strategy of Toyota has evolved from the 30s up to 2010? 2. Describe the elements of the TPS system. Do you know any other “lean” firms? 3. Comment on Toyota’s focus on the customer. How this approach is related to quality? 4. Describe Toyota’s supply chain network (complexity of global SC) 5. Under your point of view‚ which are the reasons behind Toyota’s recalls? 6. Describe the communication actions Toyota undertook for dealing with the recall’s crisis Analysis questions: 1. Crisis management
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for scrap tire management; based on the description of the key technologies in a tire supply chain. The main actors and technologies in a tire supply chain are described. India have no legislation for the disposal of used tires as of now‚ but very soon the need will arise for such legislation. Also‚ dumping of used tires from other developing nations is a major issue. In the wake of these issue a proper supply chain for the scrap tire management is developed‚ which will have economic as well as environmental
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lysDell Supply Chain Analysis Group 11: Mentor: Heidi C. Dreyer Sep-09-2012 Outlines • What’s direct model? • Dell’s position in PC market; – Dell’s competitive strategies; – Implied demand uncertainty analysis; • Dell’s supply chain capabilities; – Facilities; – Inventories; – Transportations; – Information; – Sourcing; – Pricing; – Responsive supply chain; • Strategic fit; • Limitations; • Challenge and proposals for emerging markets; What’s Direct Model? Several supply chain models in
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comparison to its competitors‚ Zara’s supply chain is quite unconventional. Instead of focusing on competitive product prices and advertising Zara has developed a super integrated supply chain paralleled by few (1). This supply chain allows it to rapidly respond to market demand and have extensive control over its design and production process (1). Inditex‚ the clothing company that owns Zara is extremely vertically integrated. It is comprised of over 100 design‚ manufacturing‚ and distribution companies
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product shortage may result if actual demand exceeds the forecast demand. 2. Lead times serve to magnify the increase in variability due to demand forecasting. Therefore‚ lead time reduction can significantly reduce the bullwhip effect throughout a supply chain. Lead times typically include two components: order lead times‚ information lead times. Order lead times can be reduced through the use of cross-docking‚ but information lead time can be reduced through the use of electronic data interchange
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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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Table of Contents Introduction Supply Chain Management is the process of planning‚ implementing‚ and controlling the operations of supply chain with the purpose to satisfy customer requirements as efficiently as possible. Supply chain management spans all movement and storage of raw materials‚ work-in-process inventory‚ and finished goods from point-of-origin to point-of-consumption. It is a cross functional approach to managing the movement of raw materials into an organization and the movement
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Designing and Managing the Supply Chain David Simchi-Levi Philip Kaminsky Edith Simchi-Levi Solutions for Discussion Questions1 Kerem B¨ulb¨ul 1We would like to thank Shiming Deng for his valuable contributions to the preparation of this manual. Chapter 1 Introduction to Supply Chain Management Discussion Questions Question 1 Pick any car model manufactured by a domestic auto maker. For example‚ consider the 2002 Ford Thunderbird. a. The supply chain for a car typically includes the following
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Supply Chain Restructuring: Analysis of Avon’s success story Presented by Ajay P Appukuttan (3966744) Musaffar Ali Hajour Table of Contents Introduction3 Summary of Findings4 Background Information7 Critical Issues8 Detailed Recommendations9 Implementation & Evaluation10 Conclusion11 References12 INTRODUCTION The success story of Avon‚ the company for women and world’s leading direct seller for beauty products starts with a decentralized operation in 6 countries in 1980s
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increases are dependent on: o Labor (10%) o Capital (38%) o Management (52%) • New Challenges in OM o Global focus o Supply-chain partnering o Sustainability o Rapid Product development o Mass customization o Just-in-time performance o Empowered employees Chapter 2~ Strategy in a Global Environment • Why change international operations? o Improve supply chain o Reduce costs o Improve operations o Understand markets o Improve products o Attract and retain global talent • Mission
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