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Strategic Management BSc (Hons) Supply Chain Management with Logistics University of Huddersfield Lena Sørensen Student number: U1364963 November 30‚ 2014 Tutor: Andrew Jenkins Word count: 2657 Sustainable Competitive Advantage in DHL: For a transport and logistics company of your choice‚ critically discuss how the company has attempted to achieve sustainable advantage. Executive summary: This report is about how sustainable competitive advantage in DHL can be analysed‚ through various
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References: Operation Management book by Jay Heizer www.saigonco-op.com http://idgcentral.vn http://vietbao.vn/Kinh-te/Wal-Mart-dem-lai-dieu-gi-tot-cho-chau-A/30209809/87/ http://walmart-thekeytosuccess.blogspot.com/2007/11/strategy-for-managing-people-resources.html http://www.mba-tutorials.com/marketing/277-wal-mart-swot-analysis
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References: Porter‚ M.E.‚ (1980) "Competitive Strategy: Techniques for analyzing industries and competitors" New York: The Free Press Heizer J. & Render B.‚ (2011) Operations Management‚ 10th Edition‚ Prentice Hall. William J. Stevenson‚ (2012) Operations Management‚ 11th Edition‚ McGraw-Hill.
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In today’s world‚ where market is unpredictable‚ strategies play crucial role in defending a firm’s product position. "The main reason why companies must continually develop new products is because products have life cycle"‚ (Bittel‚ 1980). Just as operation managers must be prepared to develop new products‚ they must also be prepared to develop strategies for both new and existing products. First and foremost‚ before proceeding into the product life cycle strategies‚ lets define what a product life
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References: Finch‚ B. J. & R. L. Luebbe. (1995). Operations Management: Competing in a Changing Environment. Orlando‚ FL. Hassen‚ M. D. (1994). Computer-Aided Plant Layout. Manufacturing Facilities: Location Planning and Design. D. R. Sule. Heizer‚ J. & B. Render. (2004). Operations Management. Upper Saddle River‚ NJ‚ Pearson Education‚ Inc. Luxhoj‚ J. T. (1990). "A Methodology for the Location of Facility Ingress/Egress Points." International Journal of Operations & Production Management 11(5):
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References: Heizer‚ J. H.‚ & Render‚ B. (2010). Operations management (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River‚ N.J.: Prentice Hall.
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Nike Case Study Shiffaun L. Alston Jack Welch Management Institute Professor R. Chua JWMI 550 Sunday‚ December 7‚ 2014 Executive Summary Nike’s business model was based in outsourcing its manufacturing‚ then using the money it saved on aggressive marketing campaigns. However‚ the process of outsourcing work internationally proved to be problematic for Nike in a variety of ways particularly in regards to low wages provided workers and poor working conditions and environment. This paper intends
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JCT Task 3 Rose V. St. Louis Western Governors University A. Supply Chain Strategy Metrics Management recommends that Power Metrics (PMT) Tools integrates the Keiretsu network as their supply chain strategy. The versatility of the Keiretsu network is the primary reason for the suggestion of its integration. Keiretsu a unique form of corporate organization; the word Keiretsu itself‚ “…a Japanese term describing a loose conglomeration of firms sharing one or more common denominators. The companies
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1. Give an example of a recent purchase of an expensive article (hand-phone‚ camera or notebook computer). Explain your decision-making process‚ and what source of information did you use in making the decision to buy the article? Introduction: Before we made a purchase decision‚ there are eight steps of decision making process‚ they are Problem Recognition‚ Set-up Standard‚ Allocate Weights to Criteria‚ Information Search‚ Evaluation of Alternatives (Calculation)‚ Select the Best Alternative
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