Sony’s reduction in supply chain Recently a piece of news which has hit the business circles and is being discussed very much is that Sony is going to reduce 75% of supply chain. Sony will now be relying on 250 of its 1000 current suppliers as a part of short term temporary strategy. Sony is choosing these 250 partners for key products such as digital cameras‚ smart phones etc. (Bloomberg Business Week‚ 2014) The news is being discussed in the business circles heavily. Some are criticizing Sony
Premium Supply chain management Supply chain
QUESTION 1 a. Define what is meant by Supply Chain Management b. Describe the five basic elements of supply chain a. Definition of Supply Chain Management Supply Chain Management refers to the management of the network of interconnected businesses involved of product and service packages required by the end customers in a supply chain. Another definition also defines that supply chain as the flow and management of resources across the enterprise for the purpose of maintaining the business
Premium Material Supply and demand Supply chain management
Supply chain improvement Increasingly important in supply chain practice are attempts to improve supply chain performance. These are usually attempts to understand the complexity of supply chain processes; others focus on coordinating activities throughout the chain. • The SCOR model The Supply Chain Operations Reference model (SCOR) is a broad‚ but highly structured and systematic‚ framework to supply chain improvement that has been developed by the Supply Chain Council (SCC)‚ a global non-profit
Premium Supply chain management
of automobile dealerships. When discussing the supply chain of car dealerships‚ it is important to discuss both their "brick and mortar" facilities and their organizational web sites. Both the "brick and mortar" facilities and the web sites play a vital role in the success of modern day car dealerships‚ so it is important to discuss both. First‚ we will the "brick and mortar" environment. Brick and Mortar Supply Chain Describing the supply chain of a traditional "brick and mortar" automobile dealership
Premium Management Learning German language
Approach to Supply Chain Strategy: Combining Lean and Agile Solutions Professor Martin Christopher Cranfield School of Management Cranfield University Cranfield Bedford MK43 0AL United Kingdom Tel : 44 (0)1234 751122 Fax : 44 (0)1234 751806 E-mail : m.g.christopher@cranfield.ac.uk Agenda • • • • • New competitive realities Lean and Agile – what’s the difference? Attacking complexity and waste Improving on-shelf availability Building a consumer-driven supply chain A
Premium Supply chain management
Right to the core | Official CIPS Magazine – Supply Management Page 1 of 9 The purchasing and supply website Right to the core 27 May 2010 | Richard Brass Tyrannical‚ secretive - and a huge success. Richard Brass investigates how Apple devised the ultimate supply chain In each of the past two years‚ AMR Research has named Apple’s supply chain the best in the world. Its operation‚ the supply chain consultancy says‚ marks “an epic shift away from the 20th-century production-efficiency mentality
Premium Supply chain management
Important Articles About Supply Chain A Primer on Sourcing and Procurement in an Integrated Supply Chain Supply Chain Management Review introduces a new series called “Back to Basics.” It’s a look into how excellence in the core logistics and supply chain activities leads to overall business success. The articles in this seven-part series are written by educators from the University of Tennessee. Pictured: Wendy L. Tate‚ Assistant Professor of Logistics‚ Department of Marketing and Logistics
Premium Supply chain management
Reverse flow Transportation flow Information flow Production/storage Logistic Process Figure: Logistic Framework The figure above shows the logistic process how it works from raw material to end user. Logistics is one of the main functions within a company. Logistics is the management of the flow of goods between the point of origin and the point of destination in order to meet the requirements of customers or corporations. Logistics involves
Premium Supply chain management Hamburger Supply chain
OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………………..3 WHAT IS SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT……………………………………………….4 Three flows of supply chain management………………...……………………………4 FIVE COMPONENTS OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT……………………………..5 VALUE CREATION THROUGH SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT……………………..6 Three sources of data integration…………………………………………………….....7 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE CATEGORIES……………………….….8 TYPES OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE………………………….……8 RFID TECHNOLGY…………………………………………………………………………
Premium Supply chain management Supply chain
QUESTIONNAIRE ***Please elaborate something about the organisation. How are the products bought‚ manufactured and then distributed? A. SUPPLY CHAIN FRAMEWORK 1. What are the different types of inventory used by your organization? a. Movement inventories b. Buffer inventories c. Anticipation inventories d. Decoupling inventories e. Cycle inventories 2. What is the reorder level of your inventory? 3. Which framework of SCM do you follow? a. Basic SCM b. Extended SCM
Premium Supply chain management Management