Sony’s reduction in supply chain Recently a piece of news which has hit the business circles and is being discussed very much is that Sony is going to reduce 75% of supply chain. Sony will now be relying on 250 of its 1000 current suppliers as a part of short term temporary strategy. Sony is choosing these 250 partners for key products such as digital cameras‚ smart phones etc. (Bloomberg Business Week‚ 2014) The news is being discussed in the business circles heavily. Some are criticizing Sony
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PROOF CHAPTER 1 LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAINS Contents Learning objectives 3 Role of logistics 4 Supply chains 8 Aims of logistics 14 Activities of logistics 18 Importance of logistics 22 Chapter review 28 Case study – Ace Dairies 29 Project – useful websites 30 Discussion questions 31 References 31 Further reading 32 LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter you should be able to: • understand the broad role of logistics • see how logistics support the operations of an organisation
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Meeting global responsibilities by caring for communities 01_Introduction Successful businesses do more than simply provide goods and services for customers. They also make a real contribution to the communities in which they operate. Successful ethical enterprises: • create employment and job security • provide products that give consumers good value for money • contribute to creating a more caring and cared for community and hence a better world. Amway provides a good example of a business
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QUESTION 1 a. Define what is meant by Supply Chain Management b. Describe the five basic elements of supply chain a. Definition of Supply Chain Management Supply Chain Management refers to the management of the network of interconnected businesses involved of product and service packages required by the end customers in a supply chain. Another definition also defines that supply chain as the flow and management of resources across the enterprise for the purpose of maintaining the business
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of automobile dealerships. When discussing the supply chain of car dealerships‚ it is important to discuss both their "brick and mortar" facilities and their organizational web sites. Both the "brick and mortar" facilities and the web sites play a vital role in the success of modern day car dealerships‚ so it is important to discuss both. First‚ we will the "brick and mortar" environment. Brick and Mortar Supply Chain Describing the supply chain of a traditional "brick and mortar" automobile dealership
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Activist Capitalism and Supply-Chain Citizenship: Producing Ethical Regimes and Ready-toWear Clothes: with CA comment by Bená Burda Author(s): Damani James Partridge Reviewed work(s): Source: Current Anthropology‚ Vol. 52‚ No. S3‚ Corporate Lives: New Perspectives on the Social Life of the Corporate Form: Edited by Damani J. Partridge‚ Marina Welker‚ and Rebecca Hardin (Supplement to April 2011)‚ pp. S97-S111 Published by: The University of Chicago Press on behalf of Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological
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plastic fan parts‚ and other products in relations to plastics. The company had an expansion in 2000‚ when operations were opened in China. At that time‚ the entire fan manufacturing operation was in China. The following paper will discuss Riordan’s supply chain design applicable to manufacturing its electric fans Riordan’s Manufacturing Strategy Riordan manufacturing strategy is a combination of both chase and level. When the company produces enough goods to match the demand for goods‚ it applies the
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Executive summary The e-Technology guide aims to analyse the practice of Green Supply Chain Management (GrSCM) adopted by different companies in the face of increasing impacts of business operations on environment. The guide will start with introducing the reasoning behind the decision of implementing GrSCM and discussing about GrSCM’s current and future development directions. More details regarding to the definition of GrSCM and in-depth analyses about its structure will be also elaborated. Besides
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Q1a. What is Demand Chain Challenges ? At present‚ there appear to be four main challenges to progress in transforming Demand Chains and making them faster‚ leaner and better: Linking Demand and Supply Chains Demand Chain Information Systems Demand Chain Process Re-Engineering\ Demand chain budget segmentation‚ targeting and optimization Linking demand and supply chains The core problem from the supply chain perspective is getting good demand plans and forecasts from the people driving demand: marketing
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OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Vol. 2‚ No. 3‚ September 2009‚ pp. 167-171 ISSN 1979-3561|EISSN 1979-3871 167 Managing Supply Chain Complexity in a Tea Manufacturing Company I Nyoman Pujawan* Department of Industrial Engineering‚ Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology‚ Kampus ITS Sukolilo‚ Surabaya 60111 Indonesia E-mail: pujawan@ie.its.ac.id Mahendrawathi Er Department of Information Systems‚ Faculty of Information Technology‚ Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology‚ Kampus
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