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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Term Paper On Amul’s Supply Chain Management Introduction AMUL is a dairy cooperative in the western India that has been primarily responsible‚ through its innovative practices‚ for India to become the world’s largest milk producer. The distinctive features of this paradigm involves managing a large decentralized network of suppliers and producers‚ simultaneous development of markets and suppliers‚ lean and efficient supply chain‚ and breakthrough leadership. Every day Amul collects 447
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Purchasing and Supply Chain Management Assessment 1 Nessa’s Bar Report Course Code: BS1D75 Student Number: 08154619‚ 09046100‚ 09030883‚ 09046577‚ 09047735 Contents Page • 1.1.1 Problem – Poor Organisation on Purchasing and Supply……….. • 1.1.2 Solution - Poor Organisation………………………………………. • 1.2.1 Problem - Purchasing Policy Procedures…………………………. • 1.2.1 Solutions - Purchasing Policy Procedures………………………… • 1.3.1 Problem - Poor Management………………………………………. • 1.3.2Solution
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contribute to these mixed findings. There is thus a need for a systematic analysis that examines all of the prior evidence in an aggregate inquiry of logistics customer service. Meta-analysis‚ which is a relatively under-utilized methodology in supply chain management research‚ is applied to provide a quantitative examination of 37 sample studies and an assessment of overall population effects. The main contribution of this research is that we statistically aggregate and summarize existing research on logistics
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the new technology be evaluated? Who should set specifications that define success or failure? • Innovation at Progressive (A): Pay-as-you-go Insurance - How does Progressive’s performance as an auto insurer compare to that of typical insurance companies? How has its performance changed over time? What explains the difference in performance? - Customers of auto insurers are very price-sensitive. How problematic is it to Progressive that customers almost always select the insurer that offers the
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Alan Mulally’s restructuring of Ford Motor Company A Proposed Study 30th November‚ 2014 Abstract “Ford had been struggling during the late-2000s recession‚ returned to profitability under Mulally and was the only American major car manufacturer to avoid a bailout fund provided by the government. Mulally ’s achievements at Ford are chronicled in the book” wickipedia.com. Alan Mulally‚ while his tenant at the ford motor company‚ he has done so many managerial and structural changes
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PRACTICE Reengineering the supply chain in a paint company Sanjay Sehgal Ex-ICI India Ltd.‚ Gurgaon‚ India Reengineering the supply chain 655 Received April 2004 Accepted July 2006 B.S. Sahay Institute of Management Technology‚ Raj Nagar‚ Ghaziabad‚ India‚ and S.K. Goyal John Molson School of Business‚ Concordia University‚ Montreal‚ Canada Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to outline the importance and benefits an organisation can achieve through supply chain integration. These benefits
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Leading Manufacturer of Quality Cotton Apparel Introduction Esquel Group (Esquel) is one of the world’s leading producers of premium cotton shirts‚ and among the most dynamic and progressive global-scale textile and apparel manufacturers. The company‚ which is privately owned and in 2005 employed around 47‚000 people‚ was established in 1978 by Yuan-Loong Yang. In 1995 his daughter‚ Marjorie Yang‚ became the group’s chairperson. Esquel is rather unique in the apparel manufacturing industry in
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IBM4811 International Strategic Management Case: Ford Motor Company I. Strategic Profile Company overview: Ford Motor Company is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world which Henry Ford is the founder. The company manufactures and distributes automobiles in over 200 markets across six continents. The company’s strong brand portfolio gives it a significant competitive advantage. However‚ less vehicle production in developed markets would reduce demand for the company’s products
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Dabur tackles the secondary supply chain In 2001‚ Dabur decided to tackle its extended supply chain of over 30 factories‚ six key warehouses‚ and 52 stocking points distributing over 1‚000 SKUs to 10‚000 stockists countrywide. The company needed a system to accurately control distribution and sales forecasting to reduce inventory in the pipeline. Dabur went ahead and built a system using Visual Basic and ASP with SQL Server 2000 as the database. It decided not to use a packaged SCM solution due
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