MRO Sourcing Goes Global INF336 Project Procurement Management January 7‚ 2013 MRO Sourcing Goes Global It is critical for any organization or business to seriously analyze and implement maintenance‚ repair and operations (MRO) goods and services that will help the company achieve it organizational goals. Johnson‚ Leenders‚ & Flynn (2010) explain "Identifying and streamlining key business processes to reduce costs‚ grow revenues‚ and manage assets represents an opportunity
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shipping‚ import tariffs‚ and technological advancements. In an effort to keeps costs down‚ the industry has been looking to overseas sourcing. This reduces the risk of losing revenue if one region which a manufacturer incurs problems. Favorable legislation regarding foreign manufacturing has led to a huge increase in foreign sourcing. Overseas production and sourcing can lower material‚ and labor costs. The footwear companies must choose their distribution channels carefully because they want to
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sources‚ for example coal‚ it is anticipated that Poland’s total demand for natural gas will increase from 10 billion cu m (353 billion cubic ft.) to 22-27 cu m (777 to 954 billion cubic ft.) by 2010[1] due to restructuring and increased demand. The sourcing of the present demand and the increased volume is subject of the present strategy. Diversification and Development of pipelines Since gas is expected to be used more widely both by industrial and domestic consumers‚ it is essential that transmission
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Assignment Choice #3 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AT BOSE CORPORATION By Steve Singh Student Identification# Background Bose was founded in 1964 by Amar Bose an MIT professor‚ the business was based on innovations and acoustics and electronics. In its initial year the company revenues were primarily based on portable‚ battery operated equipment. Bose launched the first successful model 901 speakers‚ which were followed by further successful products like the 501 and 301 speakers. Bose
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success of Inditex to the success of the strategies of Zara. Figure 1 Inditex Net Sales by Concept The success of Zara is linked to its vertical integration strategy with local sourcing that differentiates it from other international clothing retailers. Sourcing Strategy Zara uses a combination strategy when sourcing their production. It uses most of outsourcing to produce basic items and initial fashion collection. It outsources about half of its production to third party; about 60% come from
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factors such as basic rights and equality. Which emphasize on no exploitation‚ fairness‚ socially responsible‚ ethics and etc (). Similarly to environmental sustainability‚ a different but shares the common goal. Starbucks Social Initiative Ethical Sourcing Coffee‚ Tea‚ & Cocoa Starbucks take no second when it comes to ethical conducts. As an industry giant Starbucks took advantage of its power to pressure its supply chain to comply with ethical practices. Starbucks encourages ethical purchasing;
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Chapter Discussion Questions 1. Discuss the reasons that companies embark on cross-border strategic alliances. What other motivations may prompt such alliances? The text notes five motives for cross border alliances: 1) to avoid import barriers‚ licensing requirements and other protectionist legislation; 2) to share the costs and risks of the research and development of new products and processes; 3) to gain access to specific markets; 4) to reduce political risk while making inroads into a new market;
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Operation Enduring Freedom Thesis: Operation Enduring Freedom began on October 7‚ 2001 and is still in effect today. I. Introduction A. Tragedy of 9/11 B. Response of the U.S. II. Factions A. NATO B. Northern Alliance C. Taliban III. Different Approaches A. Equipment B. Tactics C. Training IV. The Beginning A. Afghanistan and Iraq B. Philippines V. Conclusion A. Casualties
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The walk It was a cold raining Saturday in October. Driving by all you can see is pink. Pink everything; Pink hair‚ pink shoes‚ pink socks‚ pink on people’s faces‚ pink on dogs. Everywhere you look you saw pink. You have to get there early if you want a good parking space. We got there about 8:30 the event didn’t start until 9. When you first get there you don’t know what to expect. At first there was not a lot of people there‚ I don’t know if it was because we were early or if it was because
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can reduce its safety inventory levels in the knowledge that the supplier can support the business efficiently. The main variables are as follows: • Response time – the lead time from a supplier receiving an order and being able to deliver it. Sourcing supplies from another continent to drive down cost may be advantageous at one level‚ but it is likely to extend lead time (for transportation) and require higher inventory levels to cover for uncertainty and potential delay. The risk of delays in
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