2012 Empty Container Management – Case Study Report Table of Contents 1 Introduction ....................................................................................... 2 2 Background ........................................................................................ 5 3 Data analysis Hamburg – BSR ................................................................... 7 4 Stakeholders in the (empty) container maritime transport chain .................... 16
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Supply Chain relationships and Supply Chain dynamics are topics that are closely related to each other. A discussed in Russell and Taylor (pgs. 426-427)‚ the bullwhip effect is a prevalent dynamic in supply chain management. Methods to decrease the bullwhip effect include: increased information sharing and coordinated forecasting. As has been noted before‚ the clothing company Zara is a good example of a well-designed supply chain system. Zara has been able to successfully keep information flow
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Q1. Consider the supply chain involved when a customer purchases a book at a bookstore. Identify the cycles in this supply chain and the location of the push/pull boundary. When a customer purchases a book from the book store‚ a complete supply chain cycle which involves procurement‚ manufacturing‚ distribution‚ replenishment and customer delivery takes place. The different supply chain cycles are quite separated in this case because each cycle occurs at the interface between two successive stages
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Portfolio of Evidence Case Study - Tshabalala & Sons Question 1 Supply Chain of Shabalala & Sons Suppliers Raw material - Gauteng Area Paper - KwaZulu Natal Manufacturer Tshabalala & Sons - Central Warehouse Midrand Distribution Centres Tsabalala & Sons Distribution Centre - Cape Town Tsabalala & Sons Distribution
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SCM Books Logistics & supply chain management / Martin Christopher. Christopher‚ Martin. Harlow‚ England ; New York : Financial Times Prentice Hall‚ 2011. 4th ed. Operations and supply chain management / F. Robert Jacobs‚ Richard B. Chase ; contributor‚ Rhonda R. Lummus. Jacobs‚ F. Robert. New York : McGraw-Hill Irwin‚ c2011. 13th ed.‚ global ed. Construction purchasing & supply chain management / W.C. Benton‚ Jr.‚ Linda F. McHenry. Benton‚ W. C.‚ 1948- New York : McGraw-Hill‚ c2010
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in many organizations‚ it represent an important part in the company budget. It can be difficult to make judicious purchasing decisions because there are currently so many different products on the market. A buyer cannot make a purchasing decision based off of impulse or feelings. A careful purchasing decision requires a serious attention before‚ during and after the purchase process. To ensure a beneficial purchase process‚ companies can follow five purchase objectives: the ’five rights’. But do
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Supply Chain is a very important aspect in the Project management world. It is essential to address all issues properly and with care in order to have a successful and operational project. Integrating Supply Chain Management into Project Management can significantly enhance the effectiveness of project management. The term Supply Chain Management encompasses a wide range of processes which help in delivering the product or service as required by the customer.(Dani) “The Massachusetts Institute
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The nature of the supply chain Learning Points Understand what a supply chain is Gain an appreciation of the behaviour of supply chains Understand some of the issues with highly dispersed supply chains Supply Chain Management concerns… The relationships and flows between different operations Links between value-adding upstream and downstream processes All issues concerning product / service delivery from raw materials to end user Purchasing / Procurement Physical
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Chapter 2 Supply Chain Performance: Achieving Strategic Fit and Scope True/False 1. A company’s competitive strategy defines the set of customer needs that it seeks to satisfy through its products and services. Answer: Difficulty: Easy 2. The value chain emphasizes the close relationship between all the functional strategies within a company. Answer: Difficulty: Moderate 3. A company’s product development strategy defines the set of customer needs that it seeks to satisfy through its
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Control of sourcing Strategy Action Result Strategy Streamline the Front End of Supply Chain Streamlining is the removal of intermediaries in a supply chain—cutting out the middleman. Instead of going through traditional distribution models‚ which have various intermediate (such as a distributor‚ wholesaler‚ broker or agent) companies may now deal with every customer type directly. One notable benefit is a drop in the cost of servicing customers directly. Consequently‚ you will increase
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