Subject: Logistics Management Total marks 80 Case 1 (10 Marks) M/s Britecolor Paints Ltd. (BPL) is a manufacturer of decorative paints for households commercial premises and industrial application. (a) M/s. BPL had embarked on a policy of satisfying every possible customer in respect of shades‚ delivery and durability. Thus it went ahead and created twenty-five depots‚ one almost in every major city. The manufacturing base however‚ was maintained at Pune. The factory received information
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business". (Slack et al.‚ 2010‚) The reason is that managers can based on performance objectives to do decision because it is reflection of corporation strengths and weaknesses. This essay will describe the Toyota Motor Corporation performance around five-performance objective: quality‚ speed‚ dependability‚ flexibility and cost. Then following discussion of how Toyota uses techniques in operation management to achieve the five objectives. Based on analysis‚ some suggestions for this firm will shows in
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Improving the supply chain performance moldovan vasilie ‚ MD mail : moldovan@artelecom.net Table of Contents Abstract ..............................................................................................................3 Short description of the company ....................................................................
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1. Cisco Systems went from a “push” to a “pull” approach to its supply chain after the dot-com debacle. How are these two approaches different? Does it depend on the state of the economy which one should be used? Why? Before the dot-com debacle Cisco Systems used “push” approach – a lot of inventory was made‚ and it was based on best-guess forecasts. This approach was not bad when economy was strong and there was huge demand and there was no need to predict precisely the inventory. When during the
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What is the right supply chain for your product ? A question was asked by Marshall L. Fisher in his article on the topic. The article also titled‚ “What is the Right Supply Chain for Your Product ?”‚ was published in March-April 1997 in the Harvard Business Review. The question was raised due to various improvements on supply chain has been done‚ but still it’s performance has never been worse. In some cases‚ costs have soar to unprecedented levels. It seems‚ new ideas and technology implemented
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Production Planning Introduction The intention of this project is to demonstrate the function of production planning in a non - artificial environment. Through this simulation we are able to forecast‚ with a degree of certainty the monthly requirements for end products‚ subassemblies‚ parts and raw materials. We are supplied with information that we are to base our decisions on. The manufacturer depicted in this simulation was actually a General Electric facility that produced black and white
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Target Corporation Supply Chain Assignment Target’s Supply Chain Unit 2 Assignment GB570 Managing the Value Chain Dr. Rita Gunzelman Kaplan University December 12‚ 2011 Target’s Supply Chain The purpose of this paper is to show evidence of cohesive knowledge of the supply chain and how it works by the exploration of Target Corporation’s supply chain. Target‚ one of the nations largest retail chains‚ first opened in 1962 in Minnesota as key leadership were looking for new ways to move from
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B) The objective of VA/VE is to achieve equivalent or better performance at a lower cost. C) VA is performed before the production stage‚ while VE deals with products already in production. D) both A and B E) A‚ B‚ and C Feedback: D is the correct answer. VA deals with products already in production‚ while VE is performed before the production phase. 4 Which is the least important performance dimension for product development projects: A) Time-to-market
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MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (MDP) OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Question at the end… TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Section A – 1 1.1 Question 1 1 Introduction 1 Scenario 1: The Bombay Tiffin Box Suppliers Case Study 1 Scenario 2: The Shipping and Transportation Case Study 2 Conclusion 3 2 Section B – 3 2.1 Question 2 3 Introduction to the Performance of Four Suppliers to King Pie 3 2.1.1 BMO Service Agreement with Spar 4
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Q1. How to improve the purchasing process? Answer: ) Following are some of the best practices that are being followed by some supply chain managers‚ regarding their purchasing process; Improve your vendor relationships: o Avoid cozy or adversarial relationships with suppliers. Ball tickets and free lunches are great as long as your supplier is bringing great cost improvement ideas along with them. o Is your door open to suppliers or are do you continue
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