STRATEGIC SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IN A LARGE BAKERY Miranda Robinson‚ Walter Fernandez‚ Sigi Goode School of Accounting and Business Information Systems‚ The Australian National University‚ Canberra‚ Australia Corresponding author: sigi.goode@anu.edu.au ABSTRACT Electronic Commerce has ignited a range of risks and opportunities in the field of Supply Chain Management (SCM). To minimise these risks and maximise potential payoff‚ carefully thought out research into the area is needed. This
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technologies for supply chain management Kirk A. Patterson a‚ Curtis M. Grimm b‚ Thomas M. Corsi a c‚* c Department of Operational Sciences‚ Graduate School of Engineering and Management‚ Air Force Institute of Technology‚ USA b Robert H. Smith School of Business‚ University of Maryland‚ College Park‚ MD 20742‚ USA Supply Chain Management Center‚ Robert H. Smith School of Business‚ University of Maryland‚ College Park‚ MD 20742‚ USA Abstract Integration of supply chain activities and
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Potential competitive advantages generated for MIFA in the Supply Chain design 1. it is possible to widely supervise and control production quality‚ from the inspection of ingoing shipments of the parts to the ongoing quality check at the individual stages of the production process directly at the Sangerhausen plant 2. Better control over own supply chain 3. MIFA can quickly respond to the changes of the customers` needs designing new frame types directly in the paint shop‚ which is located at
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The Chinese government has been holding back the pace of appreciation‚ which makes Chinese goods relatively more expensive and American goods relatively cheaper. With bond yields spiraling in Italy and Spain last winter‚ the World Bank and International Monetary Fund warned of recessions across Europe‚ sluggish growth in the United States and Japan and the possibility of hard landings in fast-growing emerging economies‚ like China’s. Economic issues have been overshadowed by diplomatic ones
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smi8239X_ch01_001-026.qxd 2/27/07 11:22 PM Page 1 CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Supply Chain Management 1.1 WHAT IS SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT? Fierce competition in today’s global markets‚ the introduction of products with shorter life cycles‚ and the heightened expectations of customers have forced business enterprises to invest in‚ and focus attention on‚ their supply chains. This‚ together with continuing advances in communications and transportation technologies (e.g.‚ mobile communication‚
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for the purpose of conforming to customer requirements Logistics is responsible for the movement and storage of materials as they move through the supply chain. Depending on the circumstances‚ many other activities can be included in logistics. Sometimes an organization might include sales forecasting‚ production scheduling‚ customer service management‚ overseas liaison‚ third party operations‚ and so on. If you follow some materials moving through an organization‚ you can see that the following activities
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years‚ with net benefits over sales of close to 12% in the same period. In this paper we examine Zara’ production and distribution systems‚ looking for clues to its mass-customization capabilities. We argue that the key to Zara’ success is its Supply Chain (network and flows) approach. The production network is made of a tightly integrated net of product specialized factories‚ intensive in capital and run under Toyota’s principles‚ and a secondary network of over 400 micro enterprises‚ tightly controlled
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Supply chain management is a road map that connects all factors (marketing‚ human resource‚ manufacturing‚ infrastructure) in order to identify and implement the best appropriate solution for a sustainable business. Theoretically‚ the definition of supply chain and its implementing have become familiar with Vietnamese business but running it in an effective way and maximizing the benefits that an organization can have is another story. The Vietnamese government and both local and foreign organizations
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Summary – Strategic Supply Chain Management Content Introduction and Course Organization (140917) “Students will learn how to develop supply chain strategies and supply chain networks based on firms’ competitive strategies and marketing priorities." Assigned Reading – Dressing for the Weather‚ Top Supply Chain challenges motivate action Manufacturing firms increasingly use their supply chains to outperform competitors and to gain market share -> notable on the top management agenda. In the end
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Supply Chain Concept Introduction In today ’s competitive business environment many firms face the arduous mission of managing their supply chain. In an effort to gain competitive advantage‚ firms must make key decision involving logistics and operations management to move products and service across the supply chain. The materialization and attractiveness of the Internet has made supply chain management more attainable for business enterprises. Research shows that Internet-derived technology
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