Battle axe effect b) Cobra effect c) Bullwhip effect d) Lasso effect e) Whirlpool effect Ans: c Link to: The Bullwhip Effect Difficulty: easy Short Answer 3. Insourcing incurs a fixed cost of $1000 and a $5 variable cost. Outsourcing incurs a fixed cost of $2000 and a $2 variable cost. What is the indifference point? Ans: 333 units (Q* = (FCMake FCBuy) / (VCBuy VCMake) = ($2000 - $1000)/($5 - $2) = 333) Link to: SCM Across The Organization Difficulty: moderate
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How is Zara organized with respect to its vertical integration and outsourcing decisions? What governance structure does it appear to follow? Support your conclusions with reference to details of the Zara and the Ferdows reading. Zara manufactures and distributes its products in small batches. Zara is vertically integrated as the company manages all design‚ warehousing‚ distribution and logistic functions. Zara outsources sewing of garments to an outside supplier. Zara controls the product it
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Study Guide - Textbook Chapter 1 * Describe the three types of IT assets that must be well managed in today’s digital age. Chapter 2 * J2EE vs. .NET * Describe the six key software trends as identified by the authors. Chapter 3 * Wi-Fi‚ WiMAX‚ Bluetooth‚ RFID‚ VoIP‚ VPN * Explain the concept of cloud computing. Do you believe that cloud computing will have a major impact on the IT function in organizations? Why or why not? Chapter 4 * Why do organizations often have several
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Cruise Lines? If you were in charge of Carnival‚ how would you (a) try to prevent these threats from becoming reality‚ and (b) deal with them if they were realized? Video: Myth: Outsourcing is Bad for America (from Lesson 1) 1. What arguments do Lou Dobbs and others make for the reduction or elimination of outsourcing? 2. What arguments support the opposite position? 3. Should companies outsource labor? (There is no right or wrong answer to this question.) Video: The Debate on Globalization (from
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Export-oriented small and mid-tier IT companies were able to weather the storm of rapid appreciation in the rupee against the in 2007 and early 2008‚ but now they are faced with the stark reality of dwindling orders as the global financial crisis continues to cause a meltdown across countries and industries‚ the IT & ITeS sector in India is beginning to feel the heat. Amid fears of a global recession‚ companies‚ especially banks‚ worst-hit by the credit crisis have already started to cut or delay
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[28/4/13] Hijzen‚ A.‚ and Swaim ‚ P. (2007) ‘Does Offshoring Reduce Industry Employment?’ GEP‚ Leverhulme Centre for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy. Paper No. 2007/24 Hijzen‚ A.‚ Holger‚ G.‚ and Hine‚ R. (2005) ‘International Outsourcing and the Skill Structure of Labour Demand in the United Kingdom’‚ The Economic Journal‚ Vol. 115‚ No. 506‚ pp. 860-878 MacMillan‚ M.‚ and Harrison‚ A. (2009) ‘Offshoring Jobs? Multinationals and US Manufacturing Employment’ Tufts University‚ Department
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capital etc. being cheaper. Many corporations such as Telecom in New Zealand choose to outsource to India for utilities such as call centers steamed by cost of living being much lower in India thus the average wage rate also being much lower. Outsourcing therefore saves company money and positively affects India by providing more people with jobs thus making more individuals better off. “Positive role play by the forces of globalization in enabling poor countries to converge on the living standards
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FAYOL’S PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT Tathagata Acharya CERTIFICATE This is to certify that MstrTathagata Acharya‚ of standard twelfth of Rajhans Vidyalaya has successfully completed the project work in business studies (Fayol’s Principles of Management) in partial completion of the curriculum prescribed by the Central Board of Secondary Education for the AISSE 2013-2014. __________ ______________ (Principal) (Internal Examiner)
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disruptions with that of Hewlett-Packard using the assessment matrix of Exhibit 2.4. Outsourcing’s logistic failure would be more likely to influence Zara’s supply chain than HP‚ because its production and delivery spans are much faster. Zara’s outsourcing method may not be influenced by commodity price risks because only labor intensive activities are outsourced. Most of products are produced by Zara’s own factories‚ so regulatory risk would not be high. The case does not provide any information
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intensified with 1991 fire in data center • Mid-size player and IT not sustainable competitive advantage – IT more of a necessity – Challenge to be quick follower instead 6 IT at Cathay Pacific: 1990s • Continued trend from 80s • Already outsourcing other core functions such as medical clinics‚ elevator repair for
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