INTRODUCTION SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Supply Chain Management (SCM) is an essential part of every business. The supply chain of a company is its network consisting of all the companies’ suppliers‚ itself‚ and its customers. Without a successful SCM system‚ no matter how small a company might seem‚ a business cannot successfully operate. The supply chain encompasses every aspect of a business’s operations. It begins with raw materials‚ continues through production phases‚ creating finished goods
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A – Supply Chain Strategy The supply chain strategy chosen for the power tool company is a long term partnering relationship with few suppliers. The long term vision of the company is to make quality products and constantly stay ahead of the competition with innovation. The best way to accomplish this strategic long term goal is to partner with key suppliers that operate using a strategy of long term thinking based on trust and transparency. Ray Kroc was one of the pioneers on forming partnerships
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January 2006 The 11 Greatest Supply Chain Disasters Introduction Many of us rightly take pride in the growing recognition role of supply chain both within companies and in the public markets. An increasing number of companies cite supply chain initiatives and prowess in annual reports and meetings with financial analysts. But of course the opposite effect must then also occur – supply chain snafus are increasingly cited by CEOs and CFOs to explain poor financial performance. Which
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When in February 1976 Martell received the letter from McElroy‚ he was not surprised a lot. All the problems that had occurred over time‚ and punctually postponed‚ now appeared. When Martell was elected as the new president of PC&D‚ he brought his “entrepreneurial spirit” that quickly spread across the organization. This had a positive effect on the company‚ especially in terms of profitable growth. In fact it led to the creation of 11 entrepreuneral subsidiary‚ of these 4 had successfully been
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Dell‚ Inc. Case Study First: Problem Diagnosis: Over the years‚ Dell has devised very successful strategies to increase customer loyalty and reduce costs. However with the passage of time‚ the company has failed to have a proactive approach to capitalize the opportunities provided by the environment and sustained its competitive advantage. 1. Use of the direct selling approach: This approach has been the main competitive advantage of Dell over the years‚ which enabled the company to create strong
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SUPPLY CHAIN & LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT Homework #1 (Due – April 18‚ 2013) Electronic Submission MS Word MSc ECOM/ICOM assignment submission system File name: hw1 and your HKU ID (e.g. hw1_1234567) Please limit the answer to 1 page for each (sub)question (60%) Case: Dell Inc.: Improving the Flexibility of the Desktop PC Supply Chain (Textbook‚ pp.179-187) 1. a) Why does L5 incur higher manufacturing and logistics costs than L6? What are some of the costs that are incurred in L5 but not
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SAP Excellence Series Editors: Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Peter Mertens Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg Dr. Peter Zencke SAP AG‚ Walldorf Gerhard F. Knolmayer‚ Peter Mertens Alexander Zeier and Jörg Thomas Dickersbach Supply Chain Management Based on SAP Systems Architecture and Planning Processes With 77 Figures and 11 Tables 123 Prof. Dr. Gerhard F. Knolmayer University of Bern Institute of Information Systems Engehaldenstrasse 8 CH-3012 Bern Switzerland Dr. Alexander Zeier Deputy
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|Module Number: MO0358 | |Strategic Supply Chain Management | |(Individual Project) |
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Supply Chain Management in the Pulp and Paper Industry Dick Carlsson Södra Cell International AB‚ SE-351 89 Växjö‚ Sweden Sophie D’Amours FOR@C‚ CIRRELT‚ Université Laval‚ G1K 7P4‚ Québec‚ Canada Alain Martel FOR@C‚ CIRRELT‚ Université Laval‚ G1K 7P4‚ Québec‚ Canada Mikael Rönnqvist The Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration‚ NO-5045 Bergen‚ Norway October 2006 Working Paper DT-2006-AM-3 Interuniversity Research Center on Enterprise Networks‚ Logistics and Transportation
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Overview: Pizza Hut‚ Inc. operates a chain of pizza restaurants in the United States and internationally. It offers pizzas‚ pastas‚ wings‚ and drinks‚ as well as sides and desserts‚ such as stuffed pizza rollers‚ breadsticks‚ cheese sticks‚ baked desserts‚ and cinnamon sticks. The company also offers catering services. In addition‚ Pizza Hut franchises its restaurants. Further‚ it provides online ordering. The company was founded in 1958 and is based in Plano‚ Texas. Pizza Hut‚ Inc. operates as a subsidiary
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