According to Operations and Supply Chain Management, "globalization and the evolution of information technology have provided the catalysts for supply chain management to become the strategic means for companies to manage quality, satisfy customers, and remain…
any loss of sales due to the promotion). Is the supply chain coordinated to achieve…
In the San Diego distribution center (DC) information flow example, dealers not being notified automatically of order status would be classified as which of the following information flow dimensions:…
Elements in Buy Costs Analysis: purch price of part, transport costs, rec’ing & inspection costs, +purch costs, added costs related to qlty or service.…
3. Supply Chain Drivers and Metrics: Drivers of supply chain performance, A framework for structuring key drivers i.e. facilities, inventory, transportation, information, sourcing, and pricing, Obstacles to achieving fit…
Chapters 1/2: Introduction and Perspective ................................................................. 3 Chapter 3: Product Development Decisions................................................................. 7 Chapter 4: Procurement Decisions ............................................................................... 9 Chapter 5: Manufacturing Decisions........................................................................... 17 Chapter 6: Distribution Decisions ............................................................................... 25 Chapter 7: Transportation Decisions .......................................................................... 29 Chapter 8: Service Decisions ...................................................................................... 37 Chapter 9: Generate Demand Decisions..................................................................... 38 Chapter 10: Forecasting Decisions............................................................................. 44 Chapter 11: Information Technology Decisions ......................................................... 48 Chapter 12: Other Decisions ....................................................................................... 53 Chapter 13: Financial and Operating Reports............................................................. 55 Chapter 14: Research Studies..................................................................................... 73 Chapter 15: Performance Evaluation .......................................................................... 83 Chapter 16: Firm Management and Advice................................................................. 85 Appendix: Web-Based LINKS Access......................................................................... 87 Index…
3. The supply chain is a network of manufacturers and service providers that work together to convert and move goods from the raw materials stage to the end user.…
The Standard Air Conditioning Maintenance Agreement provides basic coverage for the parts of your air conditioning system that need frequent service. This agreement also includes a pre-season inspection to ensure peak performance of your system. Please refer to the following list for specific parts coverage under your agreement. Low Pressure Switch Running Capacitor High Pressure Control Starting Capacitor Metering Device Condenser Motor Condenser Fan Blade Crankcase Heater Contactor Non-digital Thermostat Blower Control Blower Motor Blower Belt Air Handler Circuit Board Fan Relay Time Delay Relay Transformer Refrigerant, 2 lb Max…
1. According to the text, key ingredients for developing successful supply partnerships include all of the following EXCEPT: a. Personal relationships b. Individualized objectives c. Mutual benefits and needs d. Performance metrics 2. The combination of the purchase price of a good and additional costs incurred before or after product delivery can be referred to as: a. Total cost of acquisition b. Total cost of ownership c. Purchase requisition cost d. Total procurement cost 3. Benefits of implementing an effective supplier certification program include all or the following EXCEPT: a. Building long-term relationships b. Reducing time spent on incoming inspections c. Increasing supplier base d. Recognizing excellence 4. A company using a weighted-criteria evaluation system has established these 5 categories and the appropriate weight in parentheses: Quality (0.30) Responsiveness (0.20) Delivery (0.20) Cost (0.20) Technology (0.10) Company X received the following ratings in each of the five categories: Quality(90), Responsiveness(80), Delivery(80), Cost(90), Technology(90). What is their total score? a. 87.0 b. 85.5 c. 86.0 d. 84.0 5. SRM software should be capable of: a. Automating transactional processes b. Making information flow between partners more visible c. Integration of the supply chain making it possible to monitor multiple departments and processes both internally and externally d. All of these…
A. Analyze whether a Keiretsu network, a virtual company, a vertical integration, or a different supply chain strategy should be adopted.…
Like CSR, concerns involve worker safety, hourly wages, working conditions, child workers, and basic human rights…
How does a raw material’s status as pure, weight-losing, or weight-gaining influence the facility location decision? A pure raw material is one that loses no weight in manufacturing and, because of this, the processing point can be anywhere, near the raw material source and the market. Weight-losing products lose weight during processing; the processing point should be near their source in order to avoid payment of unnecessary transportation charges. Weight-gaining products gain weight during processing; the processing point should be close to the market.…
In 1990’s, Hewlett-Packard faced several problems with inventory levels for the Deskjet Printer product line. This printer was produced in Vancouver’s facility and from there was shipped to a distribution center. HP has three distribution centers (DC), in North America, Asia Pacific and Europe that at the moment were filled of Deskjet stock.…
In Case 1 (Avion, Inc.) of the text book Purchasing Supply Chain Management, procurement managers Susan Dey and Bill Mifflin are having a meeting about struggles of a supplier they are using for a certain material required to make their product. In this meeting they start by discussing how they are in a large surprise that this Foster Technologies, the supplier, is not meeting the quality and on time delivery they had set forth to get. Initially they discuss if the supplier had shown enough promise at their facility in order to meet these standards. Bill Mifflin then pushed the fact that Foster had shown great promise and had very impressive flow processes and innovation. However, later Kevin O’Donnell, another procurement manager, enters the conversation and discusses points that lead to the real issue at hand. The agreed upon lead time and production rates were not the same as what was being demanded. The production had increased almost double and the lead time was cut down from two weeks to 10 days. The next question that rose was did Foster communicate the issues that they could not keep up with production? The answer was that they had multiple records of trying to communicate and were not able to get these communications through. The conclusion of the discussion was that the problems with Foster were internal issues and not with the suppliers production side. Also, they concluded that they needed to come up with a solution quickly.…
Problem 2. Work through the simplex method step by step to find all optimal basic feasible solutions for the following problem.…