The Bullwhip Effect and Barilla SpA The Bullwhip Effect is an observed phenomenon in forecast-driven distribution channels where there is variability up the supply chain. Some of its causes are: Dependent demand processing Forecast Errors Adjustment of inventory control parameters with each demand observation Lead Time Variability (forecast error during replenishment lead time) Lot-sizing/order synchronization Trade promotion and forward buying Anticipation of shortages One way
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Why do you think the thief was an outcast? Suggest reasons why his fingers had been cut away. Why do you think the thief responds to the boy by surrendering? Explain the man’s punishment of the thief. Do you think he did the right thing? How does the boy feel about his father’s action? The thief was an outcast because he was by himself without anything but the butcher knife and the clothes on his back. The fingers on his right hand had been cut away most likely because he was an outcast probably
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Executive Summary Barilla SpA‚ an Italian pasta manufacturer‚ is experiencing greater levels of inefficiencies and rising costs due to variability in demand from its distributors. In order to restore things to order and to improve margins‚ Giorgio Magialli‚ the Director of Logistics at Barilla wants to implement a Just-In-Time Distribution (JITD) system that was proposed by his predecessor Brando Vitali. This system is completely different from the existing setup and is being opposed by both the
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Overview: Industry * Mature product by 1990. Little or no growth domestically (Italy) * Export market experiencing large growth (20-25% per yr in European countries) Expect 2/3 of new demand from Eastern European market. Demand is high because they wanted low-priced basic food products * Limited or no seasonal demand * Highly competitive domestically over 2000 pasta manufacturers in Italy. Declining margins. * Pasta market is extremely price sensitive. * Barilla is the market leader in Italy and
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1990s‚ the most of mitigation programs were solely focus on natural hazards (Roberts‚ p. 134). The maximum end of creating a mitigation directorate was to move the agency away from national security functions toward natural hazards that are more easily mitigated than prevented (Roberts‚ p. 134). James Lee Witt‚ oversaw FEMA reorganization and he as the director promoted the idea of mitigation at the local and state level throughout the 1990s. As a result‚ mitigation became associated with the policies
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Do you believe there is a critical period for forming an attachment? There is evidence both for and against the idea of a critical period. For example‚ Bowlby suggested that there is a critical period for forming an attachment‚ which is from the age of around 7 months to 3 years old. He suggests that if a child does not make an attachment during this critical period‚ then they never will. The idea of this is referred to as privation‚ which means that a child has never formed a bond. Some
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Q. Do you believe that freedom of expression is fundamental for the successful working of a democracy? . I believe that the freedom of expression is one of the cornerstones of a liberal democracy. A democracy‚ in the well-known words of Abraham Lincoln is a way of government “of the people‚ for the people and by the people.” For this political system to be realized in daily life‚ the unhindered articulation of the will of the people is vital. The freedom of expression allows for this articulation
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runt‚ Zachary‚ ’navigated’. All were into their fifth day at the Chaco. "Can we do it?" Tom gasped for a lung’s worth of air. He brought the oar onto his lap‚ his fingers curling‚ his hands shaking. "No. No.... No." With his sleeves he wiped the sweat by his eyes - the left eye‚ then‚ the right eye. "What‚ do you think the Chaco was a mistake?" "If it is? Too late to retreat." Jack did not want to speak of it. It was easier to paddle than to revisit the argument. They wanted that journey‚ despite
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this……Write a 1-page essay about the following: As we have discussed‚ there are four sociological explanations of racial-ethnic inequality (page 192 - table 10.3). They are: Functionalist‚ Conflict‚ Feminist and Symbolic Interactionist. • Which theory do you find the most persuasive? Why? "Feminism" is about equality of the sexes‚ and activism to achieve such equality for women. Not all feminist theorists have agreed about how to achieve that equality and what equality looks like. Here are some
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incident that made you believe in fate It was supposedly the best summer of my life. My parents finally agreed that I can drive to work although I did not have a driver’s permit. I was so excited because I had never driven a car without someone by my side. So I got in what was supposedly going to be my car and vanished in seconds before they thought about changing their minds. The few weeks after that day were smooth as I had begun to take good control of the car‚ and everything was running smoothly
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