Case Study: Global Supply Chain Management and Strategic Sourcing Assignment 1 Due: October 13‚ 2013 at 11:59pm Marks: 20 Sounds like a supply chain problem Metrovox is a German electronics manufacturer that designs‚ develops and manufactures a range of products for the entertainment and home electronics sector. Management has recently focused on two related products‚ Bugabyte and Terabyte Lite. The Bugabyte is a video and audio player with a flash drive. The company has invested heavily in
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Company Overview: Pizza Hut‚ Inc. operates a chain of pizza restaurants in the United States and internationally. It offers pizzas‚ pastas‚ wings‚ and drinks‚ as well as sides and desserts‚ such as stuffed pizza rollers‚ breadsticks‚ cheese sticks‚ baked desserts‚ and cinnamon sticks. The company also offers catering services. In addition‚ Pizza Hut franchises its restaurants. Further‚ it provides online ordering. The company was founded in 1958 and is based in Plano‚ Texas. Pizza Hut‚ Inc.
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a company’s competitive position. To remain competitive‚ companies must seek new solutions to important Supply Chain Management issues such as modal analysis‚ supply chain management‚ load planning‚ route planning and distribution network design. Companies must face corporate challenges that impact Supply Chain Management such as reengineering globalisation and outsourcing. Why is it so important for companies to get products to their customers quickly? Faster product availability is key to
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References 17 Question 1 (a) Issue The case study evolves on Shaun‚ being the offeror‚ and three interested parties‚ being the offerees‚ on whether they have a valid contractual agreement for the purchase of the electric guitar that was advertised on the papers by Shaun. Firstly‚ there is a need to review the fundamental of the advertisement by relating them to the following key elements of a contact: (a) Offer An offer is an expression made by one party (“offeror”) to another party
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January 2006 The 11 Greatest Supply Chain Disasters Introduction Many of us rightly take pride in the growing recognition role of supply chain both within companies and in the public markets. An increasing number of companies cite supply chain initiatives and prowess in annual reports and meetings with financial analysts. But of course the opposite effect must then also occur – supply chain snafus are increasingly cited by CEOs and CFOs to explain poor financial performance. Which
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restaurant chain and third largest fast-food chain. KFC held over 55 percent of the U.S market in terms of sales and operated over 10‚200 restaurants worldwide in 1998. KFC first opened in Australia 1968. Present day KFC now serves over 2million customers a week. With over 600 stores Australia wide. This report will aim to analyse and critique KFCs purchasing and supply management activities. In particular the legal‚ ethical‚ sustainability and social responsibility issues in purchasing and supply management
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How green supply chains will affect and drive the design of next generation logistics and supply chains? Due to the deterioration of global environment‚ increasing concerns of the overall condition of the natural environment have brought the attention on environmental conservation. As Purchasing Magazine (Atkinson‚ 2002) reported that “the most significant factor affecting supply‚ demand‚ pricing‚ and availability of solvents is the environmental issue”. As a result‚ for manufacturers‚ there is
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supply chain management INDEX (Page no.) 1. Introduction to supply chain management (1-6) I. Concept of SCM II. Definition of SCM III. Components of SCM IV. Issues in SCM 2. Supply chain decisions
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Initial idea: Offer affordable sports equipment for children Products: − Used (second-hand) products − Surplus equipment from manufacturers and retailers Current situation (December 2007): − Demand has been growing steadily over the last years − The products are distributed to the U.S. customers through a single (and small) warehouse in St. Louis − The warehouse is leased on a year-to-year basis − The current network design‚ in particular the distribution network and warehouse
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Suppose a firm operates gas turbine power plants in 50 different locations in the Asia region. It is important that the power plant operates with minimal disruptions‚ and therefore having spare parts inventories are very important. The severity of the disruptions depends on which component fails. Hence‚ the different spare parts can be divided in 3 categories: 1. Very critical parts: failure will result in turbine shut down and failure to start 2. Medium critical parts: failure will not immediately
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