact that the store operates 24 hours a day‚ 365 days a year and hence adhere
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The Triple-A Supply Chain Key ideas from the Harvard Business Review article By Hau L. Lee The Idea in Brief The holy grails of supply chain management are high speed and low cost--or are they? Though necessary‚ they aren’t sufficient to give companies a sustainable competitive advantage over rivals. Consider these disturbing statistics: Though U.S. supply chains became significantly faster and cheaper between 1980 and 2000‚ product markdowns owing to excess inventory jumped from 10% to 30% of total
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Dell is a global information technology company that offers its customers a broad range of solutions and services delivered directly by Dell and through other distribution channels. Their focused is to provide technology solutions that are more efficient‚ more accessible‚ and easier to manage. Dell Inc. is a holding company that conducts its business worldwide through its subsidiaries. Their global corporate headquarters is located in Round Rock‚ Texas. In terms of the PC manufacturing market‚
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Supply Chain Management Network Design and Facility Location Classical Theories von Thunen Agricultural activity occurs in a “limitless plain of equal fertility” with a city in the middle Theorized that: City price = origin price + transport costs Transport costs = f {weight & distance} As a result Products having high weight/value ratio should be produced near the city (see next slide) Other Contributions Land values decrease as move from city More intense land utilization near
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Hedging Currency Risks at AIFS The American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS) is a foreign exchange program organization that provides 50‚000 students the opportunity to study abroad. AIFS serve American students traveling abroad to Europe‚ China‚ Mexico‚ and other locations. Therefore‚ AIFS receive cash inflows in dollars while they pay outflows in mostly Euros and British Pounds. The organization had $200 million in annual revenues. AIFS provides two main divisions: the College division primarily
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