being diversified when suppliers or vendors are not able meet expectations * Competition between vendors or suppliers can help to drive cost down. * Different vendors have different field of expertise‚ giving the organization an all-rounded advantage by leveraging on them Cons: * Managing different vendors has its complexity‚ thus time is mainly used on negotiating of terms and prices * Multiple vendors can take on the advantage on blaming other vendors when crisis happens * Standardization
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Case Study on Wal Mart’s Discount Stores Submitted by: Group – 3 Batch – PGEMP37 Group members: 1. V. M. Pathak 2. Rajeev Jaiswal 3. Shrikant Gokhale 4. Ramesh Umashankar 5. Garima Mishra Analysis of Wal Mart’s Case: Background and brief on Walmart: Wal-Mart is the largest retail store in the United States‚ and is larger than any other retail chain in the world. They are the dominant retail store in Canada‚ Mexico‚ and the United Kingdom. When Sam Walton created
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Tata Indica - The Making Of The Small Car The case provides an understanding of the issues concerning the supply chain management system at Telco in regard to its small car‚ Indica. It outlines how Telco‚ built the supply chain for the car by leveraging its existing competencies and how it transformed itself from an integrated truck manufacturer to an automobile integrator and from a product-centric company to competence- centric company. The case discusses various components of the supply chain
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Project Proposal A. General Information Provide basic information about the project including: Project Title – The proper name used to identify this project; Project Working Title - The working name or acronym that will be used for the project; Proponent Secretariat - The Secretariat to whom the proponent agency is assigned or the Secretariat that is sponsoring an enterprise project; Proponent Agency – The agency that will be responsible for the management of the project; Prepared by – The person(s)
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Summary Gauri Nada is an entrepreneur and her invention Clocky which as new generations of alarms which she considers to be the solution for the problem of waking-up in the morning. Nada’s product has reached the media and it have created buzz in the market. it has a coverage that many of the available products in the market can’t have it in such a free way. Consumers in the market are highly excited for this product and they also consider that it will fulfill their need regarding the issue of
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of different product development from their market research by leveraging their resources. However‚ RACE –ME program‚ a model developed from a short empirical data rose some questions from the executive levels especially the severity of shutting down a manufacturing plant. Based on the evidence‚ Charles Scott should think about closing the domestic manufacturing in the U.S. This does not eliminate the competition from Far East vendors. The recent market showed a decrease in the production or usage
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Moving to Electronic Health Records What is the difference between the EMR and the EHR? Sometimes these terms are used interchangeably; however‚ there is a distinct difference. An EMR is site specific—for example‚ a physician practice. There could be multiple individual sites where an EMR resides (from the primary care physician to the specialty practice). The EHR is all of the EMRs and other health information‚ such as pharmacy records‚ payer/financial historical health information‚ etc. Therefore
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from: http://www.tjx.com/corporate_environmental.asp TJX TJX. The TJX Companies‚ Inc. (2014) In-Store Fun-Raising and Community Initiatives. Retrieved from: http://www.tjx.com/corporate_community_initiatives.asp TJX. The TJX Companies‚ Inc. (2014). Leveraging Differences. Retrieved from: http://www.tjx.com/corporate_leveraging.asp TJX TJX. The TJX Companies‚ Inc. (2014). United With Our Communities. Retrieved from: http://www.tjx.com/corporate_community.asp TJX Vijayan‚ Jaikumar (29‚ March 2007). TJX
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A.T Kearney and the new “defining entity” Background: “No longer is IT just another tool the CEO might use to accomplish costs saving and operational ends. Today‚ information technology can help solve product problems‚ set new levels of service and create new distribution and communication channels.” Founded in 1926‚ A.T. Kearney had evolved into one the world’s dominant management consulting practices. Its approach was to develop realistic solutions and help clients implement recommendations
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machines. Nearly half of sales come from the Asia/Pacific region. II. Situational Analysis (TOWS) Threats 1) Relentless deflation 2) Rivals can buy similar technologies from other vendors without tying up capital or making long term commitments. 3) Chinese companies keep driving prices ever lower‚ leveraging super cheap wages and engineering talent. 4) Direct and strong Competitors (Apple Computer Inc.‚ Motorola Inc.‚ Sony Corp.‚ Nokia‚ etc.) in a tough environment 5) Korea’s slumping economy─
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