...1/13/2015 Solution SCM Ch1 2 Documents Upload (/upload.html) Login (/login.html? back=http%3A%2F%2Fdocslide.net%2Fdocuments%2Fsolution-scm-ch12.html) / Docslide (/) / Documents (/category/documents.html) / Solution SCM Ch1 2 Assignment 1 Supply Chain Management Topic: Understanding the Supply Chain Submitted by: Submitted to: Md. Faisal Hossain Md. Md. Akram Hossain EMBA Spring Semester 2013 Assistant Professor ID: 61120-13-017 MIS, University of Dhaka Date: 23-01-2013 Department of Management Information Systems Gateway Why did Gateway have multiple production facilities in the US? What advantages or disadvantages does this strategy offer relative to Dell, which has one facility? US was main market of gateway No inventory stores direct supply no contract with any shipping company Advantages Low price raw material Cheaper logistics http://docslide.net/documents/solutionscmch12.html 1/8 1/13/2015 Solution SCM Ch1 2 Documents Fly UP Shipping Tax Incentives Disadvantages cost increases Difficult to manage quality Different polices for employees What factors did Gateway consider when deciding which plants to close? The markets which were saturated showing poor results, specially Malaysia plant were have high loses Why does Gateway not carry any finished goods inventory at its retail stores? Gateway was really clever in deciding whether to keep such items in inventory or not. As gateway knew that people don’t wait for FMCG product...
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...Issue Statement Broadly speaking, WoodSynergy is experiencing an information need and integration problem. It must use IT to enable SCM in order to get the right information in front of the right people at the right time and through the right lens, which requires a centralization of S&D data. Doing so will facilitate WoodSynergy’s interdependent goal of meeting demand with high quality products delivered on-time. Analysis, Recommendations, Future The urgent decision to build a gateway without paying adequate attention to information integrity and timeliness is a likely predictor of future disappointments and suboptimal performance at WoodSynergy. An SCM, or any IT system for that matter, is only as good as the information that goes into it, and it was a trigger-happy decision to place standardization and real-time interfacing above information integrity and timeliness. Real-time interfacing with mediocre-quality, relatively antiquated data is not an optimal operation. While initial results seem indisputably positive with over $1.5 million in cost savings, wide spread approval among RDMs, and a significant efficiency increase in order processing time, there is no reference to an analysis of alternatives. An optimal decision would have evaluated the remediation strategy and gateway prototype against a range of other feasible options, specifically against the other mediation approaches. WoodSynergy needs to increase the speed with which it processes orders and makes sound...
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...Issue Statement Broadly speaking, WoodSynergy is experiencing an information need and integration problem. It must use IT to enable SCM in order to get the right information in front of the right people at the right time and through the right lens, which requires a centralization of S&D data. Doing so will facilitate WoodSynergy’s interdependent goal of meeting demand with high quality products delivered on-time. Analysis, Recommendations, Future The urgent decision to build a gateway without paying adequate attention to information integrity and timeliness is a likely predictor of future disappointments and suboptimal performance at WoodSynergy. An SCM, or any IT system for that matter, is only as good as the information that goes into it, and it was a trigger-happy decision to place standardization and real-time interfacing above information integrity and timeliness. Real-time interfacing with mediocre-quality, relatively antiquated data is not an optimal operation. While initial results seem indisputably positive with over $1.5 million in cost savings, wide spread approval among RDMs, and a significant efficiency increase in order processing time, there is no reference to an analysis of alternatives. An optimal decision would have evaluated the remediation strategy and gateway prototype against a range of other feasible options, specifically against the other mediation approaches. WoodSynergy needs to increase the speed with which it processes orders and makes...
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...entire organization, embracing finance/accounting, manufacturing, sales and service, customer relationship management, etc. ERP systems automate this activity with an integrated software application. The purpose of ERP is to facilitate the flow of information between all business functions inside the boundaries of the organization and manage the connections to outside stakeholders.[1] ERP systems can run on a variety of computer hardware and network configurations, typically employing a database as a repository for information. After extensive uses and application from thousands of corporation and companies both global and local from mid size to large , we were able to assess and evaluate the ten best current erp systems and they are in none specific order : First, Openbravo Open bravo is a web-based, open source ERP business solution for small and medium sized companies. Already in production, Open bravo ERP encompasses a broad range of functionalities such as finance, supply chain, manufacturing & much more. Open bravo ERP has been designed with broad business functionality to help businesses improve overall performance. It is based on a single, integrated database model covering all key application areas of a complete business management system, including seamless integration to Business Intelligence (BI) and Point of Sale (POS). Open bravo is built on Java, JavaScript, SQL and PL/SQL, XML and XHTML. • Some of its best features : Highly configurable with an easy to...
