smi8239X_ch01_001-026.qxd 2/27/07 11:22 PM Page 1 CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Supply Chain Management 1.1 WHAT IS SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT? Fierce competition in today’s global markets‚ the introduction of products with shorter life cycles‚ and the heightened expectations of customers have forced business enterprises to invest in‚ and focus attention on‚ their supply chains. This‚ together with continuing advances in communications and transportation technologies (e.g.‚ mobile communication‚
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for the purpose of conforming to customer requirements Logistics is responsible for the movement and storage of materials as they move through the supply chain. Depending on the circumstances‚ many other activities can be included in logistics. Sometimes an organization might include sales forecasting‚ production scheduling‚ customer service management‚ overseas liaison‚ third party operations‚ and so on. If you follow some materials moving through an organization‚ you can see that the following activities
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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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(Benny‚ 2009‚ page 63). The offeree can be a specific person‚ a group of people or to the whole world. An invitation to treat refers an invitation to commence negotiations. It is an invitation to make an offer. Acceptance of an invitation to treat does not lead to a contract (Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain v Boots Cash Chemist) (1952) (Benny‚ 2009‚ page 66). In the advertisement that was placed by the offeror‚ the offer on the table is the sale of a electric guitar that was previously
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Solution SCM Ch1 2 Assignment 1 Supply Chain Management Topic: Understanding the Supply Chain Submitted by: Submitted to: Md. Faisal Hossain Md. Md. Akram Hossain EMBA Spring Semester 2013 Assistant Professor ID: 61120-13-017 MIS‚ University of Dhaka Date: 23-01-2013 Department of Management Information Systems Gateway Why did Gateway have multiple production facilities in the US? What advantages or disadvantages does this strategy offer relative to Dell‚ which has one facility? US was main
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I. Supply Chain Supply chain is the efficient movement of materials and products from the point of material sourcing to the delivery of goods to the ultimate user or consumer. A supply chain consists of all parties involved‚ directly or indirectly‚ in fulfilling a customer request. The supply chain not only includes the manufacturer and suppliers‚ but also transporters‚ warehouses‚ retailers‚ and customers themselves. Within each organization‚ such as manufacturer‚ the supply chain includes
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Supply Chain Management Case Study Report: Sport Obermeyer Q #1. Where would you place production? Although the article argues that they intended to place about half of its all production to China‚ I would personally shift more than half of its production toward Hong Kong if you are talking about the current market. I’m not quite sure if it’s about population of skiers/snowborders‚ but apprently a number of ski resorts went out of business in the past decade and we are faced with the
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can be protected from unexpected market conditions as the technological industry is evolving too fast. Moreover this new strategy will help them avoiding past mistakes. 2- According to the success of Dell company which adopted a make to order concept as a pillar of its supply chain management‚ this strategy can be successful. The advantages of this strategy are decreasing risks as they have more time to adapt to the market and increasing profits. The disadvantage is that they will have longer
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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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Supply Chain Paper Michael Mariano University of Phoenix EBUS/400 Bert Hoff November 20‚ 2006 Through the years‚ brick and mortar buildings seemed to have been the most effective way of having a successful business. Today‚ with the creation of the internet many businesses now have the opportunity to reach millions of customers and other businesses worldwide. The internet
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