The Case of the Sole Remaining Supplier Though we live in a fast-paced ever-changing world today‚ we all still retain in us‚ an image of what an ethical community‚ an ethical society‚ or an ethical business should look like. We are all responsible in all levels of our society to act ethically as individuals and also as a community for the well being of all. “The Case of the Sole Remaining Supplier” exemplifies one of many such cases in business that puts board executives in a risky position
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There are three potential suppliers available to Platinum to replace the existing machinery; JabaKing‚ the existing supplier‚ who enjoys a very close strategic relationship with Platinum‚ Merakuri – a supplier out of South Korea who offers cutting edge technology‚ and Pnutype – a relatively new supplier in the market who offers preferable financing options‚ service and superior technology. In order to arrive at a decision on choice of supplier (or mix of suppliers) I have taken the approach
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As the story of the Sole Remaining Supplier was told to me‚ the Board conversation went pretty much the way the case describes it. Legal was saying‚ "This is a time bomb waiting to happen. Why are we even talking about this?" Engineering was bemoaning the lack of standards for testing the electronics of pacemakers‚ and the majority of the Board understood that they had a problem with no easy solution. One of the people on the Board told me later that the founders of Silicon Valley were the sons
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World Business Council for Sustainable Development Case Study 2007 Ledesma Local Supplier Development Program Ledesma’s Local Supplier Development Program aims to strengthen job-creation in and the economic development of the province of Jujuy‚ in Argentina‚ and particularly in the area where its employees live. In doing so‚ the company designed a program in which the growth of local suppliers could also provide benefits for the company. In this way‚ the sustainability of the program
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millions of dollars in advertising‚ behind the scenes‚ workers who manufacture its products still earn the bare minimum. In the last three years‚ China Labor Watch (CLW) has been monitoring the conditions of PUMA’s suppliers in China. During an investigation on Taiway Sports Ltd.‚ a supplier that “has enjoyed an “A” ranking for years now” according to PUMA’s 2005/2006 Sustainability Report‚ CLW has found deplorable conditions. Conveniently‚ on March 19th‚ after CLW notified PUMA about Taiway’s conditions
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Wal-Mart ’s Chinese Suppliers Bill Reagor Mid-Continent University International Business Week Two MGT 6013 Dr. Sila Tuju 5/3/2012 Wal-Mart ’s Chinese Suppliers Question One Is it legitimate for an enterprise like Wal-Mart to demand that its suppliers adhere to a code of ethics? What are the benefits of this practice to Wal-Mart? What are the cost? Wal-Mart is the world’s largest retailer‚ and with that distinction there is an obligation to act as an example to the
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A Supplier Alliance at Quaker Oats Summary Quaker Oats Company of Chicago‚ IL formed an alliance with Graham Packaging of York‚ PA. Graham is a leading global manufacturer of custom blow molded plastic containers. Plastic bottles are the largest single quantity and cost item purchased by Quaker Oats. Gatorade had captured over 82% of the global market share in the sports beverage industry. The purchasing department established a goal of lowering the bottling cost $10 million to $15 million per
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EXPLAIN THE SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT PROCESS [pic] Table of Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. There are 8 stages of implementation of supplier development 3 2.1 Identify critical commodities for development 3 2.2 Identify critical suppliers for development 3 2.3 Form a cross-functional team 3 2.4 Meet with supplier’s top management team 3 2.5 Identify opportunities and probability for improvement 3 2.6 Identify
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markets. There should be made a choice between Denmark‚ Germany and Belgium. Because the job is far from completed No Sweat has hired yet again students to finish the work. No Sweat was very pleased with the work that has been finished on the new supplier. In this new case‚ we will look for a new exporting market for No Sweat and a new distribution channel in this market. Table of contents Chapter 1: Problem statement Chapter
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highway‚ railway‚ water conservancy‚ construction and other projects with the increase of sand and gravel aggregate and expand ceaselessly‚ aggregate market appeared severe supply situation.Artificial Sand Making Machine We are Sand Making Plant Supplier India.The sand making machine equipment can be said to be a play. It is because the Artificial Sand Making Machine sale India (sand machine) development of equipment‚ provide a large number of high-quality aggregate for infrastructure construction
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