philosophy behind supply-chain management and the specific practices that Li & Fung has developed to reduce costs and lead times‚ allowing its customers to buy "closer to the market." Li & Fung‚ Hong Kong ’s largest export trading company‚ has been an innovator in global supply-chain management. Li & Fung has also been a pioneer in "dispersed manufacturing." It performs the higher-value-added tasks such as design and quality control in Hong Kong‚ and outsources the lower-value-added tasks to the best
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goods (FMCG) company announced that Douglas Baillie (Baillie) would take over as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of HLL from March 01‚ 2006. |Having worked with HLL’s UK based parent company - Unilever - for over 25 years‚ Baillie was promoted from the post of Group Vice-president| |and Head of Unilever AMET (Africa‚ Middle East and Turkey). HLL has been experiencing many problems since the late 1990s. The company’s | |plans for 2006 include moves aimed at increasing its market share in the
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| Products | | Existing | New | Markets | Existing | Market Penetration | Product Development | | | *Development of more apps (22)(23)*Geographically net sale increased 2010 in (America ‚Europe‚Japan ‚Asia specific) –(iPhone) – (Financial Table 3.4 & 3.5) (21)*Net Sales - increased by Product in 2010 – (Financial Table 3.4 & 3.5) (21) | *Apple pricing decoy(27)*Apple & Microsoft joint force(28)*Apple pushed iPhone for business(29) | | New | Market Development | Diversification
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Michael Porter’s Value Chain History of Value Chain • Popularized by Michael Porter’s book best seller “Competitive • • Advantage” 1985 Creator of “5 Forces model” Helped Gereffi in the late 1990s develop Global Value Chain. Michael Porter’s Background • Born May 23‚ 1947 in Ann Arbor‚ Michigan • Received MBA in 1971 Harvard Business School • Competition and company strategy • 6 time winner of the McKinsey Award Value • The Value is the extent to which a good or service is perceived by
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The Association of Business Executives International Business Case Study Unilever Afternoon‚ 4 December 2012 This is an open-book examination and you may consult any previously prepared written material or texts during the examination. Only answers that are written during the examination in the answer book supplied by the examination centre will be marked. 6IBCS1212 © ABE 2012 Notes l As in real life‚ anomalies may be found in this Case Study. Please simply state your assumptions
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Case 4-2 : ECCO A/S – Global Value Chain Management. ECCO is a worldwide company acting on the market of the shoes manufacturing. It has been created for more than 40 years and is one of the leaders of the market. The company key point in his product is the quality with a combine production: manual and machinery‚ a production of their leather made in-house and a unique direct injection technology. With this different assets the firm aimed to become the producer of the world’s most comfortable
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What specific role does logistics play in supply chain operations? Logistics is the primary conduit of product and service flow within a supply chain arrangement. It is the work required to move and to position inventory throughout a supply chain. It is a combination of order management‚ inventory‚ transportation‚ warehousing‚ material handling and packaging as integrated throughout a facility network. Logistics is essential for effective supply chain connectivity. 1.4 Compare and contrast anticipatory
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Unilever case‚ HR studies Question 1: For changing working time‚ considerations being taken into account in Unilever case were: ➢ Economic: • Minimization the labour cost; for example; in1991‚ with the annualized hours contracts based on payment for a 37.5 hour week‚ Unilever could call upon banked hours to cover absence‚ holidays‚ training‚ meetings‚ rectification work or extra production‚ so they don’t need make an extra payment for an extra works‚ and it help them to reduce
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1) Explain whether competence-based thinking is more suitable for e-business strategy formulation than the activity-based approach outlined in the value chain concept. Competence-based thinking focuses heavily on the resources and capabilities of a firm. It is thought to take a resource-based approach towards creating competitive advantage (Core competence‚ 2010). It considers how the different recourses and capabilities of a firm are used in conjunction with one another. Rather than looking
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Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is India’s largest Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company with a heritage of over 75 years in India and touches the lives of two out of three Indians. HUL works to create a better future every day and helps people feel good‚ look good and get more out of life with brands and services that are good for them and good for others. With over 35 brands spanning 20 distinct categories such as soaps‚ detergents‚ shampoos‚ skin care‚ toothpastes‚ deodorants‚ cosmetics‚ tea‚
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