Sept 23‚ 2013 Online Beer Game Please: • bring your own notebook • use IE explorer • have wifi access right in MBA center • know how to clear your browser’s cache B4 you come • be punctual (will start the game on time 6:45 pm) • 2 persons each group (desirably)‚ please get a partner • install the beer game (come together with the textbook) 1 Logistics Network 2 Issues in Facility Location • • • • Proximity to customers Business climate Total costs Infrastructure Issues in Facility
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1. A convenience store chain attempts to be responsive and provide customers what they need‚ when they need it‚ where they need it. What are some different ways that a convenience store supply chain can be responsive? What are some risks in each case? Some of the ways that a convenience store chain can response are: * Focusing in the total cost of the supporting a chain‚ that includes all the elements of cost that go into a purchase like order quantities‚ deliveries‚ warehousing‚ support systems
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Faculty of Business Administration Academic Year 2014-2015 MBA 6503 Organizational Studies Case Report: DOW CHEMICAL: INNOVATING FOR SUSTAINABILITY By Vi Nguyen Student # 3503832 Instructor: Prof. Doug Flint October‚ 2014 Background on Dow Chemical Company (Dow) Dow‚ a multinational corporation based in Midland of Michigan in the United State‚ was R&D-intensive and diversified-industry leader in chemistries‚ advanced materials‚ and agro-sciences with technology-based products and
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Supply Chain Management system of ‘Aarong’ 1. Introduction: In today’s competitive world of Business competitive advantage can be gain by proper information system and developing that information system. Aarong information system is a sign of the modern business organization of Bangladesh. Supply chain management is the streamlining of a business ’ supply-side activities to maximize customer value and to gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Supply chain management (SCM) represents an
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Sustainable supply chain management across the UK private sector Helen Walker Cardiff Business School‚ Cardiff University‚ Cardiff‚ UK‚ and Neil Jones Alliance Boots‚ Nottingham‚ UK Abstract Purpose – Increasingly‚ private sector companies are aiming to buy and supply products and services in a sustainable way‚ termed “sustainable supply chain management” (sustainable SCM)‚ using purchasing and supply to reduce negative impacts on the environment‚ economy and society. There is often a gap
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Republic of the Philippines BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY JPLPC- Malvar Campus Malvar‚ Batangas COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTING SCIENCES LAB EQUIPMENT FAMILIARIZATION EXP. 1 Submitted to: Ms. Yzle Marie Balita Submitted by: Jesmar T. Angulo (IE-411) Rating: LAB EQUIPMENT FAMILIARIZATION EXP. 1 Objectives To be familiar with the main blocks of the oscilloscope and the function of each block. Understand
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Environment Bus. Strat. Env. 17‚ 260–271 (2008) Published online 20 July 2006 in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com) DOI: 10.1002/bse.527 Sustainable Supply Chain Management in Tourism Xavier Font‚* Richard Tapper‚ Karen Schwartz and Marianna Kornilaki Leeds Metropolitan University‚ UK ABSTRACT Sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) encapsulates the trend to use purchasing policies and practices to facilitate sustainable development at the tourist destination. Most research has
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Supply Chain Management in Hospital: A Case Study Samuel Toba • Mary Tomasini • Y. Helio Yang San Diego State University‚ San Diego‚ CA It is a common misunderstanding that hospital purchasing is just a functional part of operations rather than a strategic means to achieve financial cost savings. The supply chain process is the essential link for all programs and services offered by a hospital‚ and hence any improvement in managing the supply chain can positively impact bottom line profitability
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A Report On Castrol India Ltd.‚ Mumbai Assignment: Supply Chain Executive Summary Castrol India LTD. Castrol India Limited is a Public Limited Company with 70.92% of the equity held by Castrol Limited UK (part of BP Group).From a minor oil company‚ with a share of about 6% in 1991‚ Castrol India has grown to become the second largest lubricant company in India with a market share of around
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Green and lean supply chain 1. Introduction Firms in the twenty-first century are grappling with a constantly changing world. Three supply chain trends in particular are converging to create an increasingly complex business environment: a move towards green initiatives‚ the utilization of lean processes‚ and globalization. The globalization of supply chains involves dimensions such as offshoring of production‚ inventories‚ suppliers and customers‚ and differences in economies‚ infrastructures
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