SUPPLY CHAIN & LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT Homework #1 (Due – April 18‚ 2013) Electronic Submission MS Word MSc ECOM/ICOM assignment submission system File name: hw1 and your HKU ID (e.g. hw1_1234567) Please limit the answer to 1 page for each (sub)question (60%) Case: Dell Inc.: Improving the Flexibility of the Desktop PC Supply Chain (Textbook‚ pp.179-187) 1. a) Why does L5 incur higher manufacturing and logistics costs than L6? What are some of the costs that are incurred in L5 but not
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CROCS: REVOLUTIONIZING AN INDUSTRY’S SUPPLY CHAIN FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE BHOOSHAN PARIKH CBS FTMBA 2008-09 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT TERM PAPER 3/16/2009 Case Study This paper analyses and discusses the supply chain process of Crocs Inc. in a competitive and dynamic footwear industry. The paper critically evaluates the existing supply chain of the company against its current performance and changing market conditions and explains reasons for loss of competitive advantage of the company
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channel is an organized network of agencies and institutions which‚ in combination‚ perform all the activities required to link producers with users to accomplish the marketing task. This channel must be designed such that it delivers a level of value to the customer that creates a sustainable competitive advantage for the supply chain. Today‚ our main focus is on “Retailing” aspect. Retailing involves all the activities of selling products and services to consumers for their personal or family use.
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Introduction Supply chains have expanded rapidly over the decades‚ with the aim to increase productivity‚ lower costs and fulfill demands in emerging markets. The increasing complexity in a supply chain hinders visibility and consequently reduces one’s control over the process. Cases of disruption such as the ones faced by Ericsson and Enron‚ have shown that a risk event occurring at one point of the supply chain can greatly affect other members‚ when the disruption is not properly controlled. Supply chain
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The case study of 3PL: FedEx Supply Chain Solution Sharon Kuo Silver Lu RA7951021 RA7951055 Jon Dickerson RA6967118 Content Introduction_3PL Current 3PL market A case: FedEx Supply Chain Solution Introduction and express service Logistics Distribution Centre Operations Integrated Information Technology Introduction _3PL Definition Relationship between a shipper and third party with customized offerings Encompasses a broader number of service functions by a long-term and mutually beneficial
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1. Introduction: 2 2. Research objectives: 2 3. Research Methodology: 3 4. Data collection: 4 5. Data analysis: to explore shortages in food industry in leading supermarkets 5 5.1 Own Brand Commodities: 5 5.1.1 Fresh Lamb Half shoulder: 6 5.1.2 Tesco Everyday Value Minimum Eggs: 6 5.1.3 Tesco Parsnips Pack: 7 5.2 Manufacturer Brand Commodities: 7 5.2.1 FOX’s Jam Sandwich Creams: 7 5.2.2 Kingsmill Tasty Wholemeal Medium: 8 6. Benchmarking analysis of Tesco and Asda: 9
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Int. J. Production Economics 85 (2003) 183–198 The strategic integration of agile and lean supply R. Strattona‚*‚ R.D.H. Warburtonb a School of Engineering‚ Nottingham Trent University‚ Burton St.‚ Nottingham NG1 4BU‚ UK b Griffin Manufacturing‚ Fall River‚ MA‚ USA Abstract Lean supply is closely associated with enabling flow and the elimination of wasteful variation within the supply chain. However‚ lean operations depend on level scheduling and the growing need to accommodate variety and
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competitors‚ Zara’s supply chain is quite unconventional. Instead of focusing on competitive product prices and advertising Zara has developed a super integrated supply chain paralleled by few (1). This supply chain allows it to rapidly respond to market demand and have extensive control over its design and production process (1). Inditex‚ the clothing company that owns Zara is extremely vertically integrated. It is comprised of over 100 design‚ manufacturing‚ and distribution companies (3). Contrary to
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Future Supply Chain And The Collaboration Model Submitted by Liu Junshu A0133724L 2014919 Future Supply Chain And The Collaboration Model Although supply chain management as a concept is moving into its third decade ‚ there is still [1] multitude of challenges to overcome‚ especially when dynamics is at the heart of many of the current challenges in managing supply chain. In my opinion‚ future supply chain discussions will
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management. The company is actively involved in environment protection and product design to assure consistent quality and optimize the cost for its customers. This project is a study of value chain analysis of ACL and to find how ACL is creating value for its customer and understanding of its Supply chain management system to know where ACL stands in compare to other cement companies. The project is completed using Questionnaire for the Interview and observation of the company SCM system
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