Int. J. Production Economics 85 (2003) 183–198 The strategic integration of agile and lean supply R. Strattona‚*‚ R.D.H. Warburtonb a School of Engineering‚ Nottingham Trent University‚ Burton St.‚ Nottingham NG1 4BU‚ UK b Griffin Manufacturing‚ Fall River‚ MA‚ USA Abstract Lean supply is closely associated with enabling flow and the elimination of wasteful variation within the supply chain. However‚ lean operations depend on level scheduling and the growing need to accommodate variety and
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hi-tech supply chain managers are being tasked to manage risks to their supply chains in their increasingly competitive and innovative environments. This study proposes risk mitigation methodologies relevant to the hi-tech industry. The proposed risk methodologies are based on analysis of the supply-chain characteristics inherent to the hi-tech industry‚ vulnerabilities in the upstream and downstream hi-tech supply chain and successful steps taken by hi-tech firms in response to supply chain disruptions
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building additional operations in the U.S. With supply of natural gas expected to be sustainable for well over the next 100 years‚ BASF will increase their profit margins and provide little risk to operational disruption that can occur from nuclear or petroleum energy supplies‚ or from the added expenses associated with renewable energy sources. To fully capitalize on the low cost energy market‚ BASF continues to develop more operational and supply chain assets in the U.S.‚ specifically in the Gulf
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Business Services White Paper Supply Chain Risk Management: A Delicate Balancing Act A multi-faceted view on managing risk in a globally integrated enterprise Risk Management IBM Global Business Services Page Table of Contents Risk and Consequence: Tales from the Industry Supply Chain Risk Categories Disruptive Events‚ Uncertainty and Impact Models and Methods for Supply Chain Risk Management Example of Risk Management for IBM’s Product Supply Chains An Approach for Measuring the
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DIGITAL SUPPLY CHAINS A Management Information Systems Project Assignment: Select two organizations in the same industry and study their SCM. Prepare a report on how the companies are managing their customers and suppliers. Make some recommendations as to how they can improve their efficiency. Submitted to: Sir Waqas Saeed Submitted by: Muhammad Babar Suleman Hassan Irshad Atif Murtaza Arslan Sadiq Arslan Zafar Ran Amjid Mehmood Ehtisham-ur-Rasool 01. INTRODUCTION 1.1 AMR SUPPLY CHAIN TOP
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that he may never be allowed the chance to travel the other path‚ he continues on into the unknown of his future. Imaging every choice in life like the forked roads in a forest gives us a clearer idea of how one decision leads to another and how this chain reaction can either take us deeper into the woods or guide us to safety. Through this‚ Robert Frost reminds us of the
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FAIRTRADE MANGOES FROM INDIA Final Project Project ID: 518 Project name: Fair Tamil Mangoes – Analyze the mango chain to enable the import of Fairtrade mangoes from Tamil Nadu‚ India Coach: Paul van Haperen Commissioner: Resilience Foundation Date: April 2009 Gabriele Cassani Manager Bram Timmerman Secretary Mulatu Wakjira Controller Simon Duesseldorf Team Member Vincenzo Perrini Team Member Dal Prasad Pudasainy Team Member Wageningen UR Resilience Foundation 2 This report (product)
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Supply Chain Management Mahindra & Mahindra has a separate logistics chain‚ Mahindra Logistics Limited (MLL)‚ for all it subsidiaries among which Auto Industry forms a large part of the supply chain business. It remains an area of considerable focus for Mahindra Logistics because of the challenges faced by auto manufacturers‚ suppliers and distributors. Automotive Logistics With integrated logistics operations across the country the solutions provided by Mahindra can be broadly classified
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Organisation: Costa‚ UK Service Operations Concept ( Alton towers) Service Concept: Costa Coffee is a British multinational coffeehouse company founded in 1971‚ Leading retailer‚ roaster and brand of specialty coffee in the world Service experience: 1‚ Relaxing store layout & inviting environment. 2‚Costa Express (Vending machine): A quick‚ convenient way to grab a great Costa coffee on the go 3‚ Free O2 wifi available 4‚wide range of products 5‚ spread in train
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 25 Raising the Bar The supply chain TOP BY DEBRA HOFMAN AND STAN ARONOW‚ GARTNER‚ INC. The 2012 ranking of supply chain leaders from Gartner includes a broad mix of global companies—a few new to the list‚ but most having recorded multiple appearances. These leaders share certain characteristics that drive day-to-day performance while solidifying the foundation for future growth. Their standout performance is raising the supply chain leadership bar for companies
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