standards for the entire McDonald’s supply chain. Consistency of product quality is one of the top priorities for McDonald’s and they are on the leading edge of research and development in order to set new standards in quality. In addition because the McDonalds delivery program is so highly developed‚ they can trace any individual meat patties back to the supplier’s specific batch. To become one of the suppliers to McDonald’s restaurants‚ a company has to supply proof of its high operation standards
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are aware of the pending new technology and as a result‚ demand will decrease to zero on day 1460. Operations and Finance Jacobs’ distribution network consists of a single factory and a single warehouse‚ both in Calopeia. The warehouse only supplies air conditioner retrofit kit manufacturers‚ who are all in Calopeia. Jacobs produces its chemical in batches‚ loads the chemical into small plastic drums‚ and then transports the drums from the factory to the warehouse by truck. The warehouse sends
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Pre‐publication draft Operational Strategies for Managing Supply Chain Disruption Risk1 Brian Tomlin Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth‚ Hanover‚ NH 03755 Yimin Wang W.P. Carey School of Business‚ Arizona State University‚ Tempe‚ AZ 85287 1. Introduction On June 16 2009‚ Genzyme Corporation announced that it had discovered the virus Vesivirus 2117 in one of the bioreactors at its plant in Allston‚ Massachusetts.2 While the virus strain is not thought to be harmful
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iDesigning and Managing the Supply Chain David Simchi-Levi Philip Kaminsky Edith Simchi-Levi Solutions for Discussion Questions1 Kerem B¨lb¨l u u 1 We would like to thank Shiming Deng for his valuable contributions to the preparation of this manual. Chapter 1 Introduction to Supply Chain Management Discussion Questions Question 1 Pick any car model manufactured by a domestic auto maker. For example‚ consider the 2002 Ford Thunderbird. a. The supply chain for a car typically includes
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Value Chain Vs. Supply Chain Value Chain versus Supply Chain Value chain is a systematic approach to examine the development of competitive advantage and it consists of a series of activities that create and build value. In addition‚ it categorizes the generic value-adding activities of an organisation. The supply Chain key areas of concerns are forecasting‚ purchasing‚ production planning‚ warehousing and distribution; In addition‚ manufacturing of the product and its distribution. Additionally
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hi-tech supply chain managers are being tasked to manage risks to their supply chains in their increasingly competitive and innovative environments. This study proposes risk mitigation methodologies relevant to the hi-tech industry. The proposed risk methodologies are based on analysis of the supply-chain characteristics inherent to the hi-tech industry‚ vulnerabilities in the upstream and downstream hi-tech supply chain and successful steps taken by hi-tech firms in response to supply chain disruptions
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of best practices in supply chain strategies‚ with a focus on demand forecasting and collaborating information. Supply chain management is an area of importance. This paper is based on a survey of a large number of publications on supply chain management (books‚ conference papers and journal articles) for context and an industry expert interview. This literature review analyses the case study of a Taiwanese semi-conductor company‚ Tekcon to show its best practice supply chain strategy. The key objective
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PRINCE2 are: * focus on business justification * defined organization structure for the project management team * product-based planning approach * emphasis on dividing the project into manageable and controllable stages * Flexibility that can be applied at a level appropriate to the project. Figure 1: The knowledge areas and processes of the Project Management Institute ’s Guide to PMBOK PMBOK PMBOK is an acronym for Project Management Body of Knowledge. It is a collection
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MGT 441 Supply Chain Management of Hewlett Packard and Dell Inc. Faculty Advisor: Gary Solomon Student: Luke P National University 2 August‚ 2012 Executive Summary Creating and maintaining a successful supply chain within a business can prove to be one of the largest challenges in developing a successful foundation. Learning the processes involved and understanding the approaches necessary to achieve success can be lessons studied over a life time; the possible
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Management: Dell Value Chain Activities Analysis INTRODUCTION According to Porter the value chain is defined as the complete flow of products from the suppliers to the customers and management of the information flow in a way that maximizes the consumer satisfaction with the increase in the profit margins of the company.(ivythesis‚2009) Dell’s value chain is one of a kind‚ they outsource all there components across the world and then assemble and sells it directly to the customers. Dell works in a
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