Operations and Supply Chain Management Quick Supply Chains Enable Retailers to Get Fashions to Market Quickly * Keep earning high‚ keep latest fashions on shelves * Advances in technology allows stores to do this-> all can be done online‚ no flying designers and mailing * Thus‚ less price markdowns and order less but more often can’t afford to carry excess inventory * Minimize “concept to cash” What is Operations and Supply Chain Management? * Operations and Supply Chain Management
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Xbox case: Lee‚ Hau; Hoyt David W. and Holloway‚ Chuck‚ “Evolution of the Xbox Supply Chain” * Who are the various stakeholders for Xbox that formed the Microsoft ecosystem while developing the supply chain business strategy for Xbox? * What were the challenges faced by Xbox when it first launched Xbox? * How did this compare to the launch of Xbox 360? * Did they consider any changes in the supply chain? Essay: Xbox Stakeholders Microsoft’s Xbox project was started by a group
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Important Articles About Supply Chain A Primer on Sourcing and Procurement in an Integrated Supply Chain Supply Chain Management Review introduces a new series called “Back to Basics.” It’s a look into how excellence in the core logistics and supply chain activities leads to overall business success. The articles in this seven-part series are written by educators from the University of Tennessee. Pictured: Wendy L. Tate‚ Assistant Professor of Logistics‚ Department of Marketing and Logistics
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Resilient Supply Chain Introduction In the recent years many disasters and catastrophic events such as hurricane Mitch‚ tsunamis‚ SARS‚ terrorist attacks and earthquakes have shown that we live in world with increasing uncertainty. These events can cause major disruptions in the supply chain. Although similar events have occurred‚ since the terrorist attacks of September 11 of 2001 the firms began to reassess the benefits of commonly accepted strategies for sourcing‚ transportation‚ demand
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manufacturer in the United States. Honda’s major products are motorcycles‚ automobiles‚ and power products. The company uses “The Three Joys” principle‚ which is expressed as The Joy of Buying‚ The Joy of Selling‚ and The Joy of Creating. Honda’s global lineup consists of the Fit‚ Civic‚ Accord‚ Insight‚ CR-V‚ and Odyssey. The company’s most popular cars are the Civic and the Accord‚ as they were in the top five list of sales for the last few years. (world.honda.com ) Honda’s Products & Strategy
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McDonald’s Food Chain Case Study It was early evening and one of the 25 McDonald’s outlets in India was bustling with activity with hungry souls trooping in all the time. No matter what one ordered - a hot Maharaja Mac or an apple pie - the very best was served every time. But did anyone ever wonder as to how this US giant managed the show so perfectly? The answer seemed to lie in a brilliantly articulated food chain‚ which extended from these outlets right up to farms all across India. US-based
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Topic: Li & Fung Supply Chain Management and Operations Li & Fung: Global Supply Chain Manager From its inception in 1906‚ more than 100 years‚ especially since the 1980s‚ with economic globalization‚ Li & Fung’s business roles‚ it can be said with the evolution of the global economy‚ has experienced a historic change from simple middlemen to the global supply chain managers. After the mid-1990s‚ Li & Fung has actually become a global supply chain manager. Within the worldwide‚ he optimizes
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1. What are Crocs core competencies? * Highly flexible supply chain * Innovative and proprietary material: crosslite * Innovative product development * Efficient manufacturing processes that allows the company to produce more than 250 styles of shoes * Global Marketing & Distribution; the company is selling its products in 125 countries 2. How do they exploit these competencies in the future? Consider the following alternatives: a. Further integration into
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Chapter 4: Multiple Choice Questions 1. Forecasts a. become more accurate with longer time horizons b. are rarely perfect c. are more accurate for individual items than for groups of items d. all of the above e. none of the above One purpose of short-range forecasts is to determine a. production planning b. inventory budgets c. research and development plans d. facility location e. job assignments Forecasts are usually classified by time horizon into three categories a. short-range‚ medium-range
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VIRTUAL SUPPLY CHAIN Amazon.com EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report will show the meaning of e-commerce and e-business and how they intertwined with each other as exchange is done. It will also identify the different types of e-commerce especially business- to- business and business-to-consumers. It will also aim to identify the policy used by Amazon.com in managing their
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