Int. J. Production Economics 85 (2003) 183–198 The strategic integration of agile and lean supply R. Strattona‚*‚ R.D.H. Warburtonb a School of Engineering‚ Nottingham Trent University‚ Burton St.‚ Nottingham NG1 4BU‚ UK b Griffin Manufacturing‚ Fall River‚ MA‚ USA Abstract Lean supply is closely associated with enabling flow and the elimination of wasteful variation within the supply chain. However‚ lean operations depend on level scheduling and the growing need to accommodate variety and
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T h e c u rren t is su e a n d fu ll te x t a rc h iv e o f th is jo u rn a l is a v a ila b le a t http://www.emeraldinsight.com/0144-3577.htm CASE RESEARCH Case research in operations management Chris Voss‚ Nikos Tsikriktsis and Mark Frohlich London Business School‚ London‚ UK Keywords Operations management‚ Research‚ Methodology‚ Case studies Abstract This paper reviews the use of case study research in operations management for theory development and testing. It draws on the literature
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AT WAL-MART Due Date December 1‚ 2009 Orlando‚ FL 32816 INDEX 2. Introduction 3. Supply Chain at Walt-Mart Inc 4. Importance of the supply chain the strategic 5. Identification of the supply chain strategies a. Negotiation with many supplier b. Long Term partnering c. Vertical Integration d. Keiretsu Network e. Suppliers on an as need basis 6. Issues in Wal-Mart supply chain
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Discuss And Illustrate The Economic Justification For Establishing A Warehouse Storage has always been an important aspect of economic development. For manufacturers‚ strategic warehousing offered a way to reduce holding or dwell time of materials and parts. On the outbound side of manufacturing‚ warehouses can be used to create product assortments for customer shipment. An important charge in warehousing is maximum flexibility. Ideally a warehouse will simultaneously provide economic and service
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Topic: Demand Driven MRP 21st Century Supply Chains Require New Demand Driven Rules and Tools A white paper by the Demand Driven Institute April 2011 www.demanddriveninstitute.com The Demand Driven Institute (DDI) was founded by Carol Ptak and Chad Smith‚ co‐authors of Orlicky’s Material Requirements Planning‚ Third Revised Edition in order to proliferate and further develop demand driven strategy and tactics in industry to enable a company to transform from “push and promote” to
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u NAME OF STUDENT Nguyễn Vĩnh Trà REGISTRATION NO. 1013105035 UNIT TITLE Unit 7: Business Strategy ASSIGNMENT TITLE Strategy Formation and Planning ASSIGNMENT NO 1 of 2 NAME OF ASSESSOR Ha Son Tung SUBMISSION DEADLINE 16:00‚ 22 November 2010 I‚ __________________________ hereby confirm that this assignment is my own work and not copied or plagiarized from any source. I have referenced the sources from which information is obtained by me for this assignment.
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iDesigning and Managing the Supply Chain David Simchi-Levi Philip Kaminsky Edith Simchi-Levi Solutions for Discussion Questions1 Kerem B¨lb¨l u u 1 We would like to thank Shiming Deng for his valuable contributions to the preparation of this manual. Chapter 1 Introduction to Supply Chain Management Discussion Questions Question 1 Pick any car model manufactured by a domestic auto maker. For example‚ consider the 2002 Ford Thunderbird. a. The supply chain for a car typically includes
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the world’s best 35mm camera. By the 1960s‚ the company began to explore the imaging technologies industry and started developing business machines such as printers and calculators. In 1967‚ the management slogan "cameras in the right hand‚ business machines in the left" was unveiled and in 1969 the company changed its name from Canon Camera Co.‚ Inc. to Canon Inc. (Canon Inc.‚ 2013) This was a turning point for Canon; it began to spread geographically‚ opening offices in Europe and the Americas.
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Chapter 4 Supply Chain Study Guide Sustainable Sourcing Green Purchasing Practice aimed at ensuring that purchased products or materials meet environmental objectives of the organization Waste reduction‚ hazardous material elimination‚ recycling‚ manufacturing and material reuse Globally recognized Institute for Supply management- “making environmentally conscious decisions throughout the purchasing process‚ beginning with product and process design‚ and throughout product disposal” Sustainability
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Logistics and supply chain management are not new ideas. From the building of the pyramids to the relief of hunger in Africa‚ the principles underpinning the effective flow of materials and information to meet the requirements of customers have altered little. Throughout the history of mankind wars have been won and lost through logistics strengths and capabilities – or the lack of them. It has been argued that the defeat of the British in the American War of Independence can largely be attributed
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