* Supply Chain Management In IBM: * Early 1990’s: decentralized geographic and functional departments * Mid-late 1990’s: Distribution and logistics functions centralized into a global organization with world-wide responsibility * Early 2000’s: merger of Customer Fulfillment‚ Procurement‚ Manufacturing‚ and Global Logistics/Distribution functions into a new global Integrated Supply Chain function * Result: cost savings of $5.6B in 2002 and $7B in 2003 * A Case study
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Case #2: The Supply Chain Management of Samsung Electronics Introduction Samsung Electronics is a global leading company in the electronics industry. It applies and organizes its supply chain activities to create resilience toward highly volatile market and generate competitive advantages against its peers. The Supply Chain Management of Samsung includes the sequence of its organizations’ facilities‚ functions and activities that are involved in producing and delivering product or service.
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------------------------------------------------- Supply chain management Supply chain management (SCM) is the management of a network of interconnected businesses involved in the ultimate provision of product and service packages required by end customers (Harland‚ 1996).[1] Supply Chain Management spans all movement and storage of raw materials‚ work-in-process inventory‚ and finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption (supply chain). Another definition is provided by the APICS Dictionary
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Introduction According to Thomas Friedman in The World is Flat‚ supply chain management has become a source of competitive advantage and profit in a flat world. He has quoted Wal-Mart’s ability of moving 2.3 billion general merchandise cartons a year down its supply chain into its stores as an example of creating value. Global supply chains that draw parts and producers from every corner of the world‚ from the best producers at the lowest price‚ are the way how to beat
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[pic] BUS 201 Contract Law & Agency Law Group-Based Assignment Group Members PI No Lua Lee Hui M0902119 Mohamed Idris Gurney K0901115 Ng Kong Yuan David M0901042 C O N T E N T S P A G E Question 1 3-9 Question 2 10-13 Question 1 14-16 References 17 Question 1
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Executive summary The purpose of this report is mainly focus on the analysis of distribution strategies. The distribution strategies is a very systematic and comprehensive strategy in the logistic and supply chain management. This report divides the distribution strategies into four parts to analyse it comprehensively. There are centralized and decentralized decision-making management strategy‚ cross-docking strategy‚ postponement strategy and outsourcing strategy. Firstly‚ it introduces the
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Implement Quality Improvement at Riordan Manufacturing Continual improvements are essential for businesses to attain a competitive advantage in their industry and remain profitable. Riordan Manufacturing must apply Total Quality Management (TQM) to their organizational processes to eliminate waste‚ reduce costs‚ increase productivity‚ and focus on customer satisfaction. This paper identifies an improvement plan by outlining the steps of Riordan Manufacturing’s developed quality management process
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of automobile dealerships. When discussing the supply chain of car dealerships‚ it is important to discuss both their "brick and mortar" facilities and their organizational web sites. Both the "brick and mortar" facilities and the web sites play a vital role in the success of modern day car dealerships‚ so it is important to discuss both. First‚ we will the "brick and mortar" environment. Brick and Mortar Supply Chain Describing the supply chain of a traditional "brick and mortar" automobile dealership
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Supply chain management From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia | This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (August 2009) | Supply chain management (SCM) is the management of a network of interconnected businesses involved in the ultimate provision of product and service packages required by end customers (Harland‚ 1996).[1] Supply chain management spans all movement
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AMUL SUPPLY CHAIN MODEL BACK END TO FRONT END FARMERS CHILLING PLANTS MILK PROCESSING UNION & WAREHOUSES MILK SOLD TO VILLAGE AND LOCAL RESTAURANTS VILLAGE COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES (WITH CHILLING UNITS) LOCAL RESTAURANTS/OTHER MILK RELATED BUSINESSES VILLAGE COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES (WITH OUT CHILLING UNITS) UPSTREAM NETWORK SERVICES VETERINARY ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ANIMAL FEED FACTORY MILK CAN PRODUCERS AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY RURAL MANAGEMENT CONSUMERS CONSUMERS HOME DELIVERY CONTRACTORS
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