1.0 Introduction There are numerous definitions of the terms ‘Sustainable’ and ‘Supply Chain’. For the simplistic but practical definition is “Management of raw materials and services from suppliers to manufacturer/ service provider to customer and back with improvement of the social and environmental impacts explicitly considered”. The supply chain considers the interactions between a business and its customers and suppliers. The greatest benefits are derived by extending the focus as far as possible
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Chapter 1: Supply Chain Management: An Overview I. Forces of Change-Multiple forces of change are requiring organizations to be (a) nimble‚ & (b) responsive to their customers’ needs. 5 major forces are 1) Globalization. (Major issues to deal with include) More competition‚ More volatility/unpredictability in demand & supply‚ Shorter life cycles‚ Systems approach to “sourcing-to-delivery”‚ Potential “terrorism”/security. 2) Technology (primarily computing/info technology‚ Internet). Helped-Organizations
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International Journal of Modern Engineering Research (IJMER) www.ijmer.com Vol.1‚ Issue.2‚ pp-747-751 ISSN: 2249-6645 IMPORTANCE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR EFFECTIVE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Prof. Himanshu S. Moharana1‚ Dr. J.S. Murty2‚ Dr. S. K. Senapati3‚ Prof. K. Khuntia1 1 (Raajdhani Engineering College‚ Bhubaneswar‚ Odisha) India 2 (Ex-Head‚ Design‚ RRL‚ Bhubaneswar‚ Odisha) India 3 (Professor‚ Dept. of Mech. Engg.‚ IGIT‚ Sarang‚ Odisha) India ABSTRACT In order to survive and beat the
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FAIRTRADE MANGOES FROM INDIA Final Project Project ID: 518 Project name: Fair Tamil Mangoes – Analyze the mango chain to enable the import of Fairtrade mangoes from Tamil Nadu‚ India Coach: Paul van Haperen Commissioner: Resilience Foundation Date: April 2009 Gabriele Cassani Manager Bram Timmerman Secretary Mulatu Wakjira Controller Simon Duesseldorf Team Member Vincenzo Perrini Team Member Dal Prasad Pudasainy Team Member Wageningen UR Resilience Foundation 2 This report (product)
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3 on Supply Chain Management http://www.supplychainbrain.com/archives/10.02.TaylorMade.htm?adcode=5 Read the TaylorMade case study till “Enabled by IT” Identify challenges and pain points in the current process of TaylorMade 1) TaylorMade was struggling in an industry with near-zero growth. Any improvement in sales had to come at the expense of its competition‚ which was more agile and efficient. 2) TaylorMade‚ meanwhile‚ had one of the most sluggish supply chains around. Total supply-chain reaction
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1. Introduction Purpose of this assignment is to analyse the case study of the Dell Inc‚ relating to the seven questions asked on the case study. Objective of the case study analysis is to get a deeper understanding of the Global production‚ outsourcing and logistics. 2. Company overview Dell is a global information technology company that offers its customers a broad range of solutions and services delivered directly by Dell and through other distribution channels. Their focused is to provide
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The readings for this week cover supply chain in different industries. Read the case study on the New Zealand sheep meat supply chain and consider the level of supply chain integration and the problems associated with it. The New Zealand sheep meat industry is an important export for the country which has a market that can strongly influence the product that is being purchased. The level of supply chain integration is less than what could be considered desirable by the retailers and distributors
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demand is certain. Once demand is determined in terms of product type and quantity‚ minor processing can quickly make final products available‚ reducing inventory requirements. Warehouses also provide buffers for seasonality‚ improve production efficiency‚ and support marketing efforts that often send logistics managers scrambling to meet surges in demand. Economic benefits of warehousing occur when
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Case Write-Up: LEGO Group-An Outsourcing Journey Q1 LEGO’s main expectations and learnings from the relationship with Flextronics LEGO’s main expectation was to optimize its global supply chain by saving cost and reducing production complexity from the cooperation with Flextronics. However‚ the contract between those two lasted for only 3 years. In the end‚ LEGO re-took control of plants in Czech Republic‚ Hungary and opened a new site in Mexico Lessens LEGO received from this unsuccessful
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automotive industry continues to experience dynamic change—change that sweeps across national borders. These changes have struck in particular‚ the U.S and the Japanese automotive industries. To succeed‚ auto manufacturers must manage large and complex supply chains‚ spanning many geographic regions‚ and pursue opportunities in diverse national markets. While national policies play an important role in shaping the environment for local manufacturing operations and resulting products‚ cost competition increasingly
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