CASE STUDY 4. TOYOTA Toyota case study questions: 1. How the corporate strategy of Toyota has evolved from the 30s up to 2010? 2. Describe the elements of the TPS system. Do you know any other “lean” firms? 3. Comment on Toyota’s focus on the customer. How this approach is related to quality? 4. Describe Toyota’s supply chain network (complexity of global SC) 5. Under your point of view‚ which are the reasons behind Toyota’s recalls? 6. Describe the communication actions Toyota undertook for
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* THE IMPACT OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT BUSINESS PROCESSES ON COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE THESIS John F. Perry II‚ Capt‚ USAF AFIT/LSCM/ENS/12-14 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE AIR UNIVERSITY AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Abstract Organizational performance has routinely been viewed through a limited scope primarily focused on functions‚ practices‚ and resources directly controlled by the focal organization‚ but supply chain management (SCM) has broadened
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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 got us thinking‚ what have
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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 transportation costs
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Case Write-up Week 1 1. Supply Chain 2. Who are the various customers for textbooks? What do these customers want in terms of goods and services related to textbooks? From the publisher’s point of view‚ who is the critical customer? The various customers are professors‚ students‚ bookstores‚ schools‚ and online retailers. The customers want “on demand” accessibility‚ flexibility‚ and more content in the textbooks. The professors are the critical customer because they directly impact the
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Faster response to changing business needs through end-to-end visibility into supply chain operations This implementation won the award for innovation by the US Supply Chain Council (SCC) SCC‚ a renowned global nonprofit organization‚ has established the supply chain world’s most widely accepted framework for evaluating and comparing supply chain activities and their performance - the Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR®) model. SITUATION Lack of consistent metrics‚ & reporting rules
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Automotive Supply chains risks and mitigation strategies The auto industry has been a global business for a long time. This year has made it clear just how much a problem in just one of those regions‚ however‚ can affect everyone in the product chain (Miel‚ 2011)… Lall (2009) classified supply chains risk into different types depending on their origins. These include demand risk‚ internal risk‚ and external environment risk. External Environment These risk elements are external to and uncontrollable
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1. Compare the characteristics of vending machines and convenience stores as channels A: The main sales channels for soft drinks in japan is Vending machines and convenience store. Vending machines: (1) Japan is known as the country in which vending machines widely spread and it accounts for approximately 40% of sale channels for soft drinks. (2) Each vending machine must be stocked with good balance of product to attract diverse need (3) Secure a prime installation location is difficult unless
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Case Study 1 BioPharma‚ Inc. 1. How should BioPharma have used its production network in 2009? Should any of the plants have been idled? What is the annual cost of your proposal‚ including import duties? It produces and sells its same kind of products in both of chemicals for any parts of the world. If its plants in one country are not enough products‚ it would move products from other countries to add the number of products that are sold in this country. Plants of Relax in Germany and Japan
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Choose an organization delivering goods and/or services globally. Provide a background of the organization and fully describe six components of the organization’s supply chain. Examine the potential problems related to each of the components described and explain the approaches of the organization for solving the problems. Write a 4–5 page report that: addresses the concerns the following functions might have about this proposed change: • Addresses the importance of quality management and measurement
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