informs Vol. 34‚ No. 3‚ May–June 2004‚ pp. 191–205 issn 0092-2102 eissn 1526-551X 04 3403 0191 ® doi 10.1287/inte.1030.0068 © 2004 INFORMS Inventory Decisions in Dell’s Supply Chain Roman Kapuscinski University of Michigan Business School‚ Ann Arbor‚ Michigan 48109‚ roman.kapuscinski@umich.edu Rachel Q. Zhang Johnson Graduate School of Management‚ Cornell University‚ Ithaca‚ New York 14853‚ rqz2@cornell.edu Paul Carbonneau McKinsey & Company‚ 3 Landmark Square‚ Stamford
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The Supply Chain of the Next Decade ---A Study on the Context of Global Supply Chain [pic] National University of Singapore Industrial and System Engineering Group Leader: Zhang Juzheng Group Members: Gu Shimin
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Question #1: How might Dell use each of the five basic SCM components? Answer: Supply chain management has five basic components - Plan‚ Source‚ Make‚ Deliver and Return (Baltzan & Phillips‚ 2009‚ p.291). To run as a successful business Dell must always have an optimum performance in all those areas. Dell should always plan ahead. Because their policy is not to store raw materials or finished products they have to plan all possible disaster scenarios and must have contingency plan to ensure that
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL; previously Apple Computer‚ Inc.) is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics‚ computer software‚ and personal computers. The company’s best-known hardware products include the Macintosh line of computers‚ the iPod‚ the iPhone and the iPad. Apple software includes the Mac OS X operating system; the iTunes media browser; the iLife suite of multimedia and creativity software; the iWork suite of productivity software; Aperture‚ a professional
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the Fortune Global 500 list in 2012 and world’s biggest private employer with 2.2 million associates worldwide. Wal-Mart serves customers and members more than 200 million times per week. Wal-Mart operates under 69 different banners. Wal-Mart’s supply chain‚ a key enabler of its growth from its beginnings in rural Arkansas‚ has long considered by many to be a major source of competitive advantage for the company. In fact‚ when Wal-Mart was voted “Retailer of the Decade” in 1989‚ its distribution costs
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CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM: RATIONALE AND BACKGROUND Introduction Hospitality students who graduate today face many challenges when finding a job in today’s competitive job market. Graduates must meet the expectations of the prospective companies as well as recruiters’ expectations. If they are negative‚ it will take a lot of success to reverse the first impression which is marked by frustrated expectations‚ inability to find suitable and decent jobs‚ and inefficient job search. When investment
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explain the impacr of supply chain decisionson the success a firm. of 2’ rdentify the three key supply chain decision phases aud explaiu 3. Describe the cycle and pusb/pull views of a supply chain. the siguificance of eachone. 4. Classifythe supply chain macro processes a in firm. this chapter‚ we provide a conceptual understanding of what a supply chail is and {n l-the various issues that need to be ionsidergd when plunning‚ or operating {iisoi"g‚ a supply chain.’we discuss the significance
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ENG4088M SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SEMESTER 1‚ 2010-2011 COURSEWORK TOPIC: ANALYSE AN EXISTING SUPPLY CHAIN ACTIVITIY IN A PARTICULAR ORGANIZATION AND SUGGEST THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW PRACTISES OR MODIFICATION OF CURRENT PRACTICES TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN. CASE STUDY: COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OBJECTIVES: The main purpose of this report is to suggest the implementation of new practices and also to modify current practises to improve the performance of the supply chain in the
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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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Restaurant chain is responsible for serving over 300 million meals annually throughout the United States and Canada in over 1‚700 restaurants. Three of the most popular casual dining restaurants are the Olive Garden‚ Long Horn Steakhouse‚ and Red Lobster; with over 180‚000 employees it is the largest full-service restaurant company in the world (Darden‚ 2012). Darden has found means of outsourcing certain aspects of the business to optimize their profits‚ through the use of supply-chain management
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