Chapter 3 Supply Management: An Organization Spanning Activity ...../..... Questions 1. As a philosophy‚ SM spans functional boundaries and company borders. .....: ..... 2. Two sources of materials are internal production and external sources‚ where external sources are increasingly being used over internal production. .....: ..... 3. In assuming greater strategic responsibility‚ the activities of supply managers increasingly span organizational boundaries.
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organization‚ and every company at least one supply chain relationship with another organization. Research has led to the conclusion that "the structure of activities within and between companies is a critical cornerstone of creating unique and superior supply chain performance" (Lambert‚ 2005). Successful supply chain management requires integrating business processes with key members of the supply chain‚ because valuable resources are wasted when supply chains are not effectively managed. Standard
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ARTICLE IN PRESS Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management 14 (2008) 170– 179 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/pursup Cooperating and competing in supply networks: Making sense of a triadic sourcing strategy Anna Dubois  Peter Fredriksson 1 Division of Industrial Marketing‚ Department of Technology Management and Economics‚ Chalmers University of Technology‚ S-412 96 Gothenburg‚ Sweden a
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Introduction to Procurement Quiz # 1 True/False (1 mark per question) 1. Competition today is no longer between firms; it is between the supply chains of those firms. True False 2. There is a definitive and prescriptive set of supply chain measures that applies to all supply chains. True False 3. The knowledge and skills demanded of today’s supply professional is the same as before. True False 4. The key to the success of any company is the quality of its employees. True False
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Explaining the Flynn Effect In the United States between 1932 and 1978‚ mean IQ scores rose 13.8 points‚ or approximately 0.33 points each year (Flynn‚ 1984)‚ and IQ scores continued to increase at least into the mid 1990s (Rowe & Rodgers‚ 2002). Even more striking increases in IQ scores were reported in other countries; for example‚ IQ scores in Great Britain surged 27 points between 1942 and 1992 (Flynn‚ 1999). Smaller increases were reported in numerous other countries (e.g.‚ France‚ the Netherlands
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Define the term customer relationship management. What has caused this definition to change over the past twenty years? Customer relationship management is also known as CRM which is widely used in companies to reduce costs and increase profitability by increasing customer satisfaction. The overall goals are to find‚ attract‚ and win new clients‚ retain those the company already has and reduce the costs of marketing and client service. I came across an article and found that CRM became more popular
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The Flynn effect is named after intelligence researcher James Flynn‚ an emeritus professor of the University of Otago in New Zealand. According to James Flynn‚ over the course of the last century‚ people who have taken IQ tests have gotten increasingly better scores – on average‚ three points better for every decade that has passed. Flynn knew that intelligence is partly inherited from our parents and partly the result of our environment and experiences‚ but improvement in test scores was happening
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what are the basic supply chain strategies? Explain each strategy‚ providing relevant examples. A supply chain strategy is frequently miss-understood with supply chain management‚ where supply chain actions are controlled to decrease costs‚ but with supply chain strategy it defines how the supply chain should function in order to compete. Supply chain strategy is an iterative method that evaluates the cost benefit trade-offs of prepared components. A well accomplished supply chain strategy results
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overburden buyers with trivial purchases that may prevent them from focusing on crucial purchases. Purchasing can more effectively deal with this problem by: • Having a system in place to handle Small Value Purchases • Using an E-Procurement System (Makes buyers less likely to be overburdened by Small Value Purchases) 2. Centralized Purchasing – Purchasing decisions are made by a single Purchasing department (usually at the corporate office). Decisions include: Order Quantity‚ Pricing
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The third objective is to differentiate from other consulting firms. Flynn Fuller should pitch from the flowing three aspects: First‚ Insights and proven methodology Flynn Fuller’s adequate knowledge and understanding of the industry as well as up to date techniques could ensure Flynn Fuller delivers its unique insights to GloBank. An impactful demonstration of past cases could also help to explain its rigorous methodology‚ as a result of which‚ the confidence of clients could be elevated.
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