development and testing. It draws on the literature on case research in a number of disciplines and uses examples drawn from operations management research. It provides guidelines and a roadmap for operations management researchers wishing to design‚ develop and conduct case-based research. Case research in operations management 195 Introduction Case research has consistently been one of the most powerful research methods in operations management‚ particularly in the development of new theory. This
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Sony’s reduction in supply chain Recently a piece of news which has hit the business circles and is being discussed very much is that Sony is going to reduce 75% of supply chain. Sony will now be relying on 250 of its 1000 current suppliers as a part of short term temporary strategy. Sony is choosing these 250 partners for key products such as digital cameras‚ smart phones etc. (Bloomberg Business Week‚ 2014) The news is being discussed in the business circles heavily. Some are criticizing Sony
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Supply chain PNJ PNJ import the raw material resource from different countries as Italia ‚ USA.... and create initial production of basic components. Company will manufacture new products and continue to providing for distributers . Customers will buy products at retailers of PNJ 1.Cadre’s Supply Chain Execution Software brings together several aspects and does everything with a single program. It allows the user to control just about everything at the same time‚ in real-time;
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 25 Raising the Bar The supply chain TOP BY DEBRA HOFMAN AND STAN ARONOW‚ GARTNER‚ INC. The 2012 ranking of supply chain leaders from Gartner includes a broad mix of global companies—a few new to the list‚ but most having recorded multiple appearances. These leaders share certain characteristics that drive day-to-day performance while solidifying the foundation for future growth. Their standout performance is raising the supply chain leadership bar for companies
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Should the law depend on luck? On a snowy Saturday afternoon‚ Harry and Paul watch football and drink beers at the local pub. Both drives away intoxicated‚ and both lose control of their cars on the slick roads‚ Harry collides with a tree‚ while Paul collides with a young girl playing in the snow and kills her. Harry can expect a fine of seven hundred dollars along with temporary suspension of his license. Paul’s punishment is far different: for vehicular manslaughter‚ he faces two to fifteen
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perfectly made coffee‚ which is also recognized by the Starbucks’ mission statement. The notion of perfectly made coffee at Starbucks will include freshness and richness of taste‚ choice (varieties by origin‚ type and flavor)‚ consistency of taste‚ image of “premium coffee”‚ some exotic experience‚ gourmet beverage‚ unique blends‚ same consistent quality and same price at every location and every day. The idea is to help “customers find a beverage that’s right for them from over 19‚000 choices‚ by
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of automobile dealerships. When discussing the supply chain of car dealerships‚ it is important to discuss both their "brick and mortar" facilities and their organizational web sites. Both the "brick and mortar" facilities and the web sites play a vital role in the success of modern day car dealerships‚ so it is important to discuss both. First‚ we will the "brick and mortar" environment. Brick and Mortar Supply Chain Describing the supply chain of a traditional "brick and mortar" automobile dealership
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As a part of Riordan’s new total systems process design‚ it is imperative that we examine our present stable supply chain process for the manufacturing of electric fans at our plant located in Hangzhou‚ China. The current supplies available for retail and wholesale purchase in the China plant consist of electric fan motors‚ fan parts made from plastic polymers‚ and assembled fan units. The motors are purchased from a local Chinese company as completely assemble unit and are stoked for purchase (University
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billion‚ net profits: over SGD 120 mill. Over 7’000 employees Motto: «Service from the Heart» with a corporate vision: «To be Singapore’s Leading World-Class Retailer with a Heart» The Company – 2 Key business functions of NTUC FairPrice are: Procurement‚ Warehousing/Distribution‚ Retail. Other functions include Finance‚ Information Systems‚ Human Resources NTUC Fairprice’s primary distribution/warehousing system are: a wholly owned Fresh Food Distribution Centre and a centralized warehousing
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A report on SUPPLY CHAIN OF CADBURY [pic] Submitted to: Submitted by: Prof: Dr.P.R.S.Sharma. J. Prathima(1226312111) B.Anusha(1226312101) J.Sumanth(1226312110)
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