Battle axe effect b) Cobra effect c) Bullwhip effect d) Lasso effect e) Whirlpool effect Ans: c Link to: The Bullwhip Effect Difficulty: easy Short Answer 3. Insourcing incurs a fixed cost of $1000 and a $5 variable cost. Outsourcing incurs a fixed cost of $2000 and a $2 variable cost. What is the indifference point? Ans: 333 units (Q* = (FCMake FCBuy) / (VCBuy VCMake) = ($2000 - $1000)/($5 - $2) = 333) Link to: SCM Across The Organization Difficulty: moderate
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Q1 Tell me about yourself - what kind of a person you are. I am Ankit Dugar. I have been brought up in Delhi. I have close to 4.9yrs of experience in Technology an currently working Deloitte Consulting as a consultant. Started my care by joining Infosys in Jan 2010. Served there for 3.1 yrs den moved to Deloitte consulting. In tr Talking about myself‚ if you ask me to define myself in 1 word‚ then I would say that I am an explorer. I just love exploring new things‚ be it technology‚ art or business
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organization”. Huang (2008) explained that outsource facility management can help company add value by increasing staff’s focus and flexibility. Reiss (2010) also suggested outsourcing can turn fixed costs into variable costs. However‚ variable costs happened only when you make a sale‚ in this case‚ only when you need service. So outsourcing can help company reduce costs. ACE outsourced its facility management to “FM Services”. It set up a central services team consist of one contract manager and three assistants
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Study Guide - Textbook Chapter 1 * Describe the three types of IT assets that must be well managed in today’s digital age. Chapter 2 * J2EE vs. .NET * Describe the six key software trends as identified by the authors. Chapter 3 * Wi-Fi‚ WiMAX‚ Bluetooth‚ RFID‚ VoIP‚ VPN * Explain the concept of cloud computing. Do you believe that cloud computing will have a major impact on the IT function in organizations? Why or why not? Chapter 4 * Why do organizations often have several
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Export-oriented small and mid-tier IT companies were able to weather the storm of rapid appreciation in the rupee against the in 2007 and early 2008‚ but now they are faced with the stark reality of dwindling orders as the global financial crisis continues to cause a meltdown across countries and industries‚ the IT & ITeS sector in India is beginning to feel the heat. Amid fears of a global recession‚ companies‚ especially banks‚ worst-hit by the credit crisis have already started to cut or delay
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.............................. 3 Constitutional reforms and Substantive Labour Code reforms ........................................................... 4 The Offshore Outsourcing in Manizales‚ Colombia ........................................................................... 9 Sustainable Development in the Offshoring Outsourcing Business.................................................. 12 References .............................................................................................
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FDI AND OUTSOURCING ‘‘We are not the blue states‚We are not the red states but We are United states‚’’ Barack Obama quoted after his victory. With Barack Obama re-elected as the president of US‚India needs to wait and watch his stand on FDI‚immigration‚outsourcing and overall relations. India has a lot to gain by supporting his policies and our industry must do its bit by facilitating job creation in America and encourage joint partnership in healthcare utilities and education. A strong America
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How is Zara organized with respect to its vertical integration and outsourcing decisions? What governance structure does it appear to follow? Support your conclusions with reference to details of the Zara and the Ferdows reading. Zara manufactures and distributes its products in small batches. Zara is vertically integrated as the company manages all design‚ warehousing‚ distribution and logistic functions. Zara outsources sewing of garments to an outside supplier. Zara controls the product it
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[28/4/13] Hijzen‚ A.‚ and Swaim ‚ P. (2007) ‘Does Offshoring Reduce Industry Employment?’ GEP‚ Leverhulme Centre for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy. Paper No. 2007/24 Hijzen‚ A.‚ Holger‚ G.‚ and Hine‚ R. (2005) ‘International Outsourcing and the Skill Structure of Labour Demand in the United Kingdom’‚ The Economic Journal‚ Vol. 115‚ No. 506‚ pp. 860-878 MacMillan‚ M.‚ and Harrison‚ A. (2009) ‘Offshoring Jobs? Multinationals and US Manufacturing Employment’ Tufts University‚ Department
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Cruise Lines? If you were in charge of Carnival‚ how would you (a) try to prevent these threats from becoming reality‚ and (b) deal with them if they were realized? Video: Myth: Outsourcing is Bad for America (from Lesson 1) 1. What arguments do Lou Dobbs and others make for the reduction or elimination of outsourcing? 2. What arguments support the opposite position? 3. Should companies outsource labor? (There is no right or wrong answer to this question.) Video: The Debate on Globalization (from
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