Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2010 A case discussion note January 17‚ 2012 1. Historically‚ why has the soft drink industry been so profitable? Historically‚ the soft carbonated soft drink (CSD) industry has been valued at $74 billion in the United States. In order to understand the reasons why the industry has been hugely profitable despite the ‘Cola Wars’‚ an examination of the CSD industry with Porter’s five forces analysis will be conducted. As market leaders‚ the analysis will
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STARBUCKS & IT SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT This is a case that illustrates several facets at once: Globalization & Rapid Expansion‚ Supply Chain Management‚ ERP Implementation‚ and IT Infrastructure. This case takes place in 1997. Introduction You have to admire the enthusiasm of Starbucks employees. Store managers have been known to stuff sacks of coffee beans into their cars and race over to help out other stores running low. Exceptional customer service‚ but certainly no way to run a business
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Economics 89 (2004) 353–361 Supply chain management survey of Swedish manufacturing firms Jan Olhager*‚ Erik Selldin Department of Production Economics‚ Linkoping Institute of Technology‚ SE-581 83 Linkoping‚ Sweden . . Received 15 April 2002; accepted 16 January 2003 Abstract Supply chain management practices and principles are evolving and changing rapidly‚ e.g. through modern information and communication technologies. These changes affect the ways supply chains are designed‚ the way they are
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Supply Chain Management Introduction This paper identifies an existing supply chain management process within an organization. It describes the flow of materials to the organization‚ the organization ’s function‚ and the customer base that organization serves. The supply chain practice will be compared with other supply chain process. An analysis will be provided based on research and cost-benefit and the recommended changes. The paper has taken a supply chain process exists in the Minneapolis
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Rajkumar VR -29095 Manojkumar B -290 Kalpana Gaur -290 Importance of Supply Chain in Retail With this growth in retail‚ not only front end but the entire network of activities leading to a culmination of a successful retail transaction has undergone a significant development. Supply Chain is no different. In the course of this retail evolution in India‚ the supply chain has also seen significant activity. After all‚ Supply chain forms a major part of the sustenance of any retail venture. For the
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Executive summary Supply chain management has gradually been accepted by strategy makers in corporations all over the world‚ who are keep trying to make corporations more competitive through supply chain management. During this process‚ information system means a lot‚ which determines whether the supply chain can work well. Success of DELL is mainly determined by the quick response supply chain system‚ using an efficiency information system. Especially in this informative period‚ information acquiring
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Kalra (2010 p. 2) “A supply chain consists of all parties involved‚ directly or indirectly‚ in fulfilling a customers request”. The parties extend from the suppliers of your suppliers to the customers of your customers at every stage of the supply chain (Supply Chain Management‚ UoL‚ Lecture note week 1). The successful management of the value adding activities of these parties to satisfy the customer’s demand and‚ make profit while at it‚ is the sole objective of supply chain management (Chopra
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the Chinese market‚ the number of branches in mainland China have more than two thousand. Behind the rapid development‚ efficient and smooth logistics system is a KFC a powerful weapon ahead of the competition. 1‚ the fast moving consumer goods supply chain requirements Fast moving consumer goods (FMCG‚ Fast Moving Consumer Goods or CPG‚ Consumer Package Goods)‚ refers to the rapid consumption of consumers‚ need to constantly repeat purchase of products‚ typically fast moving consumer goods‚ including
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shelf of the store it must travel the supply chain. A supply chain is a system of organizations‚ people‚ technology‚ activities‚ information and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to customer. Supply chain activities transform natural resources‚ raw materials and components into a finished product that is delivered to the end customer. Egg would seem like such a simple product that there really couldn’t be that much to the supply chain given that the chicken lays the eggs
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Case Study #3: A Pain in the (Supply) Chain Highlights This case is about the bullwhip effect and supply chain coordination Read “A pain in the (supply) chain” in the course pack and the supply chain integration (bullwhip effect) chapter in the textbook. To meet the target of 9% sales growth‚ Exceso Corporation (the manufacturer) starts an aggressive promotion (sharp discount in the price) to its retailers‚ despite the obvious downside of doing so. Please read the case carefully and
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