The University of Kansas School of Business SCM 401: Introduction to Supply Chain Management Spring 2015 Instructor: Bill Roach‚ 318 Summerfield Hall‚ Phone: 864-1996 e-mail: william.roach@gmail.com GTA : TBD Class Hours: 1:00 – 2:15 MW; 527 Summerfield Hall 2:30 – 3:45 TR ‚ 127 Summerfiedl Hall Office Hours: 2:30 – 3:30 MW‚ 1:15 – 2:15 TR (or by appointment) Course Website: http://courseware.ku.edu/ Required Reading Materials: e-Book from McGraw-Hill (see p.2 of the syllabus for details)
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Industry and Competitive Analysis HBS Case Study: Du Pont ’s Titanium Dioxide Business(A) Group 4 Du Pont Titanium is the leading manufacturer of titanium dioxide‚ serving customers in the coating‚ paper and plastic industries. The company operates many plants and all of which use chloride manufacturing process. Three factors related to production will settle the cost advantage of titanium dioxide manufacturing. They are Economic of Scale‚ Capacity Utilization Rate and Experience Curve Effects
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fighting was chaotic‚ as the trees were thick and also the undergrowth made it difficult to move. As reinforcements arrived on both sides that night‚ Grant ordered an attack at 4 o’clock a.m. the next day. (2) After 5 a.m. on May 6‚ the Union‚ led by Winfield Scott Handcock‚ attacked the Plank Road. Fighting was even more intense than the day before‚ smoke and fog forced soldiers from both sides to shoot blind. With little idea at whom they were shooting at‚ Longstreet‚ who led the Confederates‚ was
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Financial Management Fall 2013 Case Study Instructions Learning Objectives and Suggested Assignment Question Case Lecture Date Learning Objectives and Suggested Assignment Questions Case #1 Financial Crisis in Asia: 1997 – 1998 HBS 9-709-004 Learning Objectives: Explain and discuss currency crises. Analyze the transmission mechanism of the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997 – 1998. Suggested Questions: 1. What developments led to the Asian currency crisis in 1997 – 1998
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organizational strategy included a flat organizational structure feel and a management control system that "put as much decision making and intelligence into the store level PC as is necessary to free the manager to do those things that uniquely people do" (HBS‚ p.6). Critical Issue #1: A Flat Organization In a flat organization structure‚ "decision making is centralized‚ with the power often residing in the owner or founder...everyone does whatever needs to be done in order to complete business" (Pearlson
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Anemia is a disease state that is characterized by a reduction of hemoglobin (Hb) or volume of red blood cells (RBC’s). The reduction in Hb or RBC’s leads to diminished oxygen carrying ability of the blood. Many forms of anemia exist – the anemias discussed will be relevant to our patient‚ JJ‚ based on her signs/symptoms and past medical history (PMH). Anemia can be classified based on the appearance or size of the RBC. The size of the RBC can be determined by either calculating the mean corpuscular
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Fahrenheit 451‚ the ways in which equality are dealt with in Harrison Bergeron seem totally extreme and inhumane‚ yet they are not complete different approaches to uniformity attempts. Technology is‚ of course‚ expected to advance in the future; however‚ in HB the development seems the same as it is in today’s culture. In F451‚ the knowledge of technology and entertainments portrays to have sky-rocketed. In the same way that the H-G men issue different handicaps to people according to their talent‚ Montag’s
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greatly affect the resistance. The reasons as to why diamond does not conduct electricity were also found. Aim: To investigate the effect that different factors have on pencil lead (graphite) resistance. The factors tested include‚ pencil lead type (HB‚ 2B...)‚ temperature‚ length and cross-sectional area. Hypothesis: The relationship between length and resistance should show an exponential relationship. The relationship between cross sectional area and resistance should be a power relationship
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The key strategic suppliers within Toyota’s global supply chain Ya-Ling Tsai Department of Marketing‚ University of Stirling‚ Stirling‚ FK9 4LA Scotland‚ UK Yaling23@hotmail.com Jenkins Chen Department of Information and Communication‚Kun Shan University No. 949 Da-Wan Road‚ Yung Kang‚ Tainan County‚ 71003 Taiwan mmcc.uk@gmail.com Yao Jung Yang Department of Information Management Hsing-Kuo University of Management No. 89‚ Yuying Street‚ Tainan‚ 709‚ Taiwan‚ danny.yang@mail.hku.edu.tw Abstract The
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Washington received from Winfield Scott general in the US army and presidential candidate. “I am happy to see‚ by the Philadelphia Native American‚ that religion is to be excluded as a party element. Staunch Protestant as I am‚ both by birth and conviction‚ I shall never consent to a party or state religion. Religion is too sacred to be mingled up with either.”11 This letter that is a response to one sent by Washington reaffirms my theory on Washington’s quote mentioned earlier. Winfield I feel better articulates
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