SEVEN-ELEVEN JAPAN CO Q1) A convenience store chain attempts to be responsive and provide customers what they need‚ when they need it‚ where they need it. What are some different ways that a convenience store supply chain can be responsive? What are some risks in each case? Ans) There are following ways to make convenience stores responsiveness. • To maintain high inventory level • By removing implied demand uncertaininty. • By quick replenishment of products or time management
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TOPIC: Distribution The current topic is about distribution while the main article will explain about Apple’s distribution strategy to expand their international market through innovation of strategies of the retail stores. Previously‚ Apple was prefers to open their retail shops around the customers’ neighborhood or busy commute places such as Grand Central stations. However‚ recently Apple has stated its plan to open their retail in prestigious shopping centers such as Harrods‚ London (Gurman
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Response to “Eleven” “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros is a story about a girl and her insecurities of wearing an ugly sweater that she is accused of owning by her teacher. The overall purpose of this memoir is to share her experience with the readers so that they will be more aware and will not have to go through the traumatic experience like she did. When the teacher asks the class whose sweater it is‚ someone says it is hers. The teacher put the sweater on her desk and when she tried to get rid of it
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Distribution decisions Lesson 3 Objectives • Explain why companies use marketing channels and discuss the functions these channels perform. • Discuss how channel members interact and how they organize to perform the work of the channel. • • Identify the major channel alternatives open to a company. • Discuss the nature and importance of marketing logistics and integrated supply chain management. • Discuss the future of retailing Explain how companies select‚ motivate‚ and evaluate channel
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Distribution & Pricing Dartaine Phifer BA181 Foundations of Marketing Instructor: Bell‚ Faith A manager’s job is never ending‚ if you want to be successful in this business. Denny McKnight stated‚ “We think of best practices as doing all the right things with the right tools and getting the right results” (Harps‚ Best Practices in Todays Distribution). One of the marketing plans‚ distribution plays a key role to how products are exposed‚ stored and delivered‚ another key factor is the price
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changes in customer demand to account for forecast errors. This physical rapid response capability‚ however‚ also increases the risk of excess or insufficient capacity (capacity fluctuations)‚ and additional transportation costs. 3. What has Seven-Eleven done in its choice of facility location‚ inventory management‚ transportation‚ and information infrastructure to
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Q.NO. 3: 7-ELEVEN JAPAN USES A DECENTRALIZED DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. IF SEJ WAS TO USE CENTRALIZED DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM HOW WOULD IT AFFECT ITS CURRENT SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY? EXPLAIN IN DETAIL. Seven Eleven Japan uses a decentralized distribution system. As we know that SEJ has separated its product into four categories on the basis of temperature required to store them namely: 1.) Chilled temperature item‚ 2.) Warm temperature item‚ 3.) Frozen item and‚ 4.) Room temperature item. The stores place
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paper explores the strategy and decisions that had to be made when a man named Toshifumi Suzuki‚ decided to try to bring the Seven Eleven convenience store concept to Japan‚ having to convince possible shareholders of the franchise in Japan (in this case the father of Tochifumi Suzuki) to take part in the endeavour. 2. Background 2.1. Seven Eleven USA The Seven Eleven convenience store company was founded in 1927 in Dallas‚ USA‚ by the Southland Corporation. It had been very successful in the US
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Jessica Addai Madhu UmashankarPd.8 AP Biology Final Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) Severe combined immunodeficiency also known as SCID is a rare inherited immunodeficiency disorder which is caused by defects in one’s genes. SCID exposes life threatening infection through dangerous viruses‚ bacteria‚ and fungi to the human body which could possibly lead to death or permanent harm to one’s health. SCID is therefore known as the "boy in the bubble" syndrome because through the possibilities
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The Problem of Combined Drug Intoxication (CDI)‚ a.k.a. Polydrug or Polypharmacy Intoxication and Multiple Drug Intake (MDI) The relatively recent deaths of celebrities such as Heath Ledger‚ Michael Jackson‚ and Anna Nicole Smith‚ lend themselves to a discussion for this first discussion board. When you are presented with the term "drug overdose‚" what is the first thing that comes to mind? Illicit drugs like heroin or cocaine? Suicide? Small children taking prescription drugs that were not
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