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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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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designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture such as beds and desks‚ appliances and home accessories. The company is the world ’s largest furniture retailer. It was founded in 1943 by 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad in Sweden. As of October 2010‚ the chain has 313 stores in 38 countries‚ most of them in Europe‚ North America‚ Asia and Australia. The word IKEA was an acronym of his name and address: Ingvar Kamprad and Elmtaryd‚ Agunnaryd--the name of his farm and the name of the village it was located
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RECENT SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES IN TOYOTA In 2008‚ it was the largest automobile manufacturer in the world‚ a title previously held for over 70 years by General Motors Co. There have been endless work stoppage issues which had started to affect the long-term viability of the internal structural management of the company’s supply chain such as: Profit-Crushing Domino Effect: The global supply chain for auto manufacturing relied on critical parts built in factories in Japan.
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Question 1. Discuss the statement “Time is equal to money” within the context of supply chain management for both manufacturing and retail organisations. There is no such thing as constant. Everything in this world evolves‚ even strategic performance measures. An organisation must be open to the idea that some measures changes over time. Organisations must research on different approaches to be at par with the changes on the systems. Business organisations today particularly the manufacturing and
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of sustainable supply chain management: moving toward new theory Craig R. Carter and Dale S. Rogers University of Nevada‚ College of Business Administration‚ Reno‚ Nevada‚ USA Abstract Purpose – The authors perform a large-scale literature review and use conceptual theory building to introduce the concept of sustainability to the field of supply chain management and demonstrate the relationships among environmental‚ social‚ and economic performance within a supply chain management context. Design/methodology/approach
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A supply chain is the system of organizations‚ people‚ technology‚ activities‚ information and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to customer. In Supply Chain Demand planning is a critical business process that impacts Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) companies’ ability to manage their value chain business performance. Revenues‚ costs and asset utilization are all affected by the quality‚ timeliness and accuracy of demand planning. Cleaning History and Reason Code
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To: Chief Executive Officer‚ Mercury International‚ Ltd. From: () CC: () Date: 11/4/2012 Re: Supply Chain Recommendations Our team organizational strategy will base on Mercury’s new vision of Operational Excellence and organization will support a vision of high automation with smaller quantity administrative personnel. Mercury’s new focus will be keyed on minimizing labor cost and yet increasing production by the use of automated mechanics. The
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produced by the company‚ which is priced at a competitive rate to attract lower and middle sized veterinarians. The production of Omnivue involves the use of plastics and chemical reagents supplied by two major suppliers‚ GenieTech and Elsinore. The management of Bergerac is planning to take control over its suppliers to reduce the production fluctuation and overhead costs of the firm. There are three strategic alternatives for the company to implement its future plans. It can opt for forward integration
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Looking Good; LG Electronics India Discusses its Supply Chain Strategy By Jayashree Kini-Mendes Feature | 257 days ago | LG Electronics India believes in reaching products to people on-demand. Somebody impressed the market with a sense of enterprise‚ depth of vision‚ efficiency of service and the durability of products. Jayashree Mendes meets the Vice-President (Head – SCM) of LG Electronics India‚ KK Kaul‚ the man behind this movement. He has been working with the company since LG India set
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