Xbox gaming console executives had to make a strategic decision whether to manufacture the Xbox or outsource the manufacturing. After some studies‚ it was decided that they did not have manufacturing and logistics capabilities and decided to outsource the assembly and significant logistics functions to Flextronics‚ a Singapore-based contract manufacturer. Microsoft already knew Flextronics because they had already contracted out the manufacture of computer mice to them. Since Microsoft had worked
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before and after the transition? UPS is the world’s largest package delivery company and a leading global provider of specialized transportation and logistics services UPS effective use of clearly defined organizational structure and design Pres 3 VP several managers UPS Departmentalization * Functional: it groups jobs by functions performed * Product: Groups jobs by product line * Geographical: Groups jobs on the basis of territory or geography * Process: Groups jobs
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Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Introduction 4 The Role of Supply Chain Management 5 Flextronics Logistics Management 7 Reverse Logistics 9 Flextronics in Channel Management 10 References: 12 Executive Summary This assignment demonstrates the most key business areas of the given‚ Flextronics International Ltd. It analyzes the core businesses of the company as logistics and supply chain that is subjective for the development and business achievement of the company. All findings
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Global 3PL Market 2014-2018 3PL is a business process through which companies outsource their logistics and distribution functions to a service provider that specializes in handling logistics functions such as transportation‚ warehousing‚ and freight and forwarding. A logistics service provider that provides these services is called a 3PL provider. Often‚ 3PL providers go beyond logistics and provide value-added services such as inventory management‚ cross-docking‚ door-to-door delivery‚ and packaging
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DRP refers to distribution requirements planning‚ in which you plan the best product for your customers‚ its quantity‚ location‚ and time required to be present‚ in order to meet you’re anticipated demand correctly. It refers to the seven R’s of logistics theory: the right product‚ the right customer‚ the right time‚ the right place‚ the right condition‚ in the right quantity‚ at the right cost. In DRP those 7R’s can be achieved perfectly if DRP system is managed correctly and in the right manner
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needs • Identifying partners to perform the functions needed in the demand chain • Moving the functions that need to be done to the channel member that can perform them most effectively and efficiently • Sharing with other supply chain members knowledge about consumers and customers‚ available technology‚ and logistics challenges and opportunities • Developing products and services that solve customers’ problems *Developing and executing the best logistics‚ transportation‚ and distribution methods
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IB- Supply Chain Management 1. Practical phenomenon Purchasing function is getting more and more important and this position is more or less cross-function job. For big organization‚ however‚ the trend of purchasing function is centralized or central-led‚ which means headquarter performs as central purchaser. In this business cycle‚ agencies perform as important entities. For example‚ Macintosh (www.macintosh.nl) group is facing the problem of changing the organization. During a few years development
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Decision Support Systems Decision support systems are interactive‚ computer-based systems that aid users in judgment and choice activities. They provide data storage and retrieval but enhance the traditional information access and retrieval functions with support for model building and model-based reasoning. They support framing‚ modeling‚ and problem solving. Typical application areas of DSSs are management and planning in business‚ health care‚ the military‚ and any area in which management will
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Logistics Management in China: A Case Study of Haier Jason C.H. Chen School of Business Administration Gonzaga University Spokane‚ WA 99258‚ USA (509) 323-3421; chen@gonzaga.edu Binshan Lin* College of Business Administration Louisiana State University in Shreveport Shreveport‚ LA 71115. USA (318) 797-5025; blin@pilot.lsus.edu Lingli Li School of Business Administration Gonzaga University Spokane‚ WA 99258‚ USA lli@gonzaga.edu Patty S. Chen School of Business Administration
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ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to use supply management as a tool in analysing the global sourcing processes and activities within two successful leading textile companies: Zara and Hennes and Mauritz (H&M). To describe their logistics and supply chain processes in order to understand how these two companies can add a good value to its customers‚ to its stakeholders and to its suppliers. Pressure for companies to create and deliver value to customers manifests itself in every stage of
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