Q.NO. 3: 7-ELEVEN JAPAN USES A DECENTRALIZED DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. IF SEJ WAS TO USE CENTRALIZED DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM HOW WOULD IT AFFECT ITS CURRENT SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY? EXPLAIN IN DETAIL. Seven Eleven Japan uses a decentralized distribution system. As we know that SEJ has separated its product into four categories on the basis of temperature required to store them namely: 1.) Chilled temperature item‚ 2.) Warm temperature item‚ 3.) Frozen item and‚ 4.) Room temperature item. The stores place
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Seven-Eleven Japan1 Established in 1973‚ Seven-Eleven Japan set up its first store in Koto-ku‚ Tokyo‚ in May 1974. The company was first listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in October 1979. In 2004 it was owned by the Ito-Yokado group‚ which also managed a chain of supermarkets in Japan and owned a majority share in Southland‚ the company managing 7-Eleven in the United States. On September 1‚ 2005‚ Seven & I Holdings Co.‚ Ltd.‚ was established as the holding company for Seven-Eleven Japan‚ Ito-Yokado
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SEVEN-ELEVEN JAPAN CO. CASE ANALYSIS What is the future outlook for Seven Eleven Stores in USA? Seven-Eleven is part of an international chain of convenient stores. 7-Eleven‚ primarily operating as a franchise‚ is the world ’s largest operator‚ franchisor and licensor of convenience stores‚ with more than 46‚000 outlets. The Seven-Eleven business model consists of five key elements: * A differentiated merchandising strategy; * Utilization of 7-Eleven’s retail information system & Managed
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other expenses. 2. Seven-Eleven’s supply chain strategy in Japan can be described as attempting to micro-match supply and demand using rapid replenishment. What are some risks associated its supply choice? The risks with this supply choice are high cost of transportation which includes gas‚ vehicle‚ staff‚ also the cost of receiving continues incomes of products at the store‚ the risk of having obsolete inventory and lack of extra space. 3. What has Seven-Eleven done in its choice of facility
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Tanpin Karin is a demand-oriented method of chain management successfully used by Seven-Eleven`s Japan. It`s credited to the company`s CEO‚ Toshifumi Suzuki‚ who started to develop it during the 70`s in response to a shift in the market from a seller`s orientation to a buyer`s drive. Until then‚ the inventory decision-making process was led by supply-chain management practices – items were seen as commodities and replenished according with the amounts that they had sold in the past. In contrast‚
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INTRODUCTION The Seven-Eleven Japan Co. case discusses about the rise of Seven-Eleven in the Japanese retail store business. It analyzes the factors contributors to the phenomenal success of the company in the retail business with a supply chain perspective. The analysis focuses on the company’s supply chain strategy and performance drivers which leads to great balance between efficiency and responsiveness. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 1) A convenience store chain can be responsive and provide customers
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Supply Chain Management Case study of Seven-Eleven Japan Company A. Background Seven-Eleven‚ a famous convenience store‚ was established in 1973 and had its first store in Tokyo in May 1974. It was found by Masatoshi Ito while he thought that superstores were the wave of the future after a trip to the United States. The company was first listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in October 1979. During 1985-2009‚ the numbers of store and its annual sales experienced tremendous growth that the
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