Supply Chain Management System at Ducati - the Position of Information Systems in Enhancing Management of Operation in the Supply Chain at Ducati Motor Holding S.P.A.

Supply Chain Management System at Ducati
The position of Information Systems in enhancing management of operation in the supply chain at Ducati Motor Holding S.p.a.
Report’s length: 1995 words, 9 pages.

AUTHOR Andrea P.F. A.

Table of Contents Executive summary ............................................................................................................................3 1. Introduction.....................................................................................................................................4
1.1 Definition and aim ................................................................................................................................................. 4 1.2 Background .............................................................................................................................................................. 4

2. Research methodology ..................................................................................................................4 3. Ducati’s Supply Chain Management System...........................................................................5
3.1 Business Process Reengineering ....................................................................................................................... 5 3.2 Implementation ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 3.3 Stakeholders............................................................................................................................................................. 5 3.4 Business added value ............................................................................................................................................ 5 3.4.1 e-Procurement................................................................................................................................................. 6 3.4.2 Order

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