SUPPLY CHAIN & LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT Homework #1 (Due – April 18‚ 2013) Electronic Submission MS Word MSc ECOM/ICOM assignment submission system File name: hw1 and your HKU ID (e.g. hw1_1234567) Please limit the answer to 1 page for each (sub)question (60%) Case: Dell Inc.: Improving the Flexibility of the Desktop PC Supply Chain (Textbook‚ pp.179-187) 1. a) Why does L5 incur higher manufacturing and logistics costs than L6? What are some of the costs that are incurred in L5 but not
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Improved Supply Chain Network Supply chain management software provides complete‚ 360-degree visibility across the entire supply chain network. It allows users to monitor the status of all activities across all suppliers‚ production plants‚ storage facilities‚ and distribution centers. This enables more effective tracking and management of all related processes‚ from the ordering and acquisition of raw materials‚ to manufacturing and shipping of finished goods to customers or retail outlets. The
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FACULTY OF BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT SEMESTER 2‚ 2014 LOGT2003 Purchasing and Supply Chain Management GROUP ASSIGNMENT Name of Student ID Number Batch No. 1 Wong Sin Huey D130011A LM13-A 2 Ong Lim Ru Cheng D130053A LM13-B 3 Tee Chea Ping D130213B LM13-B 4 Tan Siew Yi D130250B LM13-B 5 Beh Hwee Kun D130336B LM13-B Introduction BHK Trading the nation ’s partner in the domestic paddy and rice industry‚ BHK Trading and its group of companies are involved in the procurement and processing of paddy as
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Zara Case Analysis Operations Management MBM1110 Table of Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................. 3 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 3 Outstanding Operational strategies .......................................................................................
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Variable | Capabilities | Valuable? | Rare? | Difficult to Imitate? | Transferability? | Marketing Strategy | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Supply Chain Management | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Internalizing Sales Force | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Editing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Printing | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Selling | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Question 1 : Apply the VRIO Framework of Harlequin in series romance fiction The primary issue facing Harlequin is
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The case study of 3PL: FedEx Supply Chain Solution Sharon Kuo Silver Lu RA7951021 RA7951055 Jon Dickerson RA6967118 Content Introduction_3PL Current 3PL market A case: FedEx Supply Chain Solution Introduction and express service Logistics Distribution Centre Operations Integrated Information Technology Introduction _3PL Definition Relationship between a shipper and third party with customized offerings Encompasses a broader number of service functions by a long-term and mutually beneficial
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percentage Large Enterprises 30% Public 27% Small & medium business 24% Consumers 19% Table 2.1 – Dell Inc’s marketing segments The product portfolio of Dell consists of selling Servers‚ Networking‚ Storage‚ Outsourced services‚ Project Management‚ Support & deployment services‚ Infrastructure‚ Cloud‚ Security services‚ Applications‚ Business Process services‚ Client devices: notebooks‚ workstations‚ tablets‚ smartphones‚ and desktop PCs For the purpose of the case study‚ the focus will
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Dell’s Supply Chain Management The term supply chain management (SCM) was initially used in wholesaling and retailing to denote the integration of logistics and physical distribution functions with the goal of reducing delivery lead times. Manufacturers and service providers have used the same term to describe integration and partnership efforts with first- and second- tier suppliers to reduce cost and improve quality and delivery timing. Terms such as integrated purchasing strategy
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Rehan Karowaliya 26 Feb‚2013 Walmart 1. Walmart has a brilliant Distribution System and Logistics Management that helps in maintaining the company’s performance in many ways. The Distribution System procures goods directly from the manufacture‚ eliminating the intermediaries. They negotiate with manufacturers and make sure that they are purchasing each and every product from them with lowest cost running in the market. This in turn creates long term relationship with vendors. Another efficient
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RMIT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY VIETNAM Introduction to Logistic and Supply Chain Management Individual Case Study NAME: Tran Thi Kim Mai ID Number: s3231137 LECTURE: JAMIE CALBETO-Group 10 Bachelor of Commerce Program ASSIGNMENT COVER PAGE Your assessment will not be accepted unless all fields below are completed Subject Code: OMGT2085 Subject Name: Introduction to Logistics & Supply Chain Management Location where you study: RMIT Vietnam – SGS Title of Assignment:
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