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: Method
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Seven-Eleven Japan1 Established in 1973‚ Seven-Eleven Japan set up its first store in Koto-ku‚ Tokyo‚ in May 1974. The company was first listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in October 1979. In 2004 it was owned by the Ito-Yokado group‚ which also managed a chain of supermarkets in Japan and owned a majority share in Southland‚ the company managing 7-Eleven in the United States. On September 1‚ 2005‚ Seven & I Holdings Co.‚ Ltd.‚ was established as the holding company for Seven-Eleven Japan‚ Ito-Yokado
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Team 1 Tanpin Kanri: Retail Practice at Seven-Eleven Japan Case Study Frizzi Engler-Hamm Luis Paul Hernandez Antony Pinedo Esteban Ramon Marcelo Talavera MAN 6830: Organization Information Systems Dr. Pouyan Esmaeil Zadeh 1. Briefly describe Tanpin Kanri. Tanpin Kanri is a demand-chain management system that uses POS to identify which items are selling and which articles are shelf-warmers. It is used to replace the slow moving merchandise by different merchandises. Those new orders
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SEVEN-ELEVEN JAPAN CO. CASE ANALYSIS What is the future outlook for Seven Eleven Stores in USA? Seven-Eleven is part of an international chain of convenient stores. 7-Eleven‚ primarily operating as a franchise‚ is the world ’s largest operator‚ franchisor and licensor of convenience stores‚ with more than 46‚000 outlets. The Seven-Eleven business model consists of five key elements: * A differentiated merchandising strategy; * Utilization of 7-Eleven’s retail information system & Managed
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INTRODUCTION The Seven-Eleven Japan Co. case discusses about the rise of Seven-Eleven in the Japanese retail store business. It analyzes the factors contributors to the phenomenal success of the company in the retail business with a supply chain perspective. The analysis focuses on the company’s supply chain strategy and performance drivers which leads to great balance between efficiency and responsiveness. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 1) A convenience store chain can be responsive and provide customers
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A REFRESHING NEW STRATEGY IN THE BEVERAGE INDUSTRY For the entire document (with exhibits and important disclosures associated with its content‚ if applicable)‚ view original document (PDF) The changing beverage marketplace has resulted in some major transformations amongst the industry’s chief competitors. The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo Inc. have both recognized the changes and have taken action to preserve their success with their all-important systems of bottlers. We expect these changes
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Case Analysis‚ 2005 Supply Chain Management at World Co.‚ Ltd. Japanese consumers have a reputation of being highly brand name conscious. Although this trend still remains for some categories of people‚ especially young women who are sensitive to latest fashion trends‚ nowadays Japanese consumer are also starting to choose apparel that matches their tastes and life styles. Japanese apparel manufacturers design and develop their own products‚ oversee a number of production subcontractors‚
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Supply Chain Management at World Co. Ltd. Facts of the Case Industry Facts: Specialty Retailing Sector -Women’s apparel industry in Japan seasonal industry products have short life cycles and extremely uncertain demand International Competition 3 Distribution Alternatives- company-owned stand alone stores‚ shops in fashion malls‚ and shops within department stores “store-within-a-store” Company Facts Operates in women’s apparel industry Company uses both wholesale and retail distribution
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Introduction. In order to understand how Toyota Company have improved its supply chain performance in terms of responsiveness and efficiency‚ we should examine four supply chain drivers: inventory‚ transportation‚ facilities and information. Above-mentioned drivers not only determine the supply chain’s performance in terms of responsiveness and efficiency‚ they also determine whether strategic fit is achieved across the supply chain. Consider this framework for Toyota Company as the objective of my analysis
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b. WIP inventories(No Answer) 1. Information Management 2. transportation rate 3. CORRECT: are associated with manufacturing 4. short run analysis. b. The logistics/supply chain network transformation team(No Answer) 1. CORRECT: must be aware of the firm’s overall business and corporate strategies and the supply chain in which it participates. 2. is one of the most commonly used techniques. 3. on the movement and storage of product. 4. assumes that the raw materials sources and finished
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