2. (60%) Case: “The Great Inventory Correction” (please refer to textbook pp. 204-207). a) How has Altera modified its strategy? Why? b) Do you think Altera’s new strategy will be successful? What are some advantages and disadvantages of the new strategy? c) How do you anticipate Altera’s customers will react to this new strategy? What are advantages and disadvantages for Altera’s customers? d) What information does Flextronics have that its clients do not? Why? How can Flextronics leverage
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Designing a Malaria Intervention Supply Chain: A Case Study Directions: Read the following background information on malaria interventions in Africa which has been excerpted from (Cataldi et al. 2009). Then‚ answer the questions at the end of the document prior to our in-class discussion. 1. Introduction Malaria is a vector-borne disease transmitted by infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. Though this crippling disease is both preventable and curable‚ 300 to 500 million cases are reported each year‚ resulting
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INTRODUCTION OF 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‚ Internet‚ and overnight delivery)‚ has motivated the continuous evolution of the supply chain and of the
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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
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Meeting global responsibilities by caring for communities 01_Introduction Successful businesses do more than simply provide goods and services for customers. They also make a real contribution to the communities in which they operate. Successful ethical enterprises: • create employment and job security • provide products that give consumers good value for money • contribute to creating a more caring and cared for community and hence a better world. Amway provides a good example of a business
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Executive summary The purpose of this report is mainly focus on the analysis of distribution strategies. The distribution strategies is a very systematic and comprehensive strategy in the logistic and supply chain management. This report divides the distribution strategies into four parts to analyse it comprehensively. There are centralized and decentralized decision-making management strategy‚ cross-docking strategy‚ postponement strategy and outsourcing strategy. Firstly‚ it introduces the
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EPGDIB VASAT 2010-11 Assignment :Supply Chain Management Presented below are live cases of Financial Supply Chain Management where Axis Bank helped Corporates improve their turnaround time of service delivery as bankll as save cost. Since this information is not public published it is requested that this is used for academic purpose only. Company Name: Jaypee Cement Segment - Manufacturing Product Offered: Counter Collection‚ Pobankr Ecoll Go live: June 2010 Case Study: No 1 Requirement Jaypee Group
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McDonald’s Food Chain Case Study It was early evening and one of the 25 McDonald’s outlets in India was bustling with activity with hungry souls trooping in all the time. No matter what one ordered - a hot Maharaja Mac or an apple pie - the very best was served every time. But did anyone ever wonder as to how this US giant managed the show so perfectly? The answer seemed to lie in a brilliantly articulated food chain‚ which extended from these outlets right up to farms all across India. US-based
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Supply Chain Management A good practice guide for the post-16 skills sector from the sector for the sector Foreword This guide is designed to help providers minimise the risk within supply chains‚ ensuring that they offer high-quality provision that is responsive to the needs of local communities‚ learners and employers. I have always promoted the positive aspect of our sector’s willingness to share good practice and our ability to continue to learn from each other. This guide uses this
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requires transporters and shippers to make efforts to protect the environment in their logistics activities. Fujitsu‚ which has been active in green logistics for some time‚ is expanding environmental load reduction activities across the entire supply chain‚ setting a tough industry-leading target of reducing transport-related CO 2 emissions by 30% from fiscal 2000 levels by the end of fiscal 2010. This paper introduces Fujitsu activities toward this goal with a focus on “reducing CO 2 emissions
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