Aligning Incentives in Supply Chains On April 16‚ 2001‚ the world’s largest network-equipment maker‚ Cisco‚ shocked its investors when it told them that it would soon scrap around $2.5 billion of surplus raw materials. This would go down as one of the largest inventory write-offs in U.S. business history and gave Cisco a net loss of $2.69 billion for the month of May alone. A supply chain works well if its companies’ incentives are aligned-that is‚ if the risks‚ costs‚ and rewards of doing business
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2.1 Efficiency Zara’s supply chain is efficient mainly in terms of time and inventory management as discussed below. Zara allows store managers to order twice per week. The shipments are then prepared and delivered in least possible time. The products are displayed in stores on the same day they arrive. This allows Zara to reduce the lead time whenever required. (Benjabutr‚ n.d.) Moreover‚ Zara is able to get a new product from just a sketch to a store in 4 to 6 weeks. This is considered to be unexpectedly
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4-3 Short Paper: The Boeing Company A supply chain is a series of integrated processes within and across a company that produce a product or service to meet the demands of a consumer (Krajewski‚ et. al.‚ 2013). Every company has a specific supply chain design and this design is implemented to meet the company’s competitive priorities. Supply chain management refers to the coordination of the company’s processes with those of customers and suppliers to match the flow of services‚ materials‚ and
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Describe the supply chain of a cffee shop (of your choice) serving coffee and snacks. In what ways globalization and technology affects the supply chains? What are the main challenges for the supply chain for the successful operation of the coffee shop. Make necessary assumptions. 1. Supply chain in Costa Coffee starts at their 2 basic inventories; bakery supplies‚ and coffee supplies. Bakery is catered by Bells of Lazonby at the moment. While their coffee is coming from South America‚ Africa
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Introduction Supply chain management is the process that an organization uses to "improve the way the company finds the raw components it needs to make a product or service and deliver it to customers (www.supply-chain.org 2006)." There are five basics components of a supply chain management system-plan‚ source‚ make‚ deliver‚ and return. Planning is the "strategy for managing all the resources that go toward meeting customer demand for the product or service (www.supply-chain.org 2006)." The source
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paced world a stringent Supply Chain Management (SCM) will always act as a competitive advantage and will be the key to what sets business apart in terms of financial performance. This is also further supported by Gunasekaran et al.‚ (2004) that SCM has been increasingly a major component of competitive strategy to improve organizational productivity and profitability. Therefore in order to respond to constantly changing customer preferences‚ an efficient and effective supply chain is a paramount to fulfil
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Supply Chain Class Module 2‚ Lesson 3 Question #1 Develop a small group consensus on the impact (increases‚ decreases‚ no effect) of the Bullwhip Effect on two of the following six supply chain performance measures: manufacturing cost‚ inventory cost‚ replenishment lead time‚ transportation cost‚ shipping and receiving cost‚ level of product availability profitability. One of the two measures that your team chooses must be inventory cost. For inventory costs‚ be certain to be specific
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Executive Summary In this executive summary‚ i will introduce the ideas and details of Apple Inc’s supply chain in its current state. We will examine Apple’s strategy of being consumer based and evaluate the current state of business and some of the partnerships it has formed to remain one of the dominating forces in this industry. This report will cover a brief overview of the company‚ its current assortment of products it offers‚ future opportunities and threats that Apple may face‚ its current
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ANALYTICAL REPORT: EFFICIENT JIT SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION Nissan Motor Company Ltd is one of the biggest automobile manufacturing companies in the world. It ranked 5th number overall in automobile industry. It was founded by Mr Yoshike Aikawa in 1933 with the name Tobata Casting Ltd but in 1933 the name was changed to Nissan. It’s headquarter is in Japan. In 1962 it entered into European market. Currently‚ the company has net income more than $300 billion. Since Nissan adopted Just
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what is supply chain management? Supply Chain Management is the strategic management and coordination of all traditional business functions within the supply chain‚ with the goal of increasing long-term performance and striving for customer satisfaction at the end point of delivery. Supply Chain Management is a cross-function approach that includes managing the movement of raw materials into the organisation‚ internal processing of materials into finished products‚ and the movement of finished
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