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    Chapter 10 Supply chain Strategy Review and Discussion Questions 1. What recent changes have caused supply chain management to gain importance? 2. With so much productive capacity and room for expansion in the United States‚ why would a company based in the United States choose to purchase items from foreign firm? Discuss the pros and cons. The use of foreign firms can provide a U.S. firm more alternatives in selecting a supplier. The pros are more choices‚ potentially reduced

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    determinants of supply chain alliance performance: an empirical study As the market is becoming more and more competitive‚ cooperative alliance between companies is becoming common. There are two explanations of cooperative alliance between suppliers and buyers‚ as the article goes‚ one is the partner firms aiming at acquiring resources including materials‚ skills and information; the other explanation is defined from the goal perspective. With the increasing importance of supply chain management‚ supplier-buyer

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    Toyota Supply Chain

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    1. 0 Introduction to Supply Chain Management: A supply chain is a network of facilities and distribution options that performs the functions of procurement of materials‚ transformation of these materials into intermediate and finished products‚ and the distribution of these finished products to customers. Supply chains exist in both service and manufacturing organizations‚ although the complexity of the chain may vary greatly from industry to industry and firm to firm. Below is an example of a

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    To: Chief Executive Officer‚ Mercury International‚ Ltd. From: () CC: () Date: 11/4/2012 Re: Supply Chain Recommendations Our team organizational strategy will base on Mercury’s new vision of Operational Excellence and organization will support a vision of high automation with smaller quantity administrative personnel. Mercury’s new focus will be keyed on minimizing labor cost and yet increasing production by the use of automated mechanics. The

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    Zappos supply chain

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    a) Customer based segmentation b) Product lines based Segmentation Strategy to optimize supply chain performance of Alpha Systems‚ Inc. (ASI) 1. Procurement – ASI can categorize the procurement requirements based on the customer based segmentation. Achieving procurement according to the strategic importance and service standards will yield to higher reliability of deliveries to the superior valued customers. Further‚ procurement can focus on mass-market consumer channels customer segment by

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    Supply Chain Metrics

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    cost of goods sold (company info)  average finished goods inventory (15) 5. Percentage of safety stock Average safety stock (16)  total inventory (12) 6. Purchase operating expense dollars as a percent of supply chain purchase dollars Purch operating expense dollars (21)  supply chain purchase dollars (2) 7. Purchase order cycle time (in days for purchasing department and excludes supplier lead time) Average amount of time (in days) elapsed from point of intention to place order to receipt

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    Supply Chain Management

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    Supply Chain Management Network Design and Facility Location Classical Theories von Thunen Agricultural activity occurs in a “limitless plain of equal fertility” with a city in the middle Theorized that: City price = origin price + transport costs Transport costs = f {weight & distance} As a result Products having high weight/value ratio should be produced near the city (see next slide) Other Contributions Land values decrease as move from city More intense land utilization near

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    Three Book Case Studies (Individual Basis) 15% “Take Home Test” (Individual Basis) 5% EOQ Mathematical Question (Individual Basis) 50% Final Exam (Individual Basis) Method On-line Course Week 1 (Chapter 1)   Logistics and the Supply Chain Course Outline       Economic Impacts of Logistics       Logistics:  What is it       The Increased Importance of Logistics       Activities in the Logistics Channel       As your first step in getting started with this course‚ please

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    The Benetton Supply Chain

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    THE BENETTON SUPPLY CHAIN – CASE STUDY Retail operations – main objectives Benetton‟s core business is in the manufacturing‚ production and sale of casual and sportswear‚ which accounts for 95% of total revenues (Camuffo et al‚ 2001: 47). The company has a market presence in over 120 countries and has consistently generated revenues exceeding $2 billion throughout this decade (Industry profile‚ 2007: 15). It has 5‚000 retail outlets around the world‚ the vast majority of which are run by independent

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    Looking Good; LG Electronics India Discusses its Supply Chain Strategy By Jayashree Kini-Mendes Feature | 257 days ago |  LG Electronics India believes in reaching products to people on-demand. Somebody impressed the market with a sense of enterprise‚ depth of vision‚ efficiency of service and the durability of products. Jayashree Mendes meets the Vice-President (Head – SCM) of LG Electronics India‚ KK Kaul‚ the man behind this movement. He has been working with the company since LG India set

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