AHND- EHND - SCM – First Assignment S12-2012 Bassam Badran‚ Ph.D. Page 1 Syrian Virtual University (SVU) Semester S12 for 2012-2013 High National Diploma (HND) In Computing and Business Application Course: Supply Chain Management (SCM) Assignment One – Singular Unit Supply Chain Management Subject HOW DELL IS MANAGING ITS SUPPLY CHAIN Writer Bassam Badran IV Date of delivery 10-10-2012 Due date (submittal) 10-11-2012 Grade 20% References Compiled from several articles in Business Week
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For a given company this might include parts suppliers‚ manufacturers‚ transport‚ logistics and retailers. Origins of SCM SCM has is origins in organisational extension theory first proposed by Mallen in 1963. Mallen’s theory was developed within the context of marketing and advocated the extension of an organization to include all members of the distribution channel. Why use SCM? Supply chain management as a concept has been evolved to address a number of issues that effect modern companies as
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that can negatively impact a company’s ability to satisfy customer demand for its products. With SCM software‚ all activities can be seamlessly coordinated and executed from start to finish‚ ensuring much higher levels of on-time delivery across the board. Enhanced Collaboration Imagine having the ability to know exactly what your suppliers and distributors are doing at all times – and vice versa. SCM software makes that possible by bridging the gap between disparate business software systems at
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Widely available information sources Balance of power between buyers and suppliers Greater levels of outsourcing 4 Factors Driving SCM Low cost and wide availability of information more closely links members of a supply chain Competition in domestic and international markets requires greater quickness‚ agility‚ and flexibility 5 Factors Driving SCM Customer expectations and requirements are constantly changing and more demanding Major supply disruptions require the ability of a supply
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University of Phoenix Material Overview of Information Systems Table Information Systems Types Description / Benefits Example of Each (Including Vendor Name / Vendor Website) How have you seen them used in your organization or an organization that you are familiar with? 1. Databases A collection of related files or tables containing data. A database stores information for any given reason and can be tracked back for any needed purpose. A popular online database is Caspio. This database is used
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Supply Chain Management: Wegmans and Grocery Store Supply Chains Roger Vance Busi 411-002 When managing a large company or corporation‚ having firm control and efficient use of the supply chain is key to success. Supply chain management as defined by Stevenson (2011)‚ “is the strategic coordination of business functions within a business organization and throughout its supply chain for the purpose of integrating supply and demand management” (p
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Resource Planning (ERP) Systems 7 Supply Chain Management (SCM) Systems 8 Information Systems and the Changing Business Environment 8 Amazon.com Information Systems 10 Introduction 10 Amazon.com’s Information Systems Value 10 Amazon’s Customer Relations Management (CRM) system 11 CRM System Business Value 11 Amazon’s Enterprise Resource Management (ERP) System Value 13 Amazon.com’s Supply Chain Management (SCM) system 13 Amazon.com’s SCM system Value 13 Amazon IS and the external changing environment
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thanks to advancing technology‚ new political/economic environments and the elimination of trade barriers (Cooper‚ 1993). Transportation and distribution strategies falls into a larger umbrella called Supply Chain Management (SCM)‚ more specifically inside Logistics. SCM is based on four mayor strategic decision areas; location‚ production‚ inventory and transportation (distribution) (Intro to supply CM). A Transportation and distribution strategy is key in the value chain for global companies and
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University of Phoenix Material Overview of Information Systems Table Information Systems Types Description / Benefits Example of Each (Including Vendor Name / Vendor Website) How have you seen them used in your organization or an organization that you are familiar with? 1. Databases Databases allows companies to organize all their information on one place‚ making it easy for people to access and share information. Microsoft Access‚ www.Microsoft.com Databases save time and efforts. Our company
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Acknowledgement Completing this dissertation has been the biggest milestone of my life. Many people have helped and supported me through this arduous endeavor. I wish to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to each and every one of them. First of all‚ I thank my school---Singapore Institute of Materials Management‚ I’m fortunate I can enter this school. He takes me enter new sector about logistics‚ make me deeply interest to logistics. Secondary‚ I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude
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