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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Name : Rehen Padayachee Student No. : 71511547 Programme in Purchasing and Supply Management Module : PPSM015 – Semester 1 Assignment 01 The fundamental management tasks that I will look at is planning and organizing. Planning Planning is the fundamental element of management that predetermines what the business proposes to accomplish and how it intends realizing its goals. Planning involves those activities of management that determine the mission and goals of an organization‚ the ways in which
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Supply Chain Management Mahindra & Mahindra has a separate logistics chain‚ Mahindra Logistics Limited (MLL)‚ for all it subsidiaries among which Auto Industry forms a large part of the supply chain business. It remains an area of considerable focus for Mahindra Logistics because of the challenges faced by auto manufacturers‚ suppliers and distributors. Automotive Logistics With integrated logistics operations across the country the solutions provided by Mahindra can be broadly classified
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.................................................................................................…………....3 Supply Chain Management Defined...................................................…………...........3-5 Dell’s Background………………………………………………………………………5-8 Dell’s Products .................................................................................................8-9 Supply Chain Dell Style (Situation Analysis)‚……………....................…….....10-11 Dell Weaknesses……...................
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Level 6 Global Supply Chain Presentation Briefing Notes Some General Points of Guidance You do not need to conduct in depth analysis using the equations we have looked at in supply chain planning or in global supply chain design You can consider the different variables which are used in these equations‚ which impact on supply chain planning and network design Part of the task is to manage the level of content in the time period you have. In your future careers you will be asked to present on
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Improved Supply Chain Network Supply chain management software provides complete‚ 360-degree visibility across the entire supply chain network. It allows users to monitor the status of all activities across all suppliers‚ production plants‚ storage facilities‚ and distribution centers. This enables more effective tracking and management of all related processes‚ from the ordering and acquisition of raw materials‚ to manufacturing and shipping of finished goods to customers or retail outlets. The
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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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Introduction to Supply Chain Management By Dr Hajar Fatorachian Outline of lecture Definition of supply chain management Different approaches towards supply chain management Drivers of supply chain management Importance of supply chain management New trends in supply chain management Supply chain All activities concerned with receiving customer requests and meeting their demands as well as developing new products‚ operations‚ marketing‚ distribution‚ finance‚ and customer service
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Comparing Stocking Quantities Actual costs not given. Holding cost in 2d year: Yr1 C – Yr2 C + %holding cost e.g. C – C + 0.25C Salvage costs in 2d year: Cost (C)– % Salvage value e.g. C - 0.75C ECONOMIC ORDER QUANTITY (EOQ MODEL) How much to Order Problem TC = total annual inventory cost D = annual demand (units/year) Q = order quantity (units) K = cost of placing an order or setup cost ($) h = annual inventory carrying cost ($/unit/year) may include: warehousing
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sell and deliver goods and services to a first tier supplier. An automobile company could have a second tier supplier that would supply materials or parts to another company which would then supply materials or parts to another company which would then supply them to the manufacturer. A real world example of a second-tier supplier is “Wisconsin Aluminium” which supplies aluminium fuel filter housing to Mechanical Devices Company. Mechanical Devices uses the fuel filter housing on an engine component
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