International Supply Chain Education Alliance Certificate Diploma in Supply Chain Management (CDSCM) Approved by IISB (ISCEA International Standard Board) Introduction Global economic and demographic changes are fast evolving innovative methods of attracting customers while creating new supply chain challenges for manufacturers. Certificate Diploma in Supply Chain Management (CDSCM) course offered by ISCEA trains its participants to follow customers’ needs and grow their businesses. Only
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2012 Empty Container Management – Case Study Report Table of Contents 1 Introduction ....................................................................................... 2 2 Background ........................................................................................ 5 3 Data analysis Hamburg – BSR ................................................................... 7 4 Stakeholders in the (empty) container maritime transport chain .................... 16
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· EVA Manufacturing flow management. 1. Increasing sales: Obtain repeat business Increase product availability Provide desired product features for example‚ better manufacturing flow mgt can result in higher sales and healthier margins through consistent availability of products that meet customers’ specific needs. 2. Reduce cost of good sold: reduce direct labor and materials
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Chapter 2 Supply Chain Performance: Achieving Strategic Fit and Scope True/False 1. A company’s competitive strategy defines the set of customer needs that it seeks to satisfy through its products and services. Answer: Difficulty: Easy 2. The value chain emphasizes the close relationship between all the functional strategies within a company. Answer: Difficulty: Moderate 3. A company’s product development strategy defines the set of customer needs that it seeks to satisfy through its
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The effect of strategy on the use of supply chain management tools – exploratory survey in the Hungarian automotive industry István Jenei1‚ Krisztina Demeter2‚ Andrea Gelei3 Budapest University of Economic Sciences and Public Administration‚ Hungary Abstract Supply chain management (SCM) usually goes beyond company boarders. Cooperating parties are required‚ who decide to work together. The way how this cooperation evolves depends on the strategies and practices of the parties. In this paper
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Industrial Marketing Management Abstract This article examines the impact of inertia on the management of the firm’s supply chain operations and the effects it can have on a produce-to-stock firm’s ability to respond to external market pressure and develop corrective strategies. The research methodology used is based on earlier Catastrophe Modeling that looked at inertia in organizational design‚ competitive pressure‚ and competitive response. The model demonstrates how latent variables‚
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organization‚ and every company at least one supply chain relationship with another organization. Research has led to the conclusion that "the structure of activities within and between companies is a critical cornerstone of creating unique and superior supply chain performance" (Lambert‚ 2005). Successful supply chain management requires integrating business processes with key members of the supply chain‚ because valuable resources are wasted when supply chains are not effectively managed. Standard business
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Recent Sci. Review Paper An Overview of Green Supply Chain Management in India Nimawat Dheeraj1 and Namdev Vishal2‚ Department of Mechanical Engineering‚ Singhania University‚ Pacheri Bari‚ Jhunjhunu‚ Rajasthan‚ INDIA Government Engineering College Jhalawar‚ Rajasthan‚ INDIA Available online at: www.isca.in (Received 19th March 2012‚ revised 27th March 2012‚ accepted 30th March 2012) Abstract The green supply chain management (GSCM) is a powerful way to differentiate a company from
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Flextronics leverage this information? e) How does IBM manage its supplier in order to make it pull strategy more effective? 1. (40%) Bullwhip a) (10%) Why bullwhip occurs in a supply chain? b) (15%) Does that contradict with the risk pooling in terms of variability? Explain. c) (15%) Can the bullwhip be alleviated if the number of levels for the supply chain is reduced (e.g. eliminate the distributors)? If so‚ why don’t we just keep the supply chain as flat as possible (i.e. reduce the number
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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………………..3 WHAT IS SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT……………………………………………….4 Three flows of supply chain management………………...……………………………4 FIVE COMPONENTS OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT……………………………..5 VALUE CREATION THROUGH SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT……………………..6 Three sources of data integration…………………………………………………….....7 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE CATEGORIES……………………….….8 TYPES OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE………………………….……8 RFID TECHNOLGY…………………………………………………………………………
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