Supply Chain Management of a Service Organization (Insurance Company) – By Roshan Collas ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assignment 01 You have been recently appointed as the supply chain consultant to a company (Choose a local organization that you work with or one which you are familiar with. The organization may be any type of company offering a product or service being sold locally or internationally).
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Initial idea: Offer affordable sports equipment for children Products: − Used (second-hand) products − Surplus equipment from manufacturers and retailers Current situation (December 2007): − Demand has been growing steadily over the last years − The products are distributed to the U.S. customers through a single (and small) warehouse in St. Louis − The warehouse is leased on a year-to-year basis − The current network design‚ in particular the distribution network and warehouse
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*1) SCM Core Processes Supply chain management (SCM) – Planning and control of all activities across the supply chain—a network of companies that buy‚ produce‚ move‚ store and transform materials into finished products and services for eventual consumption by the end-user (customer). **Supply Chain Core Processes** Five Core processes Plan – The strategic design (production process selection‚ location‚ staffing). Source – Select suppliers (quantity‚ quality‚ cost‚ and delivery). Make – Transformation
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AT REGAL MARINE Global firms like Regal Marine know that the basis for an organization’s existence is the good or service it provides society. Great products are the keys to success. With hundreds of competitors in the boat business‚ Regal Marine must work to differentiate itself from the flock. As you read in the Global Company Profile that opened this chapter of your text‚ Regal continuously introduces innovative‚ high-quality new boats. Its differentiation strategy is
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EFFECTIVE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 1.0 Introduction Christopher (2005‚ p.5) describes supply chain management as follows: “The management of upstream and downstream relationships with suppliers and customers to deliver superior customer value at less cost to the supply chain as a whole” Until recently‚ supply chain management has been largely viewed as a necessary evil and the focus has been strictly on cost reductions. Today however‚ many are coming to the realization that supply chain management can
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7 Principles of Supply Chain Management 1. Introduction Before we are to analysis this article‚ first let us clarify something before we start .In this article‚ it states the 7 principles of supply chain management and its importance in practical ‚many of us must have a question‚ what is a supply chain management and why is it important for a company today ? Supply chain management (SCM) is the process that is used by a company to ensure that its supply chain is efficient and cost effective
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INTEGRATING THE SUPPLY CHAIN Case Study - Friedland Timbers co. Johann Klassen is the Managing Director of Friedland Timbers co. which makes specialised wood products for the construction industry. He has recently been worried by late deliveries to some important customers. The industry is very competitive‚ and Johann knows that customers will go to other suppliers if he cannot guarantee deliveries. The marketing manager is particularly upset because he has worked with these customers for a
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As a small business owner and potential retail management executive‚ the availability of products and services are vital to business operations. The occurrence of major disasters have hindered and stopped business functions for many businesses. The information reported in this paper could be useful to small business owners or anyone interested in a career in retail or perhaps customers. Opening Statement: The Supply Chain in the Retail sector is as important as Customer
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The Topic of interest in this essay is “Supply Chain” Definition: A supply chain is a network of suppliers‚ manufacturer and distributors which helps in transformation of raw materials into valuable products and delivering them to the customers at right price‚ right place and right time. The concept of supply chain applies not only to the physical products but also to services. In the case of services‚ suppliers become service supporter‚ manufacturer becomes service creator and the distributors
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.................................................................................................…………....3 Supply Chain Management Defined...................................................…………...........3-5 Dell’s Background………………………………………………………………………5-8 Dell’s Products .................................................................................................8-9 Supply Chain Dell Style (Situation Analysis)‚……………....................…….....10-11 Dell Weaknesses……...................
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