information 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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Kapur 2012PGP097 Vineet Jain 2012PGP061 IRCTC-CATERING SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS AND SUGGESTIONS FINAL REPORT Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 The Mission of IRCTC 3 The Business activities of IRCTC includes 3 OBJECTIVES OF CATERING POLICY 4 DESIRED SERVICE OFFERING 4 SERVICE QUALITY DIMENSIONS 4 MAJOR QUALITY INITIATEVES BY IRCTC 5 IRCTC CATERING PROFILE 5 Food products catered by IRCTC: 6 THE SUPPLY CHAIN OF IRCTC CATERING SERVICE 7 CURRENT STATUS AND CAPACITY OF
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designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture such as beds and desks‚ appliances and home accessories. The company is the world ’s largest furniture retailer. It was founded in 1943 by 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad in Sweden. As of October 2010‚ the chain has 313 stores in 38 countries‚ most of them in Europe‚ North America‚ Asia and Australia. The word IKEA was an acronym of his name and address: Ingvar Kamprad and Elmtaryd‚ Agunnaryd--the name of his farm and the name of the village it was located
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The Coffee Supply Chain In the past 60 years the export of coffee has changed dramatically. In postwar Brazil coffee was about 90% of all exports‚ today coffee only makes up 10% of all exports. (Reference 1) Yet‚ coffee will always be a very important and influential export for Brazil and many of the neighboring countries. Brazil and neighboring countries make up part of what is known as the coffee belt. (Image Link) (Image Link) In the past 60 years the percentage of coffee as an export for
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I. Supply Chain Supply chain is the efficient movement of materials and products from the point of material sourcing to the delivery of goods to the ultimate user or consumer. A supply chain consists of all parties involved‚ directly or indirectly‚ in fulfilling a customer request. The supply chain not only includes the manufacturer and suppliers‚ but also transporters‚ warehouses‚ retailers‚ and customers themselves. Within each organization‚ such as manufacturer‚ the supply chain includes
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Table of Content 1.0 INTRODUCTION 3 2.0 SAINSBURY SUPERMARKET AN OVERVIEW 3 3.0 OPERATIONS OF SAINSBURY 3 3.1 FACILITIES 3 3.2 PROCESS 4 3.3 LAYOUT AND FLOW 4 3.4 INPUT 5 3.5 TRANSFORMATION PROCESS 5 3.6 OUTPUT 5 4.0 SAINSBURY’S VARIETY‚ VARIATION‚ VISIBILITY‚ AND VOLUME CHARACTERISTICS 5 5.0 BENEFIT OF PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE TO THE OPERATION 6 5.1 COST 6 5.2 DEPENDABILITY 6 5.3 FLEXIBILITY 6 5.4 QUALITY 6 5.5 SPEED 7 6.0 WHAT QUALITY MEANS TO SAINSBURY 7 7.0 THE EFFECT OF OPERATIONS CHARACTERISTICS
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standards for the entire McDonald’s supply chain. Consistency of product quality is one of the top priorities for McDonald’s and they are on the leading edge of research and development in order to set new standards in quality. In addition because the McDonalds delivery program is so highly developed‚ they can trace any individual meat patties back to the supplier’s specific batch. To become one of the suppliers to McDonald’s restaurants‚ a company has to supply proof of its high operation standards
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are aware of the pending new technology and as a result‚ demand will decrease to zero on day 1460. Operations and Finance Jacobs’ distribution network consists of a single factory and a single warehouse‚ both in Calopeia. The warehouse only supplies air conditioner retrofit kit manufacturers‚ who are all in Calopeia. Jacobs produces its chemical in batches‚ loads the chemical into small plastic drums‚ and then transports the drums from the factory to the warehouse by truck. The warehouse sends
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Gati Coast to Coast (CTC) 5 Air India and Gati 6 Logistics solution 7 Process Flow 9 Warehousing 10 Warehouse management system 11 Industry solutions 12 Vision and Mission Be a globally preferred provider of India-centric supply chain services and solutions‚ and a leader in the Asia Pacific region Delight customers with quality service by setting new trends through innovation and technology Be the most preferred organisation for all stakeholders Be a responsible corporate
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1. Zara is a Spanish clothing retailer which has 1700 stores in all over 78 countries. 2. Zara has continually maintained its mission to provide fast‚ affordable‚ and fashionable items. 3. Zara’s supply chain has undergone tremendous changes in order to sustain its competitive advantage in today’s market. 4. Zara holds 6 days worth of inventory‚ while H&M holds 52 days‚ and Spanish retailer Cortefiel holds 94 days of inventory. 5. Launched approximately 11‚000 new items per year
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