years‚ with net benefits over sales of close to 12% in the same period. In this paper we examine Zara’ production and distribution systems‚ looking for clues to its mass-customization capabilities. We argue that the key to Zara’ success is its Supply Chain (network and flows) approach. The production network is made of a tightly integrated net of product specialized factories‚ intensive in capital and run under Toyota’s principles‚ and a secondary network of over 400 micro enterprises‚ tightly controlled
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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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2 What specific role does logistics play in supply chain operations? Logistics is the primary conduit of product and service flow within a supply chain arrangement. It is the work required to move and to position inventory throughout a supply chain. It is a combination of order management‚ inventory‚ transportation‚ warehousing‚ material handling and packaging as integrated throughout a facility network. Logistics is essential for effective supply chain connectivity. 1.4 Compare and contrast anticipatory
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Supply Chain Risk Management in Procurement and Logistics Report by iMBA 2015 students: Content 1.Introduction and Summary………………………………………………………………….. 3 2. Types of the risks ………………………………………………………………….…………… 3 2.1 Delay of delivery ……………………………………………………………………. 3 2.2 Force Majeure ……………………………………………………………………….. 4 2.3 Procurement risk ……………………………………………………………………. 5 2.4 Receivables risk ……………………………………………………………………... 5 2.5 Inventory risk …………………………………………………………………………. 6 2.6 Capacity risk
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Q1a. What is Demand Chain Challenges ? At present‚ there appear to be four main challenges to progress in transforming Demand Chains and making them faster‚ leaner and better: Linking Demand and Supply Chains Demand Chain Information Systems Demand Chain Process Re-Engineering\ Demand chain budget segmentation‚ targeting and optimization Linking demand and supply chains The core problem from the supply chain perspective is getting good demand plans and forecasts from the people driving demand: marketing
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Sustainable Supply Chain Management: State of the Art Sarker Rafij Ahmed Ratan PhD student (1st level) University of Dhaka‚ Bangladesh. Visiting research fellow ‚ CERRAL‚ IUT Lumiere Lyon 2‚ France. Email: getrafij@yahoo.com Supervisor : Dr. Mijanur Rahman Treasurer ‚ University of Dhaka Professor‚ Department of Marketing‚ University of Dhaka‚ Bangladesh. Acknowledgement Dr. Aicha Sekhari ‚ Associate Professor IUT‚ University Lumiere Lyon 2‚ France. Dr. Syed Akter Hossain‚ Professor Post
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smi8239X_ch01_001-026.qxd 2/27/07 11:22 PM Page 1 CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Supply Chain Management 1.1 WHAT IS SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT? Fierce competition in today’s global markets‚ the introduction of products with shorter life cycles‚ and the heightened expectations of customers have forced business enterprises to invest in‚ and focus attention on‚ their supply chains. This‚ together with continuing advances in communications and transportation technologies (e.g.‚ mobile communication‚
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Global Transportation and Distribution Strategies Definition 600 characters Distribution is all about getting your product or services to right people at the right time‚ thus a global distribution strategy is a plan created by the management that specifies how the firm intends to transfer its products to intermediaries‚ retailers and end consumers (Munusamy‚ 2011). A distribution strategy defines how you are going to move products from point of creation to points of consumption‚ in a cost-effective
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Links in supply chain Name: Course: Tutor: Date: A supply chain involves all the parties working together both directly and indirectly in order to satisfy the consumer’s expectations. The process of chain supply does not only include manufacturers and suppliers; it also involves other parties right from the raw material source‚ transporters‚ warehouses‚ retailers and customers. The current business environments within which corporates operate is highly unpredictable; therefore‚ organizations have
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Map the Supply Chain Caroline Evans MKT/421 September 18‚ 2014 Dr. Michael McKinley Abstract The supply map and the supply chain management consist of manufacturers‚ distributors and retailers. The marketing mix determines the product mix and the product mix helps the fashion designer to control the target market. The distributor of the finished garment later determines how the product would distribute throughout the department and discount stores. The target market will help the designer
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