Microeconomics Introduction : What microeconomics is all about ? Macroeconomics focus on the economy as a whole. In macro‚ you outline relationships between variables ( growth‚ employment rate‚ investment…). Micro : focus on economic agents‚ players‚ and companies. Focus on how consumers and companies are behaving. In micro you look at the economy as being structured‚ divided in several individual markets. It is an important difference in focus : from the overall standpoint to the
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CASE: GS-49 DATE 04/14/06 EVOLUTION OF THE XBOX SUPPLY CHAIN With the first generation of Xbox‚ our ambition was to change the way people think about video games. Starting today with Xbox 360‚ our ambition is to transform the way people play games and have fun. 1 —Robbie Bach‚ President of the Microsoft Entertainment and Devices Division In November 2005‚ Microsoft prepared to launch its next-generation video game console‚ the Xbox 360. A global release was scheduled‚ beginning on November
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abuses in their supply chains yesterday as a Guardian investigation revealed that 40 Bulgarians found by the authorities to be illegally employed and exploited by a gangmaster in Cornwall were picking and packing vegetables destined for Tesco and Morrisons. The Bulgarians said they were forced to "live like pigs on scraps"‚ scavenging vegetables from the fields when their Latvian gangmaster withheld their pay for 34 days. They were sent to work through a subcontracting chain at Southern England
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· EVA Manufacturing flow management. 1. Increasing sales: Obtain repeat business Increase product availability Provide desired product features for example‚ better manufacturing flow mgt can result in higher sales and healthier margins through consistent availability of products that meet customers’ specific needs. 2. Reduce cost of good sold: reduce direct labor and materials
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Assessment 1 Report on the iPad supply chain Name: Student number: Total words: Trung Kien Le 4087136 4501 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this report is to explore the product Apple iPad in terms of product development and supply chain management. The iPad has received continuous innovation from Apple and become a successful product. It has also led to changes in the supply chain since it was introduced in early 2010. To enhance the iPad supply chain‚ Apple needs to have an effective
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designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture such as beds and desks‚ appliances and home accessories. The company is the world ’s largest furniture retailer. It was founded in 1943 by 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad in Sweden. As of October 2010‚ the chain has 313 stores in 38 countries‚ most of them in Europe‚ North America‚ Asia and Australia. The word IKEA was an acronym of his name and address: Ingvar Kamprad and Elmtaryd‚ Agunnaryd--the name of his farm and the name of the village it was located
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The Coffee Supply Chain In the past 60 years the export of coffee has changed dramatically. In postwar Brazil coffee was about 90% of all exports‚ today coffee only makes up 10% of all exports. (Reference 1) Yet‚ coffee will always be a very important and influential export for Brazil and many of the neighboring countries. Brazil and neighboring countries make up part of what is known as the coffee belt. (Image Link) (Image Link) In the past 60 years the percentage of coffee as an export for
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Table of Content 1.0 INTRODUCTION 3 2.0 SAINSBURY SUPERMARKET AN OVERVIEW 3 3.0 OPERATIONS OF SAINSBURY 3 3.1 FACILITIES 3 3.2 PROCESS 4 3.3 LAYOUT AND FLOW 4 3.4 INPUT 5 3.5 TRANSFORMATION PROCESS 5 3.6 OUTPUT 5 4.0 SAINSBURY’S VARIETY‚ VARIATION‚ VISIBILITY‚ AND VOLUME CHARACTERISTICS 5 5.0 BENEFIT OF PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE TO THE OPERATION 6 5.1 COST 6 5.2 DEPENDABILITY 6 5.3 FLEXIBILITY 6 5.4 QUALITY 6 5.5 SPEED 7 6.0 WHAT QUALITY MEANS TO SAINSBURY 7 7.0 THE EFFECT OF OPERATIONS CHARACTERISTICS
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1. Zara is a Spanish clothing retailer which has 1700 stores in all over 78 countries. 2. Zara has continually maintained its mission to provide fast‚ affordable‚ and fashionable items. 3. Zara’s supply chain has undergone tremendous changes in order to sustain its competitive advantage in today’s market. 4. Zara holds 6 days worth of inventory‚ while H&M holds 52 days‚ and Spanish retailer Cortefiel holds 94 days of inventory. 5. Launched approximately 11‚000 new items per year
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Gati Coast to Coast (CTC) 5 Air India and Gati 6 Logistics solution 7 Process Flow 9 Warehousing 10 Warehouse management system 11 Industry solutions 12 Vision and Mission Be a globally preferred provider of India-centric supply chain services and solutions‚ and a leader in the Asia Pacific region Delight customers with quality service by setting new trends through innovation and technology Be the most preferred organisation for all stakeholders Be a responsible corporate
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