Forces” by Prof. Lima February 25‚ 2006 2. Bargaining Power of Suppliers Differentiation of inputs means that different suppliers provide different input characteristics for inputs that basically do the same job. The greater the degrees of differentiation among suppliers the more bargaining power suppliers have. Presence [and availability] of substitute inputs means the extent to which it is possible to switch to another supplier for an input (or a close substitute). The greater the number and
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Purchasing is purely a tactic activity in an organization. a. True. b. False. Vraag 2 Which of the following phrases fits to the logistic expression: integral chain method? a. The client’s purchasing activity is the input for purchasing from my suppliers. b. All parts work for the end customer. c. All parts of the supply chain work for the end product d. Chain is only strong as its weakest part. Vraag 3 What is the goal of purchasing strategy? a. To secure further purchasing. b. Purchasing
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will no longer give attention to worker conditions or anything that is irrelevant to its products. Totally ignore the Supplier Code of Conduct which they developed to police their suppliers. Foxconn is Apple’s most important manufacturer who in the world with the scale to build sufficient numbers of iPhones and iPads. So Apple refuses to push Foxconn to follow their Supplier Code of Conduct‚ as Apple is not going to leave Foxconn and they are not going to leave China. Midcul – Wintek‚ an Apple
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design‚ mfging skills or equip. item that fits well w/in firm’s core comp. Make or Buy Tactical- poor supplier perf‚ changing sales demand‚ restricted mfging capability‚ mod of product‚ ↑mfging capability‚ imp. supplier capability. Favor Making: cost considerations‚ desire to integrate plant ops‚ use of excess plant capacity‚ control over prod and/or qlty‚ design secrecy reqrd‚ unreliable suppliers‚ desire to keep stable work force. Elements in Make Cost Analysis: delivered purchased material costs
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main constants keeping business competitive. These are: 1. Supplier power: * There are many suppliers for metal and steel components and the prices are fixed‚ as they are based on market in London Metal Exchange. It means that these suppliers have no power under POH and only the lower price is an issue.POH has also metal production itself‚ which even strengthens their position among suppliers. * There are also many suppliers for plumbing and electrical goods. The purchases are divided into
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accouterment and environmental regulating systems. The business organization furthermore is a global authoritative supplier of computer support systems and the most immense supplier of precision air-conditioning and power safeguarding systems. The HD-5 battery is utilized in 80 percent of the emergency power supply systems manufactured by Butler Systems. The notability of Butler Systems battery suppliers is crucial in the selection process as the emergency power supply is an alternate system that was intended
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Porter’s 5 Forces 1. Rivalry among competing sellers a. Strong i. Buyer demand is growing slowly or declining ii. Buyer costs to switch brands are low iii. The products of industry members are commodities iv. The firms in the industry have high fixed costs or high storage costs v. Competitors are numerous or are roughly equal in size and strength vi. Rivals have diverse objectives and strategies vii. High exit barriers
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PART 2 REQUIREMENT SPECIFICATIONS CONTENTS 1. OVERVIEW 3 2. OBJECTIVES 3 3. SCOPE OF TENDER 4 4. SCOPE OF WORK 4 5. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 6 6. SYSTEM PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS 7 7. ESTABLISHMENT OF CONTRACT 7 8. REQUIREMENTS ON STANDARDS & PROCEDURES 8 9. SYSTEM SECURITY & AUDIT 9 10. EXPERIENCE OF TENDERER 10 11. REFERENCE SITES 10 12. PROJECT MANAGEMENT 10 13. DESIGN OF APPLICATION SOFTWARE 12 14. DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES REQUIREMENTS 14 15
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between retailer and supplier changed as well due to the changing of retail exchanges. As retailers are going to gain much more business opportunities and reduce cost on supply chain‚ it has affected the supplier in somehow. According to the change‚ there are some issues cannot be ignored because of the importance of the relationship between retailers and suppliers. This study aim to state what is the retail exchange: maintaining relationship and what should retailer and supplier do to remain the collaborative
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who are involved in producing and delivering products to the end users. Thus‚ a home furnishing company such as IKEA is a part of a supply chain that includes the suppliers of raw materials‚ component manufacturers‚ transporters‚ retail stores and end customers. In the past it was often the case that the relationship with the suppliers was competitive rather than co-operative. It is still the case today that multinational companies will try to achieve cost reductions and quality improvements at the
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