Assignment # 1 SCMT 200 NAME: DHALWANI1.DOC Q1-1. Explain the following terms and provide a “real world example” of each term. a). Second-tier supplier: The first tier’s supplier’s supplier is the focal firm’s second tier supplier. Second tier suppliers are companies that 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
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INTODUCTION Small and medium enterprise(SME’s) in India have a very important place in the Indian economy. Their contribution in terms of production‚ export‚ export‚ employment generation and all round growth of the country is well known. The role of SME sector in the nation building is well recognized not only in India‚ but also across the globe. The industrial engines of Japan‚ china‚ US‚ Germany and Taiwan are also driven by the SME sector. Finance/credit is the most critical component in any
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1. [Sales Growth Rates‚ Sales‚ and Profits] Petal Providers Corporation opens and operates “mega” floral stores in the U.S. The idea behind the super store concept is to model the U.S. floral industry after its European counterparts whose flower markets generally have larger selections at lower prices. Revenues were $1 million with net profit of $50‚000 last year when the first “mega” Petal Providers floral outlet was opened. If the economy grows rapidly next year‚ Petal Providers expects its
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In "Womb for Rent-For a Price"‚ Ellen Goodman writes to persuade the reader that the act of surrogate moms ought to be prohibited. She shows reasons why ladies become surrogate moms. She invests the vast majority of her energy in the reasons why they will utilize their body as a processing plant for a child. Towards the finish of her discussion she clarifies how surrogate moms are dehumanizing labor. Ellen presents many reasons why a low- income female would choose to become a surrogate mother. Like
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Alaska’s direct materials requirements total $110 per unit. Direct labor costs per unit are $75 for MaxiFlow and $95 for Alaska. Auerbach Enterprises uses machine hours as the cost driver to assign overhead costs to the air conditioners. The company has used a company-wide predetermined overhead rate in past years‚ but the new controller‚ Bennie Leon‚ is considering the use of departmental overhead rates beginning with the next year. The following planning information is available for the next year for
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The case traces the history of supply chain and ERP software implementation at Nike and presents the rationale behind their implementation. It details the circumstances that led to the SCM software implementation failure and also examines the steps taken by Nike to fix the problem. Finally‚ the case explores how Nike was able to use the learning from the failure to its advantage and emerge successful with the SAP implementation‚ a part of the Nike Supply Chain Project. Issues: » Study and analyze
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“Success” Some may think that the rich and famous are remarkably successful‚ but few people may know the true definition of success. Whether you hear it in the news‚ or see it while browsing the Internet‚ you can almost always see those “successful” celebrities overdosed on drugs‚ in rehab‚ or even mixed up in messy situations. Now‚ if that’s what success is then who would honestly want to be successful? According to Merriam-Webster‚ success is defined as a favorable or desired outcome‚ yet the
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Easycar.com: Strategic service system design. |Author: |Lawrence‚ John J.; Solis‚ Luis | |Article Type: |Case study | |Geographic Code: |4EUUK | |Date: |May 1‚ 2005 | |Words: |5794
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Decision and Background: Jennifer Hyman and Jennifer Fleiss‚ positioned separately as CEO and president for Rent the Runway‚ should decide whether to raise a new funding round ahead of schedule as well as whether to expand their business in new direction‚ delivering women’s dreams instead of just value and convenience. The company is measured nearly breakeven in first year assuming to grow steadily. Based on feedbacks from customers‚ the demand is strong on styling advice as younger women‚ RTR’s
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NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS 13 2 Not-for-profit organisations Key points Many not-for-profit organisations (NFPs) feel they are poorly understood by government and the general public. Pressures to be more efficient have seen overhead spending reduced at considerable detriment to effectiveness and improved resource allocation over time (allocative efficiency). The sector is diverse‚ but NFPs display some common behavioural patterns: – Whereas the behaviour of for-profit business is driven mostly
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