Compare and contrast the challenges experienced in fulfilling customer requirements in Trans-European Plastics and New Supply Chain strategies at old M&S (20 marks) (b) Discuss possible solutions with regards to analysis of performance factors such as cost‚ quality‚ speed‚ dependability and flexibility and ‘order winners and qualifiers’. (30 marks) 4. (a) elaborate on the following: Trans-European Plastics: Issues with dependability‚ distribution issues‚ storage space‚ implications for inventory
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GD Goenka World Institute Trans European Plastic A Case Study Module Name: Managing Services and Manufacturing Operations [Module Code: GMSI580-2010] Module Leader: Mr. Ashutosh Khanna [12/3/2010] By: Group Members Dippul Singal Gaurav Singh Neha Choudhary Samrat Basu Shaifi Verma Vineet Vijayraghavan Case study Trans-European Plastics The case study talks about the problems faced by the Europe’s largest manufacturers of plastic household items‚ producing over 500 products
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Trans-European Plastics (TEP) is one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of plastic household items. Its French factory makes a range of over 500 products that are sold to wholesaler and large retailers throughout Europe. The company dispatches orders within 24 hours of receipts using an international carrier. All consumers would expect received their requirements in full within one week. The manufacturing operation is based on batch production‚ employing 24 large injection molding machines. Mould
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Are sustainable: Biomimicry follows Life’s Principles. Life’s Principles instruct us to: build from the bottom up‚ self-assemble‚ optimize rather than maximize‚ use free energy‚ cross-pollinate‚ embrace diversity‚ adapt and evolve‚ use life-friendly materials and processes‚ engage in symbiotic relationships‚ and enhance the bio-sphere. By following the principles life uses‚ you can create products and processes that are well adapted to life on earth. Perform well: In nature‚ if a design strategy
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Trans-European Plastics (TEP) is one of the largest manufacturers of plastic household items in England. (Slack‚ 2010) Their factories have the ability to ship products to its customers within one week. The manufacturing operation is based on batch production‚ employing 24 large injection-moulding machines. TEP has recently been faced with declining delivery reliability and backlog. Apparently resulting from ‘split batches’ where only part of a planned production batch is produced to overcome
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Case Study 2: Analysis of ECO-Trans Project Jose Rodriguez Sothern New Hampshire University Professor Steven Coleman Project Definition Astrid Varga‚ the project manager of ECO-Trans‚ a European-based company renowned for its efforts to cut down fuel cost and to reduce C02 emissions. The firm deals with the provision of “driver aide” systems that are used in land transport equipment such as trains‚ buses‚ and transport vehicles. The EC0-Stream company carries out the analysis of
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Did African’s participate in the Atlantic Slave Trade as equal partners‚ or were they the victims of European power and greed? The Trans Atlantic Slave Trade (TAST) was the selling of and transportation of slaves from African lands across the Atlantic to lands such as Brazil‚ Spanish Empire‚ British‚ French‚ Dutch and Danish West Indies‚ the British North America and US‚ along with Europe. It is estimated that as many as 13 million slaves left African ports (although only 11 million arrived to
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Brunswick Plastics This case deals with cost analysis for pricing new business in a small injection moldingjob shop in "the Maritimes" in 1986‚ a good business year. In Septe mber of 1986 Michael Smith‚ Division Manager of Brunswick Pla stics‚ faced an important pricing decision on a majo r new b id opportunity . Michael knew that pric ing too high m eant losing a bid that wo ul d em ploy currently unused capacity. On th e other hand‚ pricing too low meant l osses on the j ob. In the first two months
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substances originating from living organisms‚ or artificial materials that are similar enough to plant and animal matter to be put to use by microorganisms ------------------------------------------------- ONE OPTION: BIODEGRADABLE Plastics Biodegradable plastic is plastic that has been treated to be easily broken down by microorganisms and return to nature. Many technologies exist today that allow for such treatment. Currently there are some synthetic polymers that can be broken down by microorganisms
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I picked the second quote‚ “trans fats should not be banned. Consumers should make their own choices about what they eat. The government should educate the population about the risks of eating foods with Trans fats‚ but then let people make their own decisions.” The way I look at this situation is‚ we do a lot of bad things to our bodies. We eat fast food‚ sugars‚ drink alcohol and plenty more. Everything that we take into our body systems‚ has some type of effect on our bodies‚ whether it be causing
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