SUPPLY CHAIN & LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT Homework #1 (Due – April 18‚ 2013) Electronic Submission MS Word MSc ECOM/ICOM assignment submission system File name: hw1 and your HKU ID (e.g. hw1_1234567) Please limit the answer to 1 page for each (sub)question (60%) Case: Dell Inc.: Improving the Flexibility of the Desktop PC Supply Chain (Textbook‚ pp.179-187) 1. a) Why does L5 incur higher manufacturing and logistics costs than L6? What are some of the costs that are incurred in L5 but not
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Introduction Supply chains have expanded rapidly over the decades‚ with the aim to increase productivity‚ lower costs and fulfill demands in emerging markets. The increasing complexity in a supply chain hinders visibility and consequently reduces one’s control over the process. Cases of disruption such as the ones faced by Ericsson and Enron‚ have shown that a risk event occurring at one point of the supply chain can greatly affect other members‚ when the disruption is not properly controlled. Supply chain
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Chapter 3 Purchasing and e-Procurement 3.1 The Role of Purchasing 3.1.1 Introduction to purchasing The role of purchasing is to obtain raw material‚ components‚ parts‚ as well as information that are needed for the production of goods or providing services. The purchasing process includes many aspects‚ such as request for quotation (RFQ)‚ supplier market analysis‚ supplier selection‚ contract negotiations‚ and purchase plan implementation. The purchase function plays a liaison role between various
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(unnamed) protagonist comes to experience first-hand the reality of paralysis and death: he achieves his desire to ‘look upon’ (p1) both the physical paralysis and death of Father Flynn‚ with whom he was ‘great friends’ (p2) and the more subtle psychological ‘paralysis’ of those around him – his Aunt‚ Uncle Jack‚ Eliza and Nanny Flynn and Mr Cotter. The story shows that the Dublin adults are mentally immobilised – metaphorically paralysed‚ by their conformity to the conventions of their city lives‚
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Summary 1 Name of the book: Operations management for competitive advantage 11th edition. Section# 1: Operations Strategy and Managing Change Chapter# 2: Operations Strategy and Competitiveness The first section of this chapter explains the meaning of operations strategy. It includes a brief introduction to operations strategy with a historical example about the scenario of the post-World War II era. The second section is divided into three sub-sections: competitive dimensions‚ the notion
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What is the right supply chain for your product ? A question was asked by Marshall L. Fisher in his article on the topic. The article also titled‚ “What is the Right Supply Chain for Your Product ?”‚ was published in March-April 1997 in the Harvard Business Review. The question was raised due to various improvements on supply chain has been done‚ but still it’s performance has never been worse. In some cases‚ costs have soar to unprecedented levels. It seems‚ new ideas and technology implemented
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world. The focus of this paper will be Supply Management System‚ the well-known protectionism in Canadian dairy industry. And the purpose of which is to understand the operating mechanism of SMS and analyze the gains and losses it brings to all the parties involved. Industry Overview The
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New-Old/Old x 100% • Productivity increases are dependent on: o Labor (10%) o Capital (38%) o Management (52%) • New Challenges in OM o Global focus o Supply-chain partnering o Sustainability o Rapid Product development o Mass customization o Just-in-time performance o Empowered employees Chapter 2~ Strategy in a Global Environment • Why change international operations? o Improve supply chain o Reduce costs o Improve operations o Understand markets o Improve products o Attract
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Variable | Capabilities | Valuable? | Rare? | Difficult to Imitate? | Transferability? | Marketing Strategy | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Supply Chain Management | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Internalizing Sales Force | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Editing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Printing | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Selling | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Question 1 : Apply the VRIO Framework of Harlequin in series romance fiction The primary issue facing Harlequin is
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The case study of 3PL: FedEx Supply Chain Solution Sharon Kuo Silver Lu RA7951021 RA7951055 Jon Dickerson RA6967118 Content Introduction_3PL Current 3PL market A case: FedEx Supply Chain Solution Introduction and express service Logistics Distribution Centre Operations Integrated Information Technology Introduction _3PL Definition Relationship between a shipper and third party with customized offerings Encompasses a broader number of service functions by a long-term and mutually beneficial
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