Project | Weightage | All part = 35% | Course Outcome to achieve:CLO 2‚ 3 & 4 | Assessment Components : 1. Presentation – 10% submission: Week 13 2. Report – 25% submission: Week 13 | Mini Project SCM in Action: Report on SCM at “Company X” INTRODUCTION An efficient SCM plays a vital role in the success of any organization. A supply chain system has to be designed carefully‚ as it normally takes years to build and is not easily change. Thus‚ to understand the supply chain concepts
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and Leong‚ K.G. (2009)‚ ‘‘Supply chain management practices as a mediator of the relationship between operations capability and firm performance’’‚ International Journal Hu‚ Z.H.‚ Yang‚ B. and Huang‚ Y.F. (2010)‚ ‘‘Hot research topics and trends of SCM; a statistical review’’‚ Information Management and Engineering (ICIME)‚ The 2nd IEEE International Conference‚ pp Koh‚ S.S.‚ Demirbag‚ M.‚ Bayraktar‚ E.‚ Tatoglu‚ E. and Zaim‚ S. (2007)‚ ‘‘The impact of supply chain management practices on performance
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distributer & wholesaler to manufacturer to vendor and supplier. The SCM system of a company can directly influence the customer satisfaction and hence the profitability of the company. In recent years manufacturers have realised that the SCM can be leveraged as a big differentiator in providing customer satisfaction & value by eliminating the barricades between customers & suppliers. The decision taken by one of the links of SCM can be detrimental to the effectiveness & profitability of the
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samsung b Business Management Quality Innovation with Market-Based Global SCM System Implementation Samsung Electronics‚ a leading Korean company as well as a symbol of the IT industry‚ carried out an innovative project to strengthen its global Supply Chain Management (SCM) execution ability‚ gaining the industry’s interest. Samsung Electronics placed its emphasis on the business management scenario of predicting and preparing for future environmental changes and competitiveness‚ which is one of
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evaluate the effect of emerging technology trends on e-business and SCM (supply chain management). The author of this paper will use Groupon as an example of emerging technology trends on e-business and SCM. Groupon was founded in 2008 in Chicago and offers services or goods from local and non-local businesses to customers at reduced prices. Groupon‚ an e-business service to businesses handles the ads‚ marketing‚ promotion‚ and SCM of the coupons/vouchers being sold. Groupon presents a unique opportunity
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Role of Procurement within an Organization: Procurement : A Tutorial 1 Published on: Jan‚ 26‚ 2011 by: Robert Handfield‚ PhD Role of Procurement within an Organization Overview Key Procurement Objectives: OBJECTIVE 1 – Support Operational Requirements OBJECTIVE 2 – Manage the Procurement Process and the Supply Base Efficiently and Effectively OBJECTIVE 3 – Develop Strong Relationships with Other Functional Groups OBJECTIVE 4 – Develop Integrated Purchasing Strategies That Support
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global provider of supply chain management (SCM) services to corporate customers. The case discusses in detail the SCM services offered by FedEx and its infrastructure facilities that enabled the company to offer these services. The operations at the Memphis hub of FedEx are described in detail. Finally‚ the case provides real-life examples of how FedEx solved the supply chain problems of Fujitsu (US) and Cisco Systems by offering a customized SCM solution. "FedEx is a supply chain company
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Big Aussie ⏏ 1: 1. Perform value chain analysis: Use competitive forces 4 analysis b/c no customer feedback data present. Threats affecting ⏏is new entrants & existing competitors. To overcome: support value activities to raise barrier 2 entry‚ these include Biz infrastructure‚ HRM‚ R&D & procurement. 2. Determine Biz Strategy & process: A Strategy is a plan of action designed to achieve a major overall aim. Processes are tasks performed within a VCA. ⏏has good operational IS but analytical info
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focused on functions‚ practices‚ and resources directly controlled by the focal organization‚ but supply chain management (SCM) has broadened this scope to incorporate all organizations along the supply chain. This shifted the notion of competition from that of between individual organizations to between supply chains. Supply chain management is an ever growing field; multiple SCM frameworks exist today and are being further developed and defined. Successful firms must reside on the leading edge of
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TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 INTRODUCTION 1 BUSINESS SITUATION 1 External Environment 2 Internal Environment 2 SUPPLY CHAIN DESIGN 4 Supply Chain Drivers 4 Assumptions‚ Factors and Uncertainties 6 SUPPLY CHAIN ASSESSMENT / ANALYSIS 6 Figure 6: Costs Savings from centralization 9 SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY 10 CONTINGENCIES 10 KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 10 CONCLUSION 11 WORKS CITED 12 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Our objective is to analyze the distribution network in
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