Sony’s reduction in supply chain Recently a piece of news which has hit the business circles and is being discussed very much is that Sony is going to reduce 75% of supply chain. Sony will now be relying on 250 of its 1000 current suppliers as a part of short term temporary strategy. Sony is choosing these 250 partners for key products such as digital cameras‚ smart phones etc. (Bloomberg Business Week‚ 2014) The news is being discussed in the business circles heavily. Some are criticizing Sony
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SCM – some definitions • Supply chain management (SCM) The coordination of all supply activities of an organization from its suppliers and partners to its customers. • Upstream supply chain Transactions between an organization and its suppliers and intermediaries‚ equivalent to buy-side e-commerce. • Downstream supply chain Transactions between an organization and its customers and intermediaries‚ equivalent to sell-side e-commerce. Members of the supply chain (a) simplified view (b) including
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Purchasing and Supply Chain Management The Purchasing Process Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Purchasing and Supply Chain Management‚ 3e Monczka/Trent/Handfield Thomson Learning Copyright 2005 1 Chapter Overview This chapter address the following topics and ideas associated with achieving world class efficiency and effectiveness: Purchasing objectives Purchasing’s responsibilities The purchasing process and role of eprocurement. Types of purchases Improving the purchasing process
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AN ANALYSIS OF THE EDUCATION SUPPLY CHAIN AND SCM CHALLENGES IN K12 SCHOOLS The goal of supply chain management (SCM) is to integrate and optimize activities within and across organizations for all stakeholders’ satisfaction. SCM in academia‚ which is called Educational SCM‚ aims at giving the best education possible for the students making effective use of the available resources. In the academia‚ the customers themselves provide their bodies and souls‚ minds‚ belongings‚ or information as inputs
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QUESTIONNAIRE ***Please elaborate something about the organisation. How are the products bought‚ manufactured and then distributed? A. SUPPLY CHAIN FRAMEWORK 1. What are the different types of inventory used by your organization? a. Movement inventories b. Buffer inventories c. Anticipation inventories d. Decoupling inventories e. Cycle inventories 2. What is the reorder level of your inventory? 3. Which framework of SCM do you follow? a. Basic SCM b. Extended SCM
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Module 1 - Session 2: Supply Chain Mapping Exercise 1: Supply Chain Mapping Prepared By Mohd Rahman Sep 29‚ 2014 Introduction of Supply Chain Mapping Supply chain mapping is an analytical tool used in process management and strategic SCM. It is a conceptual map which clearly identifies critical parties or players in the supply chain and relationships between them. It also represents the flow of materials‚ cash and information throughout the chain. It can identify bottlenecks
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of Supply Chain Management? Supply Chain Management (SCM) is an essential element to operational efficiency. SCM can be applied to customer satisfaction and company success‚ as well as within societal settings‚ including medical missions; disaster relief operations and other kinds of emergencies; cultural evolution; and it can help improve quality of life. Because of the vital role SCM plays within organizations‚ employers seek employees with an abundance of SCM skills and knowledge. Supply chain
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sustainable supply chain management: moving toward new theory Craig R. Carter and Dale S. Rogers University of Nevada‚ College of Business Administration‚ Reno‚ Nevada‚ USA Abstract Purpose – The authors perform a large-scale literature review and use conceptual theory building to introduce the concept of sustainability to the field of supply chain management and demonstrate the relationships among environmental‚ social‚ and economic performance within a supply chain management context. Design/methodology/approach
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Approach to Supply Chain Strategy: Combining Lean and Agile Solutions Professor Martin Christopher Cranfield School of Management Cranfield University Cranfield Bedford MK43 0AL United Kingdom Tel : 44 (0)1234 751122 Fax : 44 (0)1234 751806 E-mail : m.g.christopher@cranfield.ac.uk Agenda • • • • • New competitive realities Lean and Agile – what’s the difference? Attacking complexity and waste Improving on-shelf availability Building a consumer-driven supply chain A
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its operations. The resolution has gained considerable backing and Amazon says it will address the request. At the heart of Amazon’s operations rests its supply chain‚ complicated by the volume of transactions and associated companies and individuals selling on its website. Managing and disclosing sustainability issues in Amazon’s supply chain will be a difficult task. While that may require an organizational shift‚ Amazon can leverage the success it had with reinventing the customer experience
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