CHAPTER 2 TEST QUESTIONS True-False 1. The utility created through the basic marketing activities is known as place utility. ANSWER: False‚ Page 40 2. Transportation is the physical movement or flow of goods. ANSWER: True‚ Page 42 3. During the 1990s and 2000s‚ logistics costs as a percentage of gross national product declined. ANSWER: True‚ Page 47 4. An aircraft manufacturer is a good example of an organization with a heavy inbound flow and a simple outbound flow. ANSWER: True
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3.2 Supply chain industry A company’s supply chain is its central nervous system for how it creates and distributes a product. The industry is made up of the key players who participate in this process‚ including manufacturers‚ wholesalers or distributors‚ retailers and transportation companies. There are three main areas of a company’s supply chain. They include: (Refer to the Picture below) * Procurement or the “buying” process. This includes the purchasing of the raw materials needed to
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Operation management is the management which is used for decisions‚ activities and responsibilities of operations managers. Operations Management is the systematic development and control of the processes that transform inputs into goods and services. Operations management contains those areas of management that are concerned with the quality‚ productivity and cost in the operations function as well as strategic planning for the organization. It includes not only manufacturing processes‚ but also
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ARROW@DIT Articles School of Management 1-1-2010 (Le)agility in Humanitarian Aid Supply Chains Kirstin Scholten Dublin Institute of Technology‚ kirstinusa@yahoo.com Pamela Sharkey Scott Dublin Institute of Technology Brian Fynes Smurfit School of Business‚ University College Dublin Recommended Citation Scholten‚ K.‚ Sharkey Scott‚ P.‚ Fynes‚ B. Le)agility in humanitarian aid (NGO) supply International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management Volume: 40 Issue: 8/9 2010
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Technology in Supply Chain Management at CVS Strategic Supply Chain Management OSC300 University of Phoenix Technology in Supply Chain Management at CVS With more than 40 years of dynamic growth in the retail pharmacy industry‚ CVS (NYSE:CVS)‚ a $22 billion company‚ is the nations largest pharmacy retailer with over 6‚200 stores in 38 states. CVS/pharmacy fills one of every eight retail prescriptions in America. Furthermore‚ their ExtraCare program boasts over 50 million cardholders
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Supply Chain Management Introduction To Flipkart • Founder-Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal • Background- IIT Delhi and ex- Amazon • Year-2007 • Investment-4 lacs • Headquarters- Bangalore • Human Capital- 13000 employees • Current Valuation- 5$ Billion • Investors- Tiger Global‚ Accel Partners and South Africa‘s Naspers Product Portfolio • Books • Movies • Music • Games • Mobiles • Cameras • Computers • Healthcare and Personal Products • Home appliances and electronics • Stationary • Perfumes
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Executive Summary Team 2 has researched and completed a comparative analysis of Mattel’s supply chain design and related costs with that of its major competitor Hasbro and the toy industry. What follows‚ is a brief background of Mattel’s traditional (non-electronic game) sector‚ its key competitors and Mattel’s use of supply chain management concepts in addressing the competitive landscape to gain a competitive advantage. The global toy and game market grew by 7.2% in 2007 with a value of $106.1
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lysDell Supply Chain Analysis Group 11: Mentor: Heidi C. Dreyer Sep-09-2012 Outlines • What’s direct model? • Dell’s position in PC market; – Dell’s competitive strategies; – Implied demand uncertainty analysis; • Dell’s supply chain capabilities; – Facilities; – Inventories; – Transportations; – Information; – Sourcing; – Pricing; – Responsive supply chain; • Strategic fit; • Limitations; • Challenge and proposals for emerging markets; What’s Direct Model? Several supply chain models in
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Case Study 1 BioPharma‚ Inc. 1. How should BioPharma have used its production network in 2009? Should any of the plants have been idled? What is the annual cost of your proposal‚ including import duties? It produces and sells its same kind of products in both of chemicals for any parts of the world. If its plants in one country are not enough products‚ it would move products from other countries to add the number of products that are sold in this country. Plants of Relax in Germany and Japan
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INSTITUTE OF ACCOUNTANCY ARUSHA (IAA) EFFICIENCY OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IN THE ORGANIZATION THE CASE STUDY OF MOSHI URBAN WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE AUTHORITY (MUWSA) STUDENT NAME: BAHATI EVAGRO J SUPERVISOR: MR. ALLEN MIBAZI A RESEARCH REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE INSTITUTE OF ACCOUNTANCY ARUSHA AS A PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF AN AWARD OF ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT (ADPLM) Table Of Contents Abbreviation. Vii Executive Summary
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