OF BUSINESS LOGISTICS‚ Vol.24‚ No.2‚ 2003 37 STRATEGIC SUPPLY CHAIN MAPPING APPROACHES by John T. Gardner SUNY Brockport and Martha C. Cooper The Ohio State University Visualizing‚ tracking‚ and managing supply chains all become more complicated as firms pursue outsourcing strategies and as firms’ supply and delivery systems become increasingly global. The authors suggest that not only is there a need to visualize the supply chain‚ there needs to be a well-established process for building the
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Food supply chain overview In the present competitive environment customers have become more demanding and asking for quality food which guarantees the safety. On time delivery is becoming a norm to reduce the inventory holding costs. The food industry is facing challenges due to increasing operational complexity‚ frequently changing consumer needs‚ government regulations and short product life cycles. It requires a very smart‚ efficient and agile supply chain to manage the ever changing needs
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Question #2-Define the supply chains for the following products from the first source of raw materials to the first customer. A) Big Mac‚ B) Gasoline‚ C) Automobile repair‚ D) A Text book. Supply chain‚ its management‚ performance measures and improvement approaches. As an extension of the systems point of view‚ the system dynamics inherent in the supply chain are illustrated and the coordination in the supply chain is emphasized. Five areas where measurement of supply chain performance should be
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Note: Solve ANY THREE case studies. CASE I A CASE OF ALPHA TELENET LIMITED Alpha Telecom Ltd.‚ a part of Alpha Group was established in 1976 by its visionary Chairman and Managing Director‚ A. S. Verma. The company started with manufacturing of Electronic Push Button Telephones (EPBT) and Cordless phones in 1985 in Allahabad. On July 7‚ 1995 Alpha Tele-Ventures Limited was incorporated. A mobile service called ’Web-Tel’ was
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BSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management SCHOOL OF BUSINESS BSC LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Programme Overview The BSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management programme offered by the School of Business at SIM University (UniSIM) aims to develop human capital and talent to meet the needs of the industry. This is the first undergraduate programme dedicated to the study of logistics and supply chain management to be offered by a Singapore university. Partnering with the Singapore
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1. Introduction 1.1 Product to be delivered & General background It is reported that Michael Dell establishes the Dell Computer Corporation in 1984 which develop quickly expand market share of computer industry date back the early 1990’s‚ Michigan Technological University (2010). Dell website (2012) mentioned that the objective of Dell is to be global IT leader by building and inspiring IT solutions and services that give customers the power to do more. It also said that Dell offer laptops
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MCDONALD’S LEADERSHIP PRACTICES McDonald’s: a name synonymous with fast food‚ quality and innovation. McDonald’s is known worldwide for its Golden Arches symbol and its mascot‚ Ronald McDonald. Two brothers from Southern California‚ Dick and Maurice McDonald‚ started operating a hot dog/hamburger stand at the Monrovia Airport. Eventually outgrowing that location‚ they moved the stand to San Bernadino. Realizing that hamburgers were their most popular product‚ the brothers reinvented their
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Choose an organization delivering goods and/or services globally. Provide a background of the organization and fully describe six components of the organization’s supply chain. Examine the potential problems related to each of the components described and explain the approaches of the organization for solving the problems. Write a 4–5 page report that: addresses the concerns the following functions might have about this proposed change: • Addresses the importance of quality management and measurement
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b. WIP inventories(No Answer) 1. Information Management 2. transportation rate 3. CORRECT: are associated with manufacturing 4. short run analysis. b. The logistics/supply chain network transformation team(No Answer) 1. CORRECT: must be aware of the firm’s overall business and corporate strategies and the supply chain in which it participates. 2. is one of the most commonly used techniques. 3. on the movement and storage of product. 4. assumes that the raw materials sources and finished
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Managing Supply Chain Inventory: Pitfalls and Opportunities 15‚ 1992 Reading Time: 23 min Hau L. Lee and Corey Billington Most manufacturing enterprises are organized as networks of manufacturing and distribution sites that procure raw materials‚ transform them into intermediate and finished products‚ and distribute the finished products to customers. The simplest network consists of one site that performs both manufacturing and distribution. More complex networks‚ such as those required to
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