CHAPTER TWO Discussion Questions 1. How would you characterize the competitive strategy of a high-end department store chain such as Nordstrom? What are the key customer needs that Nordstrom aims to fill? The Nordstrom web site states the following. Over the years‚ the Nordstrom family of employees built a thriving business on the principles of quality‚ value‚ selection‚ and service. Today‚ Nordstrom is one of the nation’s leading fashion retailers‚ offering a wide variety of high-quality
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Importance of Supply Chain Optimization Simplifying the supply chain 6/28/2010 ICT 353 : Advanced Business Analysis & Design Pyisoe Yarzar Importance of Supply Chain Optimization Table of Contents What is Supply Chain? .......................................................................................................................... 2 What is Supply Chain Optimization?................................................................................................... 2 Background......
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Fall 11 The Food Industry MGT 440 Research paper about the supply chain management in the food industry Alexane COLOMBET 08 Automne Sources 1 – “The cold chain and its logistics” DR. Jean Paul Rodrigue http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch5en/appl5en/ch5a5en.html 2- “Inventory control”‚ Columbus IT http://www.columbusit.com/citp-hq---food/food/inventory-control.aspx 3- “How to Manage food inventory” http://www.ehow.com/how_6511166_manage-food-inventory
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AT WAL-MART Due Date December 1‚ 2009 Orlando‚ FL 32816 INDEX 2. Introduction 3. Supply Chain at Walt-Mart Inc 4. Importance of the supply chain the strategic 5. Identification of the supply chain strategies a. Negotiation with many supplier b. Long Term partnering c. Vertical Integration d. Keiretsu Network e. Suppliers on an as need basis 6. Issues in Wal-Mart supply chain
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QUESTION 1 Why does L5 incur higher manufacturing and logistic costs than L6? In L5‚ the chassis (without motherboard installed) are shipped to the US first and followed by the motherboards being airfreight to the US as shown in Figure 6-4. This indicates a higher logistic cost from airfreight if motherboard is not manufactured in time to be shipped (via ocean) from China to US where motherboard is in need to be assembled with the empty chassis to satisfy surge demand. At the same time‚ if
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really do expect more and more every day without an increase if not reduction in their current prices. SCM is key in making this happen‚ though as referenced in this case study all levels of the organization must be involved. When faced with change‚ managers and employees are easily turned off by the idea of shaping new practices in positions they have much familiarity with. Consequently‚ if company pursues SCM half hearted they likely to not fully embrace the tool and not fully reap the rewards. So
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info@cambridgetraining.com Website: www.cambridgecollege.co.uk LOGISTICS‚ SUPPLY CHAIN & TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM The Cambridge International College Publication on ‘Logistics‚ Supply Chain and Transport Management’ by Ronald H Ballou will be sent to you by registered airmail post as an integral component of the Program Introduction This Publication is concerned with the vital subject of business logistics and supply chain management‚ an area that can be essential to a firm’s competitive
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iDesigning and Managing the Supply Chain David Simchi-Levi Philip Kaminsky Edith Simchi-Levi Solutions for Discussion Questions1 Kerem B¨lb¨l u u 1 We would like to thank Shiming Deng for his valuable contributions to the preparation of this manual. Chapter 1 Introduction to Supply Chain Management Discussion Questions Question 1 Pick any car model manufactured by a domestic auto maker. For example‚ consider the 2002 Ford Thunderbird. a. The supply chain for a car typically includes
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3 Background of the Company 8 The Dilemma in Saudi Aramco Supply Chain Management 10 Analysis of the operation of the Company’s Supply Chain Management 12 Conclusion 16 References 17 Introduction: Several company managers are continuously searching for the best possible way of reducing cost and utilizing their inventories so that the company can implement cost reduction strategy. With all prices of prime commodities are accelerating for increases to maintain
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SUPPLY CHAIN OF IRON ORE With the increasing demand in iron ore due to rapid industrialisation and increase in demand of steel‚ the need for a proper distribution network or a supply chain has been realised. The following section takes into account the supply chain system of iron ore with some examples quoted from the Australia-China supply chain‚ which is one of the most important supply chains due to Australia being the largest exporter and China being the largest importer of iron ore. Logistic
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