breakdowns. Additional capacity (manufacturing‚ DCs‚ retail stores) Over-investment in capacity‚ underutilized capacity Increased safety inventory Additional inventory carrying costs Increased number of deliveries/ Rapid Replenishment Increased transportation costs‚ Increased replenishment cost‚ Increased receiving cost Increased product variety and availability Additional inventory carrying costs 2. Seven-Eleven’s supply chain strategy in Japan can be described as attempting to micro-match supply
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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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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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purchase like order quantities‚ deliveries‚ warehousing‚ support systems‚ among others. The risk of this approach is not giving the appropriate amount of profit to the products and services‚ because focusing in the amount of costs this kind of business will generate. * Controlling the number of deliveries from other companies (vendors) to your store. The risk here is by controlling the number of vendors you are taking the risk of been out of stock and not fulfilling the demand. * Creating
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IBM Sales and Distribution Thought Leadership White Paper Retail 2020: Reinventing retailing— once again A joint project between IBM and New York University Stern School of Business Retail 2 Retail 2020: Reinventing retailing—once again Contents 2 Introduction 3 Déjà vu all over again 3 Retailing transformations of the past 6 Lessons learned with “20/20 hindsight” 7 Retail 2020 9 Implications for retailers today 11 Concluding thoughts 11 For more information 11 Acknowledgements
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The Innovative Marketing Model of 7-Eleven: A Case Study By: Jordan Barnes MBA 6012 5/22/2015 Background and History 7-Eleven‚ Inc. operates and franchises the most recognizable chain of convenience stores in the United States and 15 other countries including‚ Canada‚ Japan‚ China‚ the Philippines‚ Australia‚ and Mexico. The 7-Eleven chain began in 1927 as an icehouse in Dallas‚ Texas by the name of the Southland Ice Company. Soon after‚ it began opening and operating stores
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Uncertainty: because the product is new‚ demand is uncertain c) Provide high level of service quality Risk associated: high cost: staff‚ training high Implied Demand Uncertainty: customer expectation becomes high over time 2. For Seven-Eleven Japan‚ when trying to micro-match supply and demand using rapid replenishment‚ they can face the following risks: High cost of transportation: this choice require frequent delivery and a large number of trucks visiting a store per day‚ since each
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Reinventing Your Business Model by Mark W. Johnson‚ Clayton M. Christensen‚ and Henning Kagermann In 2003‚ Apple introduced the iPod with the iTunes store‚ revolutionizing portable entertainment‚ creating a new market‚ and transforming the company. In just three years‚ the iPod/iTunes combination became a nearly $10 billion product‚ accounting for almost 50% of Apple’s revenue. Apple’s market capitalization catapulted from around $1 billion in early 2003 to over $150 billion by late 2007. This
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Case: 7-Eleven Japan Co. Table of Contents Question 1: 3 Question 2: 3 Question 3: 4 Question 4: 4 Question 5: 4 Question 6: 4 Question 7: 6 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? A convenience store can be more responsive by doing exactly what Seven-Eleven
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SPECIAL FEATURE 2 Seven-Eleven Japan’s Business Model Since its establishment in 1973‚ Seven-Eleven Japan (SEJ) has always closely tracked changes in society and consumer lifestyles and has taken steps to enhance its own operations to meet emerging trends. SEJ continues to implement reforms to support continued progress. This section explains the strengths of SEJ’s business model. SEJ CORPORATE PHILOSOPHY • Modernization and Revitalization of Existing Small and Medium-Sized Stores
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