Supply Chain management Assignment 1 Submitted to: Sir Munawwar Ahmed This assignment discusses the supply chain concepts being used in various companies. Submitted by: Samir Malik 10/24/2013 Program: MBA 1. Wal Mart’s Secret Of Everyday Low Prices: It can be observed that over the years Wal Mart has become the largest retailer with highest sales. This is due to the effective management of the supply chain. Wal Mart used the logistics technique of “Cross Docking” which resulted in
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Company background The Scotts Company started selling hardware and seeds in Marysville‚ Ohio in 1868. It specializes in seeds‚ fertilizers‚ peat‚ potting soils and other organic materials. By 1995‚ Scotts was the world’s #1 marketer of lawn and garden products. European operations were launched in 1993‚ with HQ in Lyon‚ France‚ and additional five European businesses acquired in UK‚ France‚ Germany‚ Austria and Benelux. Symptoms and problems The main symptom and concern is that Scotts’
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commercial partners. Diageo has been awarded the carbon trust company for its perfect supply chain and distribution channel in the scotland breweris. The top brands of diageo are johny walker‚smirnoff vodka‚crown royale‚ j&B‚windsor‚guineese‚Baileys‚Morgan etc. The business expansion is in over 180 markets with a dedicated on roll team of 20‚000 employees along with offices in 80 countries. The company is listed in both London Stock Exchange(DGE) and New York Stock
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT OF Hyundai motors Company Overview: Hyundai Motor India is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Company. It is the second largest manufacturer and the largest exporter in India. HMIL presently markets 7 models of passenger cars which include Santro‚ Getz prime‚ i10‚ i20‚ Accent‚ Verna‚ Sonata and Tucson. Hyundai Motor India has a fully integrated manufacturing facility with a production capacity of 600000 units per annum. HMIL currently exports to more than 110 countries
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http://www.slideshare.net/himadrisingha/barilla-spa-a-case-on-supply-chain-integration http://www.scribd.com/doc/22320494/Barilla-SpA http://www2.newpaltz.edu/~liush/MOIT/Barilla%20Case%20Study.pdf http://www.scribd.com/doc/7325445/Barilla-SpA-Case-Solution http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQgBY5wn0aE The Barilla SpA (Harvard Case) Qian Wang Tsai-Lan Huang Xiaoqing Ge February 2‚ 2000 Summary The JITD initiative at Barrila drew a lot of internal and external objections which
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without passing on the benefits to Seth Dhaniram? In my opinion it was not ethical on JOSH’s part to eliminate the distributors from the chain without passing the benefits to Seth Dhaniram. The main diplomatic reason which could have been explained by JOSH to make the decision of removing the distributors may be: * Increasing the efficiency of the supply chain in terms of the time that is taken by the product to reach the customers by removing one intermediate. * From customer’s point of view
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Chapter 4- Matching Supply and Demand * Lead time gap * What is it?- difference between the time it takes the actually procure‚ produce‚ and deliver the products and the time the customer is willing to wait * Customer and supplier viewpoint? * Customer- customer order cycle‚ amount of time available for order fulfillment * Supplier- * Traditionally how is it handled? * forecasting * Forecasting * Pitfalls- time uncertainty‚ carrying
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the right product‚ in the right quantity‚ and the right condition‚ at the right place‚ at the right time‚ for the right customer at the right cost‚ is which definition of logistics? a. Seven Rs b. Council of Logistics Management c. Society of Logistic Engineers d. supply chain logistics ANSWER: a‚ Page 37 inside Table 2.1 11. Logistics is the process of anticipating customer needs and wants; acquiring the capital‚ materials‚ people‚ technologies‚ and information necessary to meet those needs
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Air Force Supply Chain Management Michelle Wilson University of Phoenix Operations Management MGT 554 GA04MBA09 John Salvagno Oct 09‚ 2005 Air Force Supply Chain Management Existing Supply Chain Supply chain management systems are designed to take care of the logistics end of the product distribution cyclei.e.‚ making sure that the order from the retailer for 500 gizmos arrives at the retailer in time for the weekend sale. Getting the information from the supply chain system back
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AT BOSE CORPORATION Bose Corporation‚ headquartered in Framingham‚ Massachusetts‚ offers an excellent example of integrated supply chain management. Bose‚ a producer of audio premium speakers used in automobiles‚ high-fidelity systems‚ and consumer and commercial broadcasting systems‚ was founded in 1964 by Dr. Bose of MIT. Bose currently maintains plants in Massachusetts and Michigan as well as Canada‚ Mexico‚ and Ireland. Its purchasing organization‚ while decentralized
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