Chapter 1: Supply Chain Management: An Overview I. Forces of Change-Multiple forces of change are requiring organizations to be (a) nimble‚ & (b) responsive to their customers’ needs. 5 major forces are 1) Globalization. (Major issues to deal with include) More competition‚ More volatility/unpredictability in demand & supply‚ Shorter life cycles‚ Systems approach to “sourcing-to-delivery”‚ Potential “terrorism”/security. 2) Technology (primarily computing/info technology‚ Internet). Helped-Organizations
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT A STRATEGIC APPROACH TO THE PRINCIPLES OF TOYOTA’S RENOWNED SYSTEM ANANTH V. IYER SRIDHAR SESHADRI ROY VASHER New York Chicago San Francisco Lisbon London Madrid Mexico City Milan New Delhi San Juan Seoul Singapore Sydney Toronto Copyright © 2009 by Ananth V. Iyer‚ Sridhar Seshadri‚ and Roy Vasher. All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976‚ no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by
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to available products‚ irrespective of its disposition within the supply chain‚ to fast and free shipping‚ L.L.Bean is a standout amongst its peers (“#3 Google”‚ 2015). L.L.Bean’s recognition is no coincidence‚ as the company has worked tirelessly to build upon their purpose as defined by Lean Leonwood Bean a century before. Reputable software vendors fill the supply chain management software market‚ ready to sell COTS supply chain management solutions to retailers and manufacturers. Despite the
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Case Study #3: A Pain in the (Supply) Chain Highlights This case is about the bullwhip effect and supply chain coordination Read “A pain in the (supply) chain” in the course pack and the supply chain integration (bullwhip effect) chapter in the textbook. To meet the target of 9% sales growth‚ Exceso Corporation (the manufacturer) starts an aggressive promotion (sharp discount in the price) to its retailers‚ despite the obvious downside of doing so. Please read the case carefully and
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1. Compare Worldco’s supply chain practices to those of most apparel manufacturers? Apparel in japan was more of based upon uncertain demand and short lifecycles.The major difference s between apparel retailing in the US and Japan was that of product variety and cost of real estate.Apparel retailing in japan mainly focused on keeping the gross margins high‚inventory turns flexible(Small batch lots/required based) and quickly responding to market signals.The Gross margins in Us on an avg is 34%
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McDonald’s Corporation: Managing a sustainable supply chain Food safety should always be the top priority. Minimizing cost is important since it is McDonald’s profits that allow them the flexibility to focus on making a more sustainable supply chain. Sustainability helps build consumer trust and brand loyalty there is an economic insensitive for MD to try and be as sustainable as possible with its supply chain. However do to the nature of their purchasing it is within their best interest to make
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turbulent markets‚ supply chain vulnerability has become an issue of significance for many companies. As supply chains become more complex as a result of global sourcing and the continued trend to ‘leaning-down’‚ supply chain risk increases. The challenge to business today is to manage and mitigate that risk through creating more resilient supply chains. Supply chain managers strive to achieve the ideals of fully integrated efficient and effective supply chains‚ capable of creating
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1. A convenience store chain attempts to be responsive and provide customers what they need‚ when they need it‚ where they need it. What are some different ways that a convenience store supply chain can be responsive? What are some risks in each case? Some of the ways that a convenience store chain can response are: * Focusing in the total cost of the supporting a chain‚ that includes all the elements of cost that go into a purchase like order quantities‚ deliveries‚ warehousing‚ support systems
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Before analyzing Wal-Mart ’s corporate strategy‚ it is important to decide what business it is in. For example‚ if Wal-Mart is in the business of selling consumer goods such as TV ’s‚ sheets‚ clothes‚ etc then it is pursuing a concentric strategy by entering the food business. However‚ this changes depending on how you analyze what business Wal-Mart is in. Wal-Mart is in the business of selling everything customers need in their everyday lives. This includes the consumer goods listed above as
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Contents Abstract………………………………………………………………………………………………………………2 Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………………..2 Importance of Green Supply Chain……………...................................................................................3 Political‚ Economic and Consumer concern…………………………………………………………..4 Critical drivers for companies to adopt GSC………………………………………………………….5 The Green Network and emission Control……….....................................................................
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