Chapter 1: Introduction Supply Chain is a set of activities that includes purchasing‚ manufacturing‚ logistics‚ distribution‚ marketing‚ that perform the function of delivering value to end customer. The flow of products generally occurs from manufacturers to consumers or end users. Due to an ever-expanding population and an intensification of human activities‚ the Earth is experiencing increasing environmental impacts and its natural resource reserves are foreseen to be gradually exhausted. Focus
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Case Study #1 – Randall Corp. 1. What is the relationship between financial soundness and supplier performance? Quality of product produced and shipped can become weaker when suppliers experience financial issues stemming from contractual performance. This happens primarily when flawed products are shipped to meet present currency requirements. Because of the fact that management is highly interested in cash flow‚ deliveries start to get behind schedule. Late deliveries or bad quality product
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The Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Merger Analysis The Proposed Merger with Compaq HP entered into an agreement with Compaq Computer Corporation in September 2001. In this definitive agreement‚ HP is going to purchase all of Compaq’s common shares outstanding‚ and pay a total price of 0.6325 shares of its common stock for each share of Compaq’s common stock. To evaluate this transaction for the benefits of HP’s shareholders‚ we use the excess earnings model to forecast HP’s stock price if it standalone
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TBS908 SUpply Chain management ASSIGNMENT 1 A review of JY Books Sdn Bhd’s Supply Chain Management practices Executive Summary JY Books Sdn Bhd is a book publisher that is based in Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia and publishes specialty books on the topics of Chinese Metaphysics and Geomancy (referred to as Feng Shui). They are primarily involved in publishing books by their founder Joey Yap‚ although they do also publish books by other up and coming Chinese Metaphysics practitioners. Our analysis
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Supply Chain Strategies Integrated Supply Chain Management BUS631 Matthew Keogh This paper shall discuss the concept of supply chain strategies of Hewlett-Packard organization. Strategic planning and modeling (SPaM) is the Hewlett-Packard (HP) supply chain planning‚ analysis‚ and modeling system. “Hewlett-Packard ’s strategic planning and modeling (SPaM) team refined an approach using true optimization coupled with scenario analysis‚ selectively focused on the most
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the context of mergers and acquisitions. For example‚ if Company A has an excellent product but lousy distribution whereas Company B has a great distribution system but poor products‚ the companies could create synergy with a merger. In our case‚ Hewlett-Packard Company‚ a global provider of computers and imaging solutions‚ was focused on making computers and imaging technology. Compaq Computer Corporation was a leading provider of enterprise technology and solutions. Compaq designed developed and
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managing the DeskJet printers in Europe assuming that the Vancouver plant continues to produce the six models sold in Europe. Using the data in Exhibit 17.13‚ apply your model and calculate the expected yearly investment in DeskJet printer inventory in the Europe DC. Answer: 1. In order to calculate the yearly investment in DeskJet printers‚ we calculate the yearly investment of the printers separately and then add them together to get the total yearly cost. There are 6 versions of the printers‚ which
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cars for all dealers in the south and west of Vietnam We know applying risk pooling is that TMV should have 1 warehouse to reduce the inventory. However‚ the distant between North and South Vietnam is more than 2.000km. Therefore the lead-time to supply cars for South & West dealers is too long. 2. Standardization product to reduce inventory Toyota Motor Corporation and Toyota motor vietnam have a project which standardize the frame and chassis of the car in IMV project (In Multipurpose
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ILLUSTRATIVE REAL WORLD CASES REAL WORLD CASE 1: HOW DELL IS MANAGING ITS SUPPLY CHAIN http://wps.prenhall.com/wps/media/objects/2519/2580469/images/Realworldcase1.html The Problem Michael Dell started his business as a student from his university dorm by using a mail-order approach to selling PCs. This changed the manner in which PCs were sold. The customer did not have to come to a store to buy a computer‚ and Dell was able to customize the computer to the specifications of the customer. The
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Case 9 Eastern Waves‚ Inc. Summary Mr. Patton‚ vice-president of purchasing for Code C‚ Inc.‚ is concerned about a price increase from a Malaysian supplier. Last summer Code C was celebrating a 60 percent cost reduction based on replacing their major specialty steel supplier with Eastern Waves‚ in Kuantan‚ Malaysia. Eastern Waves is a small steel manufacturing company in Malaysia. It has several plants in Malaysia and China and produces various downstream steel products such as angle steel
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