Chapter 1_The Concepts of Supply Chain Management 1 The Concepts of Supply Chain Management Content 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Definition of a Supply Chain 1.3 Decision Phases in a Supply Chain 1.4 Process View of a Supply Chain 1.5 The Importance of Supply Chain Flows 1.6 Tutorial Questions Learning Objectives After reading this chapter‚ you will be able to: • • • • • • • 1.1 Describe a supply chain and define supply chain management. Define the different organizations that
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brands‚ however some of their steps from the “supplier of raw materials to the end-customer” in this case these steps are designing‚ manufacturing‚ distribution and retailing not always same. “All stages in chain must include consideration of the final customer; moreover each operation in chain should be satisfying its own customer.” Benetton First was Benetton‚ created by Luciano Benetton during the time‚ when knitted clothes were expensive in or handmade by old people in boring colours. Once when
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to failure is as long as 1 year but they are very expensive. Each part can cost at least $100‚000. Hence the parts are very costly to hold as inventory. The firm is looking for a supply chain solution that can meet its needs. (a) What is the competitive strategy if you want to service this firm? (b) What supply chain infrastructure and flows do you think would be appropriate to service this customer? You will need to justify your recommendation. (You can surf the internet to get some ideas.
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Initial idea: Offer affordable sports equipment for children Products: − Used (second-hand) products − Surplus equipment from manufacturers and retailers Current situation (December 2007): − Demand has been growing steadily over the last years − The products are distributed to the U.S. customers through a single (and small) warehouse in St. Louis − The warehouse is leased on a year-to-year basis − The current network design‚ in particular the distribution network and warehouse
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issn=19369735&issue=v2i1-4&article=28_getmom Week 2 1. Chopra & Meindl Chapters4‚ 10 2. Fisher‚ M. L. (1997). What is the right supply chain for your product? Harvard Business Review‚ 75(2)‚ 105-116. http://ezproxy.libraries.wright.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=9705150574&site=ehost-live 3. Lee‚ H. L. (2004). The triple-a supply chain. Harvard Business Review‚ 82(10)‚ 102-112. http://ezproxy.libraries.wright.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost
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Post Module Assignment Supply chain management By Lv zheng 1 Post Module Assignment menu Supply chain management ......................................................................................................... 1 Q1. There are many potential barriers to effective supply chain management and a number of strategies which we can employ to overcome them. ......................................... 3 Introduction ..............................................................
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Supply Chain Supply change management is the control of resources‚ information‚ and capital. How an organization synchronizes and incorporates flow within and amongst other companies can be effective. In this text I will be discussing the supply change management systems in place at Intel Corporation. Intel Corporation continues to make great effort to improve their supply chain networks to make them more reactive to meet a certain standard level of standards. Intel Corporation utilizes
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2008/09 Operation Management: Dell 1 Introduction Dell is a technological sales company which performs their business in the whole world as is possible to see in the following diagram. With a net revenue of $61‚133‚000‚000 is the second largest computer manufacturer company in the word and the number one in United States. Dell focuses on Business to Business(B2B) and Business to Consumer(B2C) commerce to satisfy their business and individual customers. Dell differentiates between classes of
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Mondays writing Homework What do you need to do? 1. Think yourself in designing a product that you would like to produce. Your goal is that you will open your own business and you are in need to write your business plan right from the scratch. It could be manufacturing goods or a pure service or both. Anything that you like. The product could be a small healthy cookie‚ a balanced diet for campus students or for employees in a large office restaurant‚ or a small leisure time activity‚ a game‚ a
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Supply Chain Management 1.6 EXAMPLES OF SUPPLY CHAIN Oleh : Astrid Toleransia Helida G 1106153694 UNIVERSITAS INDONESIA DEPOK 2012 Gateway : A Direct Sales Manufacturer 1. Why did Gateway have multiple production facilities in the US ? Because Gateway has a strategy that avoid carrying any finished-good inventory at the retail stores and simply use the stores for customer to try the PCs and obtain help in deciding on the right configuration to purchase.
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