SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT CASE STUDY: SEVEN-ELEVEN JAPAN CONVENIENCE STORE CHAIN Introduction: This case study discusses the meteorological rise of a convenience store chain‚ seven-eleven Japan in the Japanese retail store business. We will analyze the factors responsible for the phenomenal success of the company in the retail business‚ with a supply chain perspective. The main aim of this analysis is to identify the supply chain strategy of the company and underlying combination of its performance
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Seven-Eleven Japan Co. Analysis on Supply Chain 1. OutlineHistory & ProfileStrategy & Tactic of Seven ElevenFood Items ClassificationConvenience at the StoreSchematic Representation of the Supply ChainSupply Chain FrameworkSupply Chain Drivers AnalysisCase Questions Discussion 2. History and ProfileFounded by Masatoshi Ito post 2ndWorld War.By 1960‚ the single store had grown into a $3 million company.In 1961‚ realized that superstores were the wave of the future.In 1972‚ approached Southland
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Questions 1. 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? As responsiveness increases‚ the convenience store chain is exposed to greater uncertainty. A convenience store chain can improve responsiveness to this uncertainty using one of the following strategies‚ especially for fresh and fast foods:
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Consider the purchase of a can of soda at a convenience store. Describe the various stages in the supply chain and the different flows involved. When a customer purchases a can of soda at a convenience store‚ his purchase represents the end of a supply chain’s delivery of an item and the beginning of information regarding his purchase flowing in the opposite direction. The supply chain stages include customers‚ retailers‚ wholesalers/distributors‚ manufacturers‚ and component/raw
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1. 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? Some of the ways that a convenience store chain can response are: * Focusing in the total cost of the supporting a chain‚ that includes all the elements of cost that go into a purchase like order quantities‚ deliveries‚ warehousing‚ support systems
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| Executive Summary Seven Eleven Japan established in 1973 and became the leader in Japan’s retail industry. In order to obtain its success‚ Seven Eleven Japan has developed several strategies in improving her supply chain management. Seven Eleven Japan continuous improves her information system in order to get the latest customer response and expand her product range to meet the market trend rapidly. It helped a lot in the supply chain operation between supplier‚ distribution
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1) 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? In order to be response‚ a store has to make a selection between holding large inventory or frequent orders & frequent delivery routes. With holding large inventory‚ risks would be: risk of unsold products; inventory costs (in terms of money)
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Study question 1. 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? 2. Seven-Eleven’s supply chain strategy in Japan can be described as attempting to micro-match supply and demand using rapid replenishment. What are some risks associated with this choice? 3. What has Seven-Eleven done
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Tanpin Karin is a demand-oriented method of chain management successfully used by Seven-Eleven`s Japan. It`s credited to the company`s CEO‚ Toshifumi Suzuki‚ who started to develop it during the 70`s in response to a shift in the market from a seller`s orientation to a buyer`s drive. Until then‚ the inventory decision-making process was led by supply-chain management practices – items were seen as commodities and replenished according with the amounts that they had sold in the past. In contrast‚
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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. In 2007 it was the largest chain store in the world. It was however in 1973
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