Supply Chain Management Case study of Seven-Eleven Japan Company A. Background Seven-Eleven‚ a famous convenience store‚ was established in 1973 and had its first store in Tokyo in May 1974. It was found by Masatoshi Ito while he thought that superstores were the wave of the future after a trip to the United States. The company was first listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in October 1979. During 1985-2009‚ the numbers of store and its annual sales experienced tremendous growth that the
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Case: 7-Eleven Japan Co. Table of Contents Question 1: 3 Question 2: 3 Question 3: 4 Question 4: 4 Question 5: 4 Question 6: 4 Question 7: 6 Question 1: A convenience store chain attempts to be responsive and provide customers what they need‚ when they need it‚ where they need it. What are some different ways that a convenience store supply chain can be responsive? What are some risks in each case? A convenience store can be more responsive by doing exactly what Seven-Eleven
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SEVEN-ELEVEN JAPAN CO Q1) A convenience store chain attempts to be responsive and provide customers what they need‚ when they need it‚ where they need it. What are some different ways that a convenience store supply chain can be responsive? What are some risks in each case? Ans) There are following ways to make convenience stores responsiveness. • To maintain high inventory level • By removing implied demand uncertaininty. • By quick replenishment of products or time management
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tiene una mala planeación las entregas podrían hacerse en tiempos inadecuados. * De no existir una comunicación efectiva entre la tienda y el sistema de entregas es factible que se incremente el tiempo de respuesta. 2. Seven-Eleven’s supply chain strategy in Japan can be described as attempting to micro-match supply and demand using rapid replenishment. What are some risks associated with this choice? Algunos de los riesgos asociados a esta decisión son los derivados de la toma de decisiones
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Seven-Eleven had realized unique growth in the business sector as there was utilization of supply chain strategy of Seven-Eleven and certain performance drivers upon the balance nature business responsiveness and the awareness of certain risks involved. For Seven-Eleven to be successful‚ ECR approach will be realized that are effective for store assortments; chain replenishments and efficient promotion as well as product introduction. Seven-Eleven have found better
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Team 1 Tanpin Kanri: Retail Practice at Seven-Eleven Japan Case Study Frizzi Engler-Hamm Luis Paul Hernandez Antony Pinedo Esteban Ramon Marcelo Talavera MAN 6830: Organization Information Systems Dr. Pouyan Esmaeil Zadeh 1. Briefly describe Tanpin Kanri. Tanpin Kanri is a demand-chain management system that uses POS to identify which items are selling and which articles are shelf-warmers. It is used to replace the slow moving merchandise by different merchandises. Those new orders
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costs Increased number of deliveries/ Rapid Replenishment Increased transportation costs‚ Increased replenishment cost‚ Increased receiving cost Increased product variety and availability Additional inventory carrying costs 2. Seven-Eleven’s supply chain strategy in Japan can be described as attempting to micro-match supply and demand using rapid replenishment. What are some risks associated with this choice? The greatest risk occurs when the supply and demand are not matched‚ and inventory excesses
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Seven-Eleven Japan1 Established in 1973‚ Seven-Eleven Japan set up its first store in Koto-ku‚ Tokyo‚ in May 1974. The company was first listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in October 1979. In 2004 it was owned by the Ito-Yokado group‚ which also managed a chain of supermarkets in Japan and owned a majority share in Southland‚ the company managing 7-Eleven in the United States. On September 1‚ 2005‚ Seven & I Holdings Co.‚ Ltd.‚ was established as the holding company for Seven-Eleven Japan‚ Ito-Yokado
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SEVEN-ELEVEN JAPAN CO. CASE ANALYSIS What is the future outlook for Seven Eleven Stores in USA? Seven-Eleven is part of an international chain of convenient stores. 7-Eleven‚ primarily operating as a franchise‚ is the world ’s largest operator‚ franchisor and licensor of convenience stores‚ with more than 46‚000 outlets. The Seven-Eleven business model consists of five key elements: * A differentiated merchandising strategy; * Utilization of 7-Eleven’s retail information system & Managed
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INTRODUCTION The Seven-Eleven Japan Co. case discusses about the rise of Seven-Eleven in the Japanese retail store business. It analyzes the factors contributors to the phenomenal success of the company in the retail business with a supply chain perspective. The analysis focuses on the company’s supply chain strategy and performance drivers which leads to great balance between efficiency and responsiveness. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 1) A convenience store chain can be responsive and provide customers
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