January 2006 The 11 Greatest Supply Chain Disasters Introduction Many of us rightly take pride in the growing recognition role of supply chain both within companies and in the public markets. An increasing number of companies cite supply chain initiatives and prowess in annual reports and meetings with financial analysts. But of course the opposite effect must then also occur – supply chain snafus are increasingly cited by CEOs and CFOs to explain poor financial performance. Which
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3.2 Supply chain industry A company’s supply chain is its central nervous system for how it creates and distributes a product. The industry is made up of the key players who participate in this process‚ including manufacturers‚ wholesalers or distributors‚ retailers and transportation companies. There are three main areas of a company’s supply chain. They include: (Refer to the Picture below) * Procurement or the “buying” process. This includes the purchasing of the raw materials needed to
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1 Components of Supply Chain Management (SCM) The main elements of a supply chain include purchasing‚ operations‚ distribution‚ and integration. The supply chain begins with purchasing. Purchasing managers or buyers are typically responsible for determining which products their company will sell‚ sourcing product suppliers and vendors‚ and procuring products from vendors at prices and terms that meets profitability goals. Supply chain operations focus on demand planning‚ forecasting‚ and inventory
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e-Business and Supply Chain Management: An Overview and Framework1 Forthcoming in Production and Operations Management special issue on e-Business and Supply Chain Management M. Eric Johnson Center for Digital Strategies Tuck School of Business Administration Dartmouth College Hanover‚ NH 03755 www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/digitalstrategies m.eric.johnson@dartmouth.edu phone: 603-646-0526; fax: 603-646-1308 Seungjin Whang Global Supply Chain Management Forum Graduate School of Business Stanford
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Purpose of Study: As a small business owner and potential retail management executive‚ the availability of products and services are vital to business operations. The occurrence of major disasters have hindered and stopped business functions for many businesses. The information reported in this paper could be useful to small business owners or anyone interested in a career in retail or perhaps customers. Opening Statement: The Supply Chain in the Retail sector is as important
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------------------------------------------------- Emerging Trends in Supply Chain Management in India ------------------------------------------------- (E-BUSINESS AND THE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT) For The Fourth National Conference on Innovative strategies: Emerging India in Global Scenario Rahul Sharma Department of Management Sumandeep Vidyapeeth Piparia. Vadodara. - 391760 Contact No. +91 99248 49142 Email: rahul.shams@gmail.com Abstract With an increased competition in the marketplace
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acquisition process. (need to advertisement‚but competitive is very differcult) l. Ensure supply continuity. (if competitive bidding‚ price high‚ supplier will leave) 4. When compared with single sourcing‚ multiple sourcing -> (lower risk)has the advantage of: dual and cross also double supplier‚ -dual is 2 different supplier to support same product. Cross is the supplier supply A‚ also need to supply B at the same time. m. spreading risk. n. volume leveraging. o. lower
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Case Study: Global Supply Chain Management and Strategic Sourcing Assignment 1 Due: October 13‚ 2013 at 11:59pm Marks: 20 Sounds like a supply chain problem Metrovox is a German electronics manufacturer that designs‚ develops and manufactures a range of products for the entertainment and home electronics sector. Management has recently focused on two related products‚ Bugabyte and Terabyte Lite. The Bugabyte is a video and audio player with a flash drive. The company has invested heavily in
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issn=19369735&issue=v2i1-4&article=28_getmom Week 2 1. Chopra & Meindl Chapters4‚ 10 2. Fisher‚ M. L. (1997). What is the right supply chain for your product? Harvard Business Review‚ 75(2)‚ 105-116. http://ezproxy.libraries.wright.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=9705150574&site=ehost-live 3. Lee‚ H. L. (2004). The triple-a supply chain. Harvard Business Review‚ 82(10)‚ 102-112. http://ezproxy.libraries.wright.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login
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http://www.slideshare.net/himadrisingha/barilla-spa-a-case-on-supply-chain-integration http://www.scribd.com/doc/22320494/Barilla-SpA http://www2.newpaltz.edu/~liush/MOIT/Barilla%20Case%20Study.pdf http://www.scribd.com/doc/7325445/Barilla-SpA-Case-Solution http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQgBY5wn0aE The Barilla SpA (Harvard Case) Qian Wang Tsai-Lan Huang Xiaoqing Ge February 2‚ 2000 Summary The JITD initiative at Barrila drew a lot of internal and external objections which
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