Pre‐publication draft Operational Strategies for Managing Supply Chain Disruption Risk1 Brian Tomlin Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth‚ Hanover‚ NH 03755 Yimin Wang W.P. Carey School of Business‚ Arizona State University‚ Tempe‚ AZ 85287 1. Introduction On June 16 2009‚ Genzyme Corporation announced that it had discovered the virus Vesivirus 2117 in one of the bioreactors at its plant in Allston‚ Massachusetts.2 While the virus strain is not thought to be harmful
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International Logistics Written Assignment Logistics and Supply Chain Management Table of Contents 1.0 Executive Summary 3 2.0 Introduction and Background 4 3.0 Literature Review 5 4.0 Recommendations 8 Reference List 10 1.0 Executive Summary The globalisation of markets has increased customer demand and product differentiation. Higher quality products and shorter delivery times are essential for maintaining customer satisfaction
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A Project Proposal Submitted for the partial fulfilment of the requirements of the Advance Diploma in Business Management (Part time) Program. CRYSTAL MARTIN GARMENT (PVT) LIMITED [pic] Supply Chain & Logistic Solution K.G.L.C.J. Bandara ADBM-ESU-12-39 Advance Diploma in Business Management Program (Sunday) National Institute of Business Management Colombo‚ Sri Lanka Introduction of Organization The Crystal Group is headquartered
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Supply Chain Management Group Assignment. Global Company: Fuji Xerox. Group Members: Billie Bess Harkness (10707899)‚ Resham Khan ( )‚ Jamie McDougall (10841310) and Justin Hall (10847491) Due Date: week beginning 9th May. 8 Tutorial: Wednesday 3.30pm. Tutor: Moira Scerri. Contents 1. Executive Summary 3 2. Introduction 4 3.1 Fuji Xerox Environment 4 3.2 Fuji Xerox History 5 3.3 Stakeholders 5 3.4 Remanufacturing Process 5 3.5 Products & Services 6 3.6 Suppliers
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ENG4088M SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SEMESTER 1‚ 2010-2011 COURSEWORK TOPIC: ANALYSE AN EXISTING SUPPLY CHAIN ACTIVITIY IN A PARTICULAR ORGANIZATION AND SUGGEST THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW PRACTISES OR MODIFICATION OF CURRENT PRACTICES TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN. CASE STUDY: COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OBJECTIVES: The main purpose of this report is to suggest the implementation of new practices and also to modify current practises to improve the performance of the supply chain in the
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responsiveness of the company’s supply chain? The logistical driver of inventory encompasses all raw materials‚ work in process‚ and finished goods within a supply chain. A grocery store can be more responsive if it offers a broader variety. A grocery store should use products that can last for a significant amount of time and does not hold a high demand in its current time. 2. How could an auto manufacturer use transportation to increase the efficiency of its supply chain? An auto manufacturer
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Corporations (MNCs) and lack in supply chain management‚ MNCs have been criticized as behaving unethically in some situations. It makes a very bad impact on the business and it can destroy the brand image of the corporation. In order to determine the cause and solve this problem‚ I will examine the ethic of largest computing corporation (Apple) in its relationship with its main manufacture (Foxconn). Then‚ I will try to consider and apply due diligence in supply chain management carefully to solve
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for scrap tire management; based on the description of the key technologies in a tire supply chain. The main actors and technologies in a tire supply chain are described. India have no legislation for the disposal of used tires as of now‚ but very soon the need will arise for such legislation. Also‚ dumping of used tires from other developing nations is a major issue. In the wake of these issue a proper supply chain for the scrap tire management is developed‚ which will have economic as well as environmental
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SUPPLY CHAIN OF IRON ORE With the increasing demand in iron ore due to rapid industrialisation and increase in demand of steel‚ the need for a proper distribution network or a supply chain has been realised. The following section takes into account the supply chain system of iron ore with some examples quoted from the Australia-China supply chain‚ which is one of the most important supply chains due to Australia being the largest exporter and China being the largest importer of iron ore. Logistic
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Department of Global Business and Transportation An An Introduction to Logistics and the Supply Chain Abstract Abstract Oft times I have found that students come into a course1 that assumes they have knowledge of logistics and the supply chain‚ but‚ in fact‚ lack that knowledge. This note helps to provide a bridge to those students and improve their chances of successfully completing the course. Applicable to the Following Courses TMGT 7200 MIS in Transportation TMGT 8510 System Design
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