Executive summary The e-Technology guide aims to analyse the practice of Green Supply Chain Management (GrSCM) adopted by different companies in the face of increasing impacts of business operations on environment. The guide will start with introducing the reasoning behind the decision of implementing GrSCM and discussing about GrSCM’s current and future development directions. More details regarding to the definition of GrSCM and in-depth analyses about its structure will be also elaborated. Besides
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Advisory Demystifying supply chain finance* Insights into the what‚ why‚ how‚ where and who Table of contents The heart of the matter The emerging Supply Chain Finance (SCF) tool set. An in-depth discussion 2 SCF—what it is‚ why it’s important‚ and how it works. What this means for your business 4 Reaping the end-to-end benefits available through effectively managed SCF solutions. 10 March 2009 The heart of the matter The emerging Supply Chain Finance (SCF) tool
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Bergerac Systems: The Challenge of Backward Integration Abstract Veterinary expenditure has been on an increasing trend due to the increase in pet ownership in the United States. Bergerac is a company producing equipments used for testing pet patients in the veterinarian clinics. Omnivue is one of the most successful equipments produced by the company‚ which is priced at a competitive rate to attract lower and middle sized veterinarians. The production of Omnivue involves the use of plastics and
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..................................... 2 2 Background ........................................................................................ 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
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Economics 89 (2004) 353–361 Supply chain management survey of Swedish manufacturing firms Jan Olhager*‚ Erik Selldin Department of Production Economics‚ Linkoping Institute of Technology‚ SE-581 83 Linkoping‚ Sweden . . Received 15 April 2002; accepted 16 January 2003 Abstract Supply chain management practices and principles are evolving and changing rapidly‚ e.g. through modern information and communication technologies. These changes affect the ways supply chains are designed‚ the way they are
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RYANAIR Introduction This essay is initially going to analyse the LCC (Low Cost Carrier) industry and subsequently focus on Ryanair‚ the world ’s largest low cost international carrier (figure 1). The first part of the assignment is going to apply Porter ’s five forces to the above-mentioned industry‚ then it will look at how the company competes in such environment‚ referring to Porter ’s generic competitive strategies. Finally it will analyse how the company delivers on these competitive
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Chapter 1_The Concepts of Supply Chain Management 1 The Concepts of Supply Chain Management Content 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Definition of a Supply Chain 1.3 Decision Phases in a Supply Chain 1.4 Process View of a Supply Chain 1.5 The Importance of Supply Chain Flows 1.6 Tutorial Questions Learning Objectives After reading this chapter‚ you will be able to: • • • • • • • 1.1 Describe a supply chain and define supply chain management. Define the different organizations that
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The nature of the supply chain Learning Points Understand what a supply chain is Gain an appreciation of the behaviour of supply chains Understand some of the issues with highly dispersed supply chains Supply Chain Management concerns… The relationships and flows between different operations Links between value-adding upstream and downstream processes All issues concerning product / service delivery from raw materials to end user Purchasing / Procurement Physical
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smi8239X_ch01_001-026.qxd 2/27/07 11:22 PM Page 1 CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Supply Chain Management 1.1 WHAT IS SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT? Fierce competition in today’s global markets‚ the introduction of products with shorter life cycles‚ and the heightened expectations of customers have forced business enterprises to invest in‚ and focus attention on‚ their supply chains. This‚ together with continuing advances in communications and transportation technologies (e.g.‚ mobile communication‚
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RECENT SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES IN TOYOTA In 2008‚ it was the largest automobile manufacturer in the world‚ a title previously held for over 70 years by General Motors Co. There have been endless work stoppage issues which had started to affect the long-term viability of the internal structural management of the company’s supply chain such as: Profit-Crushing Domino Effect: The global supply chain for auto manufacturing relied on critical parts built in factories in Japan.
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