Resilient Supply Chain Introduction In the recent years many disasters and catastrophic events such as hurricane Mitch‚ tsunamis‚ SARS‚ terrorist attacks and earthquakes have shown that we live in world with increasing uncertainty. These events can cause major disruptions in the supply chain. Although similar events have occurred‚ since the terrorist attacks of September 11 of 2001 the firms began to reassess the benefits of commonly accepted strategies for sourcing‚ transportation‚ demand
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i2 failure: strategic or tactical Nike the world leader in sports apparel manufacturer with a market share of 32 percent and market cap at $20billion decided to implement i2 demand planning engine to manage its supply chain at a cost of $400million. It was supposed to help Nike with its supply chain and to reduce the lead time for the manufacturing of sneakers from nine months down to six. The i2 system worked on the principle of using the data from the previous sales figures and predicting the
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------------------------------------------------- Delicious Fruity Company Supply Chain Intergration CBEB 3417 Supply chain management QUAH EE YEN CEB 110063 Faculty of business and Accountancy | university of malaya ------------------------------------------------- Delicious Fruity Company Supply Chain Intergration CBEB 3417 Supply chain management Table of Contents Introduction 2 Description
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Supply Chain Management Adel Abou Heneidy Learning objectives To develop understanding of the following key areas and their interrelationships: * Basic concepts of logistics and supply chain management * The strategic role of a supply chain * The key strategic drivers of supply chain performance * Analytic methodologies for supply chain analysis 2 Supply Chain Management Adel Abou Heneidy Highlights: • • • • • • • • Understanding the Supply Chain Supply Chain performance: achieving strategic
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------------------------------------------------- Supply chain management Supply chain management (SCM) is the management of a network of interconnected businesses involved in the ultimate provision of product and service packages required by end customers (Harland‚ 1996).[1] Supply Chain Management spans all movement and storage of raw materials‚ work-in-process inventory‚ and finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption (supply chain). Another definition is provided by the APICS Dictionary
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Meeting global responsibilities by caring for communities 01_Introduction Successful businesses do more than simply provide goods and services for customers. They also make a real contribution to the communities in which they operate. Successful ethical enterprises: • create employment and job security • provide products that give consumers good value for money • contribute to creating a more caring and cared for community and hence a better world. Amway provides a good example of a business that
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Supply chain management From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia | This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (August 2009) | Supply chain management (SCM) is the management of a network of interconnected businesses involved in the ultimate provision of product and service packages required by end customers (Harland‚ 1996).[1] Supply chain management spans all movement
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LONDON CHURCHILL COLLEGE Programme: Extended Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Unit Number and Title: Strategic Supply Chain Management Unit Level: QCF Level 7 Assignment Ref. Number: 2.1.1 Module Tutor: AKM Asaduzzaman Patwary Email: nibirlove@yahoo.com Learner’s name and statement of authenticity Learner’s Name: MD ZAHIDUL ISLAM TALUKDER Learner’s ID: 20112767 I certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Introduction According to Thomas Friedman in The World is Flat‚ supply chain management has become a source of competitive advantage and profit in a flat world. He has quoted Wal-Mart’s ability of moving 2.3 billion general merchandise cartons a year down its supply chain into its stores as an example of creating value. Global supply chains that draw parts and producers from every corner of the world‚ from the best producers at the lowest price‚ are the way how to beat
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hamburger fast food chain‚ operating in 119 countries. The company began in 1940 and is headquartered in Illinois. As one of the most powerful brands in the world‚ their signature golden arches are a symbol recognized immediately by most. Our group chose to do our report on McDonald’s because it is one of the most well-known corporations worldwide‚ and was listed as number three on Gartner’s Supply Chain Top 25 List for 2012. This was recently announced at Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference
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