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 achievement of the company. All findings
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A&A Toy Manufacturing Company Introduction Observed that the flow of information and logistics management between the client A&A Toy Manufacturing Company and its partners are not yet optimal‚ it is decided to recommend some information software to the client. As the company still adopting manual accounting system‚ it caused messy collection of financial and accounting data and human errors. The above problems would be burdens that affect managers’ decision making. In the hope of solving
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DRP refers to distribution requirements planning‚ in which you plan the best product for your customers‚ its quantity‚ location‚ and time required to be present‚ in order to meet you’re anticipated demand correctly. It refers to the seven R’s of logistics theory: the right product‚ the right customer‚ the right time‚ the right place‚ the right condition‚ in the right quantity‚ at the right cost. In DRP those 7R’s can be achieved perfectly if DRP system is managed correctly and in the right manner
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needs • Identifying partners to perform the functions needed in the demand chain • Moving the functions that need to be done to the channel member that can perform them most effectively and efficiently • Sharing with other supply chain members knowledge about consumers and customers‚ available technology‚ and logistics challenges and opportunities • Developing products and services that solve customers’ problems *Developing and executing the best logistics‚ transportation‚ and distribution methods
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IB- Supply Chain Management 1. Practical phenomenon Purchasing function is getting more and more important and this position is more or less cross-function job. For big organization‚ however‚ the trend of purchasing function is centralized or central-led‚ which means headquarter performs as central purchaser. In this business cycle‚ agencies perform as important entities. For example‚ Macintosh (www.macintosh.nl) group is facing the problem of changing the organization. During a few years development
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distribution functions‚ including selling‚ maintaining inventories‚ extending credit‚ and so on; a more common term in business markets but may also be used to refer to wholesalers * Dealer: a more imprecise term than distributor that can mean the same as distributor‚ retailer‚ wholesaler‚ and so forth * Functions performed by intermediaries: Intermediaries make possible the flow of products from producers to ultimate consumers by performing three basic functions Types of Functions: * Transaction
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Decision Support Systems Decision support systems are interactive‚ computer-based systems that aid users in judgment and choice activities. They provide data storage and retrieval but enhance the traditional information access and retrieval functions with support for model building and model-based reasoning. They support framing‚ modeling‚ and problem solving. Typical application areas of DSSs are management and planning in business‚ health care‚ the military‚ and any area in which management will
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Logistics Management in China: A Case Study of Haier Jason C.H. Chen School of Business Administration Gonzaga University Spokane‚ WA 99258‚ USA (509) 323-3421; chen@gonzaga.edu Binshan Lin* College of Business Administration Louisiana State University in Shreveport Shreveport‚ LA 71115. USA (318) 797-5025; blin@pilot.lsus.edu Lingli Li School of Business Administration Gonzaga University Spokane‚ WA 99258‚ USA lli@gonzaga.edu Patty S. Chen School of Business Administration
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ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to use supply management as a tool in analysing the global sourcing processes and activities within two successful leading textile companies: Zara and Hennes and Mauritz (H&M). To describe their logistics and supply chain processes in order to understand how these two companies can add a good value to its customers‚ to its stakeholders and to its suppliers. Pressure for companies to create and deliver value to customers manifests itself in every stage of
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Traditional distribution channels are not integrated and exist in stove pipe functional area. The supply chain integrated all of the functions of transportation‚ logistics‚ distribution‚ warehousing‚ and sourcing into one centrally managed operation. Both the supply chain and traditional distribution channels involve the movement of products. 3. What specific role does logistics play in supply chain operations? Customer services‚ movement of goods and materials within the supply chain 4. Discuss the
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