strategic advantage to Microsoft of outsourcing Xbox production to Flextronics? When Microsoft decided to enter the video game market with its Xbox gaming console executives had to make a strategic decision whether to manufacture the Xbox or outsource the manufacturing. After some studies‚ it was decided that they did not have manufacturing and logistics capabilities and decided to outsource the assembly and significant logistics functions to Flextronics‚ a Singapore-based contract manufacture
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Gafurov Nodirbek Batch#: B0900377 Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Introduction 4 The Role of Supply Chain Management 5 Flextronics Logistics Management 7 Reverse Logistics 9 Flextronics in Channel Management 10 References: 12 Executive Summary This assignment demonstrates the most key business areas of the given‚ Flextronics International Ltd. It analyzes the core businesses of the company as logistics and supply chain that is subjective for the development and business
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fiscal 2003‚ which ended in December. Hon Hai’s control of expenses is as obsessive as its control of data‚ something Lehman expert Emily Chang acknowledged on a visit to EMS offices in China a year ago. The "pleasant lodging and workplaces" of Flextronics’ expats stood out pointedly from the housing of Hon Hai’s directors. "Indeed‚ even the nearby administrator’s workplaces had uncovered solid floors‚" she says. "This organization is truly thrifty." Hon Hai can depend on the 30 percent and higher
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References: 1. Appendix 1 data chart‚ BLS: http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2007/jan/wk1/art03.htm 2. Thor Olavsrud‚ " Flextronics Relocates Xbox Manufacturing Facility‚" Business Internet‚ May 15‚ 2002‚ http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/1129171 3. Ryan A.‚ "Games outsourcing in China grows rapidly‚" MMORPG‚ January 22‚ 2007‚ http://www.qj.net/Games-outsourcing-in-China-grows-rapidly/pg/49/aid/80223 4. Evolution of the Xbox Supply Chain‚ Stanford Graduate School of Business. 5. Technical
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Global Supply Chain Design Evolution of the Xbox Supply Chain Management Summary Contents Evolution of the Xbox Supply Chain 1 - Introduction It was in 1999 when the initial proposal to Bill Gates was made to create a game console. Long before the legitimization of this project‚ Microsoft was not only encouraged by the gamer’s scene to enter this market‚ but the main driver was to secure shares in the console market
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1.0 Introduction 1.1 What is Semiconductor A semiconductor is a solid whose electrical conductivity can be controlled over a wide range‚ either permanently or dynamically. Semiconductors are tremendously important technologically and economically. Silicon is the most commercially important semiconductor‚ though dozens of others are important as well. 1.2 What is Semiconductor Industry The semiconductor industry is the collection of business firms engaged in the design and fabrication of
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Suggested Assignment Questions Industrie Pininfarina - What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a niche manufacturer? How has the competitive environment of niche auto manufacturers been changing over the past few years? What factors are affecting the competitiveness of niche manufacturers such as Pininfarina compared to the volume manufacturers? - As Renato Bertrandi‚ what do you see as the most significant challenges facing Pininfarina over the next five years? What are Pininfarina’s
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Company Name: Teradyne‚ Inc. Headquartered: North Reading‚ MA Industry: Electronic Test & Measurement Instruments Manufacturing Year of Founding: 1960 2011 Sales: $1.43B 2011 Employees: 3‚200 Rankings: S&P 500 Company Overview Teradyne‚ Inc. is a leading supplier of automated test equipment and a maker of systems for testing semiconductors. Teradyne have a broad customer base which includes integrated device manufacturers‚ outsourced semiconductor assembly and test providers‚ wafer foundries
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9-709-015 REV: OCTOBER 14‚ 2010 ARTHUR A. DAEMMRICH BENJAMIN KRAMARZ De enmark Globa k: alizatio and the We on elfare S State On April 5‚ 200 Lars Løkk Rasmussen was named prime mini n 09‚ ke n d ister of Denm mark followin the ng appoi intment of An nders Fogh R Rasmussen‚ p prime ministe since 2001‚ as secretary general of N er NATO. Thoug not related Lars Løkke had worked in Anders Fo gh d‚ e ogh’s governm ment‚ first as interior and h health minis ster and then as minister of finance
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Leadership In past few decades‚ globalization has had a significant impact on working individuals‚ corporations and consumers. In this process‚ generally an organization’s growth and expansion leads corporations to new challenges and opportunities. One of challenges is overcoming geographical and cultural differences to form an integrated leadership development program that bridges offices and cultures and adequately identifies‚ assesses and develops leaders. In doing so‚ organizations must ensure
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