Intelligent Manufacturing and Automation‚ 2013 Bullwhip Effect Study in a Constrained Supply Chain Borut Buchmeistera‚*‚ Darko Friscicb‚ Iztok Palcica a University of Maribor‚ Faculty of Mechanical Engineering‚ Lab. for Production Management‚ Smetanova 17‚ SI – 2000‚ Maribor‚ Slovenia‚ EU b CIMOS TAM Ai‚ d.o.o.‚ Perhavceva 21‚ SI – 2000 Maribor‚ Slovenia‚ EU Abstract Well organized supply chains are one of the best ways to compete in today ’s marketplaces. For make-to-stock production
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Introduction Supply chain management‚ which involves inventory management‚ cost reduction‚ transportation‚ configure the distribution network‚ strategies development for product distribution‚ aims to improve the efficient and effective in the production activities. With better improvement in managing the current resources to operate profitability‚ and to minimize the inventory costs and reach the demands from market. Through the upstream and downstream linkages‚ different products and service which
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STARBUCKS & IT SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT This is a case that illustrates several facets at once: Globalization & Rapid Expansion‚ Supply Chain Management‚ ERP Implementation‚ and IT Infrastructure. This case takes place in 1997. Introduction You have to admire the enthusiasm of Starbucks employees. Store managers have been known to stuff sacks of coffee beans into their cars and race over to help out other stores running low. Exceptional customer service‚ but certainly no way to run a business
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Control of sourcing Strategy Action Result Strategy Streamline the Front End of Supply Chain Streamlining is the removal of intermediaries in a supply chain—cutting out the middleman. Instead of going through traditional distribution models‚ which have various intermediate (such as a distributor‚ wholesaler‚ broker or agent) companies may now deal with every customer type directly. One notable benefit is a drop in the cost of servicing customers directly. Consequently‚ you will increase
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failure: strategic or tactical Nike the world leader in sports apparel manufacturer with a market share of 32 percent and market cap at $20billion decided to implement i2 demand planning engine to manage its supply chain at a cost of $400million. It was supposed to help Nike with its supply chain and to reduce the lead time for the manufacturing of sneakers from nine months down to six. The i2 system worked on the principle of using the data from the previous sales figures and predicting the productions
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Industrial Marketing Management Abstract This article examines the impact of inertia on the management of the firm’s supply chain operations and the effects it can have on a produce-to-stock firm’s ability to respond to external market pressure and develop corrective strategies. The research methodology used is based on earlier Catastrophe Modeling that looked at inertia in organizational design‚ competitive pressure‚ and competitive response. The model demonstrates how latent variables‚
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(2010 p. 2) “A supply chain consists of all parties involved‚ directly or indirectly‚ in fulfilling a customers request”. The parties extend from the suppliers of your suppliers to the customers of your customers at every stage of the supply chain (Supply Chain Management‚ UoL‚ Lecture note week 1). The successful management of the value adding activities of these parties to satisfy the customer’s demand and‚ make profit while at it‚ is the sole objective of supply chain management (Chopra‚ Miendl
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Can Numbers manage the Supply chain better? Let’s see. You are home after a long tiresome flight and now discovered that you got the wrong baggage from Airport. How do you feel? ; Or ever seen a situation during guest lecture‚ when the anchor has already welcomed the guest and the presenter is searching for the bouquet to greet him? ; Target of Supply chain management is reaching the right consumer at right time with right quality and addressing both Demand side & Supply side uncertainties. One
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Supply Chain Management Arun Biswal* Abstract: Supply Chain Management (SCM) is backbone of any organizations. It is the combination of art and science that goes into improving the way a company finds the raw components it needs to make a product or service and deliver it to customers. Supply chains are difficult to put together but once they are in place‚ it looks just right. The depth of supply chain increases as organizations explore various dimensions of business. There are many options
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Agri-Supply Chain Management To Stimulate Cross-Border Trade in Developing Countries and Emerging Economies Jan van Roekel‚ Director‚ Agri Chain Competence center Sabine Willems‚ Agri Chain Competence center Dave M. Boselie‚ Wageningen UR – Agricultural Economics Research Institute (LEI) ‘s-Hertogenbosch‚ 19 August 2002 World Bank PaperCross-Border Agri Supply Chain Management Table of Contents Summary .............................................................................
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