How does a concentrated cluster enhance the supply chain management and therefore improve the firm performance? Any drawbacks? Supply chain management is improved through the use of concentrated clusters because of the relationships developed between the supplier and customer. Utilizing a concentrated cluster adds benefits to a company since the clusters are linked to several companies and other entities within the same industry. Being involved with clusters allows the company and customers
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Supply Chain Management A good practice guide for the post-16 skills sector from the sector for the sector Foreword This guide is designed to help providers minimise the risk within supply chains‚ ensuring that they offer high-quality provision that is responsive to the needs of local communities‚ learners and employers. I have always promoted the positive aspect of our sector’s willingness to share good practice and our ability to continue to learn from each other. This guide uses this
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effective? 1. (40%) Bullwhip a) (10%) Why bullwhip occurs in a supply chain? b) (15%) Does that contradict with the risk pooling in terms of variability? Explain. c) (15%) Can the bullwhip be alleviated if the number of levels for the supply chain is reduced (e.g. eliminate the distributors)? If so‚ why don’t we just keep the supply chain as flat as possible (i.e. reduce the number of the levels required in the supply chain as much as possible)? 2. (60%) Case: “The Great Inventory Correction”
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(2010 p. 2) “A supply chain consists of all parties involved‚ directly or indirectly‚ in fulfilling a customers request”. The parties extend from the suppliers of your suppliers to the customers of your customers at every stage of the supply chain (Supply Chain Management‚ UoL‚ Lecture note week 1). The successful management of the value adding activities of these parties to satisfy the customer’s demand and‚ make profit while at it‚ is the sole objective of supply chain management (Chopra‚ Miendl
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FITTskills: Global Supply Chain Management Case Study #1: Global Supply Chain Management and Strategic Sourcing Case Study #1: Global Supply Chain Management and Strategic Sourcing 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 Bugabyte Lite. The Bugabyte is a video and audio
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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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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT In today’s global market‚ managing supply chain becomes key factor for the successful business and Supply Chain Management (SCM) is a key strategic factor for increasing organizational effectiveness and cost-effectiveness. Inventory management is an important area and represents one of the most significant opportunities for cost savings in an industry. Inventory at different points of the supply chain has serious impact on the cost and performance. The scenario considered
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Question 1. Discuss the statement “Time is equal to money” within the context of supply chain management for both manufacturing and retail organisations. There is no such thing as constant. Everything in this world evolves‚ even strategic performance measures. An organisation must be open to the idea that some measures changes over time. Organisations must research on different approaches to be at par with the changes on the systems. Business organisations today particularly the manufacturing and
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should be judged according to five criteria: relevance‚ accuracy‚ timeliness‚ clarity‚ and visibility. Deficiencies in any of these areas will weaken the decisionmaking process. Ensuring the quality of information is critical for effective supply chain management. Unfortunately‚ the complexity of the task intimidates many companies into settling for inefficiencies and inaccuracies. As a result‚ decisions are based on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that can be ambiguous‚ imprecise or even incorrect
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Supply Chain Analysis on Samsung Electronics Table of Contents Table of Contents .............................................................................................................. 2 1. Executive Summary .................................................................................................. 5 1.1. Purpose of the report...............................
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