387 From supply chains to value chains: A spotlight on CSR Malika Bhandarkar and Tarcisio Alvarez-Rivero* 1. Introduction Corporate social responsibility (CSR)1 has become a hot topic in boardrooms across the world. Changes in corporate value systems are being driven by pressures from different actors‚ including governments‚ consumers‚ non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and institutional investors (diagram 1). Multinational corporations (MNCs) have operations spread across the globe‚ relying
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Information Systems in Supply Chain Management ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Chao Hsuan‚ Liu (41845491) ABSTRACT Information systems (IS) for the supply chain management have become critical tools for synchronizing information among the customers and suppliers of a supply chain (McLaren et al.‚ 2004). Moreover‚ the supply chain concept has become a concern because of global competition and increasing customer demand. Thus
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International Journal of Operations & Production Management‚ Vol. 19 No. 2‚ pp. 139-56. Hyer‚ N.L. and Brown‚ K. (1999)‚ ``The discipline of real cells’’‚ Journal of Operations Management‚ Vol. 17‚ pp. 557-74. Hyer‚ N.L.‚ Brown‚ K.A. and Zimmerman‚ S. (1999b)‚ ``A socio-technical systems approach to cell design: case study and analysis’’‚ Journal of Operations Management‚ Vol. 17‚ pp. 179-203. Jick‚ T.D. (1979)‚ ``Mixing qualitative and quantitative methods: triangulation in action’’‚ Administrative
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7th Annual SEMATECH Symposium Japan Supply Chain Management in Electronics Industry IHS iSuppli Japan Akira Minamikawa aminamikawa@isuppli.co.jp Agenda Impact of earthquake What changed in the past 10 years? What changes in the next 10 years? iSuppli Corporation – 2 Copyright 2000-2009 iSuppli Corporation. All Worldwide Rights Reserved. Confidential – Patents Pending Supply Chain • Japanese have high market share in material market Components Electronics
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Theories of supply chain management Essay by Pancu Dana “Supply Chain Management is the integration of key businesses processes from end user through original suppliers that provides products‚ services and information that add value for customers and other stakeholders.” ( Lambert-Cooper 2000‚ 66 ) A general definition of the supply chain management (SCM) includes all suppliers‚ production capabilities‚ distribution centers ‚ warehouses‚ customers‚ raw materials‚ stock with semi-finished products
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The Importance of Supply Chain Management Supply chain management (SCM) is very important and effective to all companies. David Simchi-Levi‚ Philip Kaminsky‚ and Edith Simchi-Levi defines supply chain management as “a set of approaches utilized to efficiently integrate suppliers‚ manufacturers‚ warehouses‚ and stores‚ so that merchandise is produced and distributed at the right quantities‚ to the right locations‚ and at the right time‚ in order to minimize systemwide costs while satisfying service
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of economies around the world through the movement of goods‚ services and capital across borders” and is a dynamic process through which companies‚ corporations and organizations leverage their strengths‚ magnify their reach‚ and decrease costs by outsourcing multiple business processes (IMF Staff‚ 2008). The globalization of Starbucks’ supply chain played a crucial role in attaining organizational success‚ having a significant impact on its business operations. This report aims to analyze the challenges
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Political Factors 4 2 Economic Factors 5 3 Social-cultural Factors 6 4 Technological Factors 7 5 Environmental Factors 7 6 Legal Factors 8 PESTEL Analysis of Investment Environment in Japan 8 1 Political Factors 8 2 Economic Factors 9 3 Socio-Cultural Factors 10 4 Technological Factors 10 5 Environmental Factors 10 6 Legal Factors 11 International Strategies Recommended 11 International Strategy for Investing in China 11 International Strategy for Investing in Japan
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PHStat2 Version 3.07 Readme PHStat2 is Windows software that assists you in learning the concepts of statistics while using Microsoft Excel. PHStat2 allows you to perform many common types of statistical analyses while using the familiar Microsoft Excel interface. The rest of this document is organized into sections that will assist you in setting up and using PHStat2. Note: In this document‚ the symbol è means “on the next submenu‚ select.” Table of Contents 1 PHStat2 Technical Requirements
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FAIRTRADE MANGOES FROM INDIA Final Project Project ID: 518 Project name: Fair Tamil Mangoes – Analyze the mango chain to enable the import of Fairtrade mangoes from Tamil Nadu‚ India Coach: Paul van Haperen Commissioner: Resilience Foundation Date: April 2009 Gabriele Cassani Manager Bram Timmerman Secretary Mulatu Wakjira Controller Simon Duesseldorf Team Member Vincenzo Perrini Team Member Dal Prasad Pudasainy Team Member Wageningen UR Resilience Foundation 2 This report (product)
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