SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AT PANTALOON RETAIL INDIA LTD. (BIG BAZAAR) A PROJECT REPORT Under the guidance Of Dr. Nishikant Jha ______________________________ Submitted by Mr. Anil R Bambhania Roll No—510929526 ______________________________ in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the award of the degree Of MBA IN [Finance] November’2010
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Supply chain Supply chain is the process under which products are created and deliver to customers. it refers to complex network of relationship that organization maintains with its trading partners to source manufacture and deliver products. E-SCM refers in particulars in management of supply chain using internet technologies-SCM facilitate the removal of purchase orders‚ deliver confirmation bills of material and invoice. The switch over/switch away from paper can also speed up the response and
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process‚ companies can follow five purchase objectives: the ’five rights’. But do the ‘five rights’ answer to real needs of the modern businesses? This essay explains in a first part what purchasing is and how performance measurement contributes to management. Then in a second part‚ it defines the ’five rights’ framework. Finally the last part considers the relevance and suitability of this framework when planning industrial purchasing activities. What is purchasing? In order to evaluating the
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Introduction Supply chain management‚ which involves inventory management‚ cost reduction‚ transportation‚ configure the distribution network‚ strategies development for product distribution‚ aims to improve the efficient and effective in the production activities. With better improvement in managing the current resources to operate profitability‚ and to minimize the inventory costs and reach the demands from market. Through the upstream and downstream linkages‚ different products and service which
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LINKS Supply Chain Management Fundamentals Simulation Revised July 2010 Randall G. Chapman‚ PhD 2 LINKS Supply Chain Management Fundamentals Simulation Table of Contents Chapters 1/2: Introduction and Perspective ................................................................. 3 Chapter 3: Product Development Decisions................................................................. 7 Chapter 4: Procurement Decisions ...............................................................
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Q4. How can accountability be better managed in long‚ global supply chains? Accountability “Accountability traditionally meant writing favourable terms into a contract‚ monitoring vendor performance and then working with the supplier to uphold its obligations” (www.ey.com) While these terms are very important‚ leading organisations have found that in the supply chain‚ every sector needs to be addressed and accountability must be incorporated into every level‚ from supplier to customer. Negotiating
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Achieving Competitive Edge through Supply Chain Management Supply Chain Best Practices in the Internet Retail Industry Introduction The advancement of technology has redefined the paradigms of the accessibility to information. People are now more aware of their needs and the specific sources to fulfill those needs. There is an ever increasing demand for anything and everything and the way the retail sector is booming‚ the supply chain and logistics have assumed an importance never felt before
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Supply Chain Management Topic 1 * What is it? * All parties and functions involved‚ directly or indirectly in fulfilling a customer request. * Manufacturers‚ suppliers‚ forwarders‚ warehouse operators‚ wholesalers and retailers. * Movement of information and funds. * Goal * Maximize the value of the product. * Reduce time * Make more profit. * Value * The difference between the turnover (price) and the cost of the product. * Its
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The purpose of this paper is to analyze how supply chain management software‚ buffering and pull systemscan be utilized to reduce cost‚ speed delivery and increase productivity‚ using Wendy’s as an example.Since Wendy’s is a fast food restaurant chain‚ it is extra vulnerable to delays in the supply chain‚ which could lead to the cold chain being broken. Efficient supply chain management can utilize systems to prevent costly losses from spoiled food‚ delivery delays and enable employees to be more
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SCM – some definitions • Supply chain management (SCM) The coordination of all supply activities of an organization from its suppliers and partners to its customers. • Upstream supply chain Transactions between an organization and its suppliers and intermediaries‚ equivalent to buy-side e-commerce. • Downstream supply chain Transactions between an organization and its customers and intermediaries‚ equivalent to sell-side e-commerce. Members of the supply chain (a) simplified view (b) including
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