Coffee - The Supply Chain INTRODUCTION Today‚ a jar of instant coffee can be found in 93 per cent of British homes and increasingly consumers are trying out different types of coffee‚ such as cappuccino‚ espresso‚ mocha and latte. The expanding consumer demand for product choice‚ quality and value has led to an increase in the coffees being made available to a discerning public. ‘Value’ is the way in which the consumer views an organisation’s product in comparison with competitive offerings. So
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INTRODUCTION OF SUPPLY CHAIN The movement of materials as they flow from their source to the end customer. Supply Chain includes purchasing‚ manufacturing‚ warehousing‚ transportation ‚customer service ‚demand planning ‚ supply planning and Supply Chain management. It is made up of the people‚ activities‚ information and resources involved in moving a product from its supplier to customer. Although this Supply Chain definition sounds very simple‚ effective management of a Supply Chain can be a real challenge
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Control of sourcing Strategy Action Result Strategy Streamline the Front End of Supply Chain Streamlining is the removal of intermediaries in a supply chain—cutting out the middleman. Instead of going through traditional distribution models‚ which have various intermediate (such as a distributor‚ wholesaler‚ broker or agent) companies may now deal with every customer type directly. One notable benefit is a drop in the cost of servicing customers directly. Consequently‚ you will increase
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Supply Chain Management Topic 1 * What is it? * All parties and functions involved‚ directly or indirectly in fulfilling a customer request. * Manufacturers‚ suppliers‚ forwarders‚ warehouse operators‚ wholesalers and retailers. * Movement of information and funds. * Goal * Maximize the value of the product. * Reduce time * Make more profit. * Value * The difference between the turnover (price) and the cost of the product. * Its
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umbrella called Supply Chain Management (SCM)‚ more specifically inside Logistics. SCM is based on four mayor strategic decision areas; location‚ production‚ inventory and transportation (distribution) (Intro to supply CM). A Transportation and distribution strategy is key in the value chain for global companies and is a fundamental part of the logistics process as part of the global supply chain models (Chopra and Meindl‚ 2007: 54; Vidal. 1997). The concepts of logistics and supply chain management are
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1 How can postponement of product differentiation be used to improve supply chain profitability? Postponement‚ also known as "delayed differentiation‚" is a supply chain strategy that delays product differentiation at a point closer to the customer. This involves designing and developing standard or generic configurable products that can be customized quickly and inexpensively once actual consumer demand is known. Postponement also entails the implementation of specific inventory strategies to deploy
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A. Analyze whether a Keiretsu network‚ a virtual company‚ a vertical integration‚ or a different supply chain strategy should be adopted. A Keiretsu network is a network of businesses that own stakes in one another as a means of mutual security‚ especially in Japan‚ and usually including large manufacturers and their suppliers of raw materials and components. There are two types of keiretsu: vertical and horizontal. Vertical keiretsu illustrates the organization and relationships within a company
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Value Chain Analysis By Ovidijus Jurevicius | 25.04.2013 Definition “Value chain analysis (VCA) is a process where a firm identifies its primary and support activities that add value to its final product and then analyze these activities to reduce costs or increase differentiation.” “Value chain represents the internal activities a firm engages in when transforming inputs into outputs.” Understanding the tool VCA is a strategy tool used to analyze internal firm activities. Its goal is to recognize
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Supply chain of Renault When we look at the supply chain of Renault it does not differ much from other car manufacturers. The making of a car starts with the design of the chassis‚ which is done by the designing department of Renault. When the design is approved‚ a concept car must be produced to check the feasibility of the car. When the concept car has proven feasible the real process in the supply chain begins. Renaults owns plants where the certain car is produced. In order to manufacture
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..................................................................... 5 3 Data analysis Hamburg – BSR ................................................................... 7 4 Stakeholders in the (empty) container maritime transport chain .................... 16 5 Processes in empty container logistics ..................................................... 21 6 Perspectives of different stakeholders ..................................................... 34 7 Summary
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