the relationship between supply chain vulnerability and supply chain risk and its effect on firm performance by means of a survey. With the emergence of a fierce competitive business environment‚ supply chain risk management has become a primary focus for companies across all domains and industries. With series of catastrophes and disasters‚ along with a firm’s new age strategies like outsourcing and globalization of market‚ have put a severe strain on the supply chain on these firms. Hence it becomes
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In a world where market dynamics are rising and where retailer’s influence is stronger than the influence of suppliers; suppliers need to adapt to the retailers. Effectiveness and efficiency are the keys to success. A study of the Aberdeen Group1 has shown that 69 percent of companies are introducing Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) after they are pressured by their customers. Since 2005 the top-suppliers of Wal-Mart need to attach RFID tags on their pallets. Still‚ many retailers that are
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Supply Chain Management of PepsiCo ------------------------------------------------- Case Details: | Case Code | : | OPER102 | Case Length | : | 14 pages | Period | : | 2005-2011 | Organization | : | PepsiCo. | Pub Date | : | 2012 | Teaching Note | : | Not Available | Countries | : | US; Global | Industry | : | Food and Beverages | ------------------------------------------------- Abstract: In 2010‚ PepsiCo Beverage Company (PBC)‚ an operating unit of PepsiCo Inc. (PepsiCo)
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allowed the company to grow aggressively and expand into 9 different countries as early as 1920. Coca-Cola’s “System” is a very unique approach to supply chain and distribution management. The company leveraged the success of its bottler systems to expand throughout the world quickly and with limited penetration issues. Coca-Cola’s supply chain includes partnerships with over 275 bottlers worldwide. This system allows them to operate globally but think locally. Coke generally manufactures and
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Decision phases in supply chain Successful supply chain management requires much decision to the flow of information‚ product and funds. Each decision should be made to rise to supply chain surplus. These decision fall in to 3 phases depending on the frequency of the each decision and time frame during which a decision phase has an impact. As a result‚ each category of decision must consider uncertainty over the decision horizon. * Supply chain strategy or decision During this phase‚ given
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Global Supply Chain Hang Pan Agenda Company Profile Global Supply Chain Management Challenges and solutions Conclusions Apple profile Founded on April 1‚1976 by Steve Jobs‚ Ste ve Wozniak ‚ Ronald Wayne Headquarter : Cupertino‚ California 394 retailed stores worldwide Produc ts Hardware: iMac‚MacBook‚ iPhone‚ iPod‚ iPa d Software: Mac Os X‚iTunes‚ Internet brower s‚….. New product development process The whole development process is in USA. Global supply chain Designed
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The Importance of Supply Chain Management Supply chain management (SCM) is very important and effective to all companies. David Simchi-Levi‚ Philip Kaminsky‚ and Edith Simchi-Levi defines supply chain management as “a set of approaches utilized to efficiently integrate suppliers‚ manufacturers‚ warehouses‚ and stores‚ so that merchandise is produced and distributed at the right quantities‚ to the right locations‚ and at the right time‚ in order to minimize systemwide costs while satisfying service
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CHAPTER TWO Discussion Questions 1. How would you characterize the competitive strategy of a high-end department store chain such as Nordstrom? What are the key customer needs that Nordstrom aims to fill? The Nordstrom web site states the following. Over the years‚ the Nordstrom family of employees built a thriving business on the principles of quality‚ value‚ selection‚ and service. Today‚ Nordstrom is one of the nation’s leading fashion retailers‚ offering a wide variety of high-quality
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 25 Raising the Bar The supply chain TOP BY DEBRA HOFMAN AND STAN ARONOW‚ GARTNER‚ INC. The 2012 ranking of supply chain leaders from Gartner includes a broad mix of global companies—a few new to the list‚ but most having recorded multiple appearances. These leaders share certain characteristics that drive day-to-day performance while solidifying the foundation for future growth. Their standout performance is raising the supply chain leadership bar for companies
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ANALYTICAL REPORT: EFFICIENT JIT SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION Nissan Motor Company Ltd is one of the biggest automobile manufacturing companies in the world. It ranked 5th number overall in automobile industry. It was founded by Mr Yoshike Aikawa in 1933 with the name Tobata Casting Ltd but in 1933 the name was changed to Nissan. It’s headquarter is in Japan. In 1962 it entered into European market. Currently‚ the company has net income more than $300 billion. Since Nissan adopted Just
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