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...parts or finished goods from the source to the final destination, organizations can no longer detached from these business entities (Adebayo, 2012). As stated by (Gunasekaran et al., 2003), companies cannot run away from being part of SCM in either operational or strategic level of implementation. In the traditional way, companies just buy the raw material, process it to become final product and distribute it to the customers. At the strategic level of implementation, the focus is more toward fulfilling customer’s requirement and satisfaction. Supply chain management can help a company achieve the true return on investment of customer relationship management (CRM) systems, making it easier to see how well-managed and efficient supply chain operations have a significant bearing on the organization’s overall financial performance. One important benefit is that supply chain management reduces the time required for a new product or service to progress from the initial concept to its final delivery to the market. Indeed, a key objective of supply chain management is to bring new ideas to market faster, whether they are innovations from in-house or ideas gleaned from elsewhere that an enterprise needs to transform into deliverable products faster than its competitors. Because it is the gateway to the market for any business, supply chain management adds value to the time an organization spends developing new products and services. Indicators of an organization’s financial performance...
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...Contents Overview 3 Traditional and Electronics Business Transaction 5 Dimensions of e-Commerce 5 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) 5 Business-2-Government (B2G) 6 Consumer-to-Consumer (C2C) 6 E-Commerce in different sectors in Bangladesh 6 Overview of Implementation of e-Commerce in Bangladesh 6 Some e-Commerce site in Bangladesh 7 Benefits of E-Commerce 7 Challenges of E-Commerce for Bangladesh 8 Constraints to E-Commerce of Bangladesh 8 Recommendations 9 Conclusion 10 Overview E-commerce is becoming popular in Bangladesh. With better access, coverage and an ever-growing internet population, the prospect for e-Commerce is bright. There are also challenges. A discussion on the pros and cons of e-commerce in Bangladesh is a timely debate. E-Commerce is more than just purchasing and offering things over the Internet like through Bikory and OLXbd. E-commerce is a wider term encompassing electronic trade of business; and information between computers of two or more organizations. The innovative objective of e-Commerce is to coordinate businesses and government agencies, with the capability to correspond with each other through any computer platform. Ecommerce refers to the buying and selling of products or services over electronic systems through Internet and other computer networks. The most popular medium in which e-commerce is conducted is the internet. It combines a range of process such as: * Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) * Electronic...
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...IS used in FDX What is information systems: Information system is defined by different ways but they are all in the same field. Information system is a collection of hardware, software, data, people and procedures that are designed to generate information that supports the day-to-day, short-range, and long-range activities of users in an organization. Information system is a very wide field that is divided in different types, to fulfill business’s variety of requirements for information, which are: Executive Support Systems, Management Information Systems, Decision Support Systems, Knowledge Management Systems, Transaction Processing Systems, and Office Automation Systems. Firstly, the Executive Support Systems ("ESS") is designed to help senior management make strategic decisions. It gathers analyses and summarizes the key internal and external information used in the business. Secondly, Management Information Systems ("MIS") is mainly concerned with internal sources of information. MIS usually take data from the transaction processing systems and summarize it into a series of management reports. Thirdly, Decision Support Systems ("DSS") are specifically designed to help management make decisions in situations where there is uncertainty about the possible outcomes of those decisions. DSS comprise tools and techniques to help gather relevant information and analyze the options and alternatives. DSS often involves use of complex spreadsheet and databases to create...
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...Chapter 8 E-Supply Chain, Collaborative Commerce, and Intrabusiness EC Learning Objectives Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to: 1. Define e-supply chain and describe its characteristics and components. 2. List supply chain problems and their causes. 3. List solutions to supply chain problems provided by EC. 4. Define c-commerce and list its major types. 5. Describe collaborative planning and Collaboration, Planning, Forecasting and Replenishing (CPFR), and list their benefits. 6. Define intrabusiness EC and describe its major activities. 7. Discuss integration along the supply chain. 8. Understand corporate portals and their types and roles. 9. Describe e-collaboration tools such as workflow and groupware. Content How General Motors Is Collaborating Online 1. E-Supply Chains 2. Supply Chain Problems and Solutions 3. Collaborative Commerce 4. Collaborative Planning, CPFR, and Collaborative Design 5. Internal Supply Chain Solutions, Intrabusiness, and B2E 6. Integration Along the Supply Chain 7. Corporate (Enterprise) Portals 8. Collaboration-Enabling Tools: From Workflow to Groupware Managerial Issues Real-World Case: Portal Speeds Product R&D at Amway Appendix 8a: Intranets Answers to Pause/Break Section Review Questions Section 8.1 Review Questions 1. Define the e-supply chain and list its three major parts. A supply chain that is managed electronically, usually using Web technologies...
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...ASSIGNMENT ON E-COMMERCE IN BANGLADESH Submitted To: Submitted by: Table of Contents Ecommerce .....................................................................................3 History of E-Commerce....................................................................3 Why e-Commerce for Bangladesh……………………………………………….4 Traditional and Electronics Business Transaction ............................5 Traditional Commerce vs e-Commerce............................................3 Dimensions of E-Commerce .............................................................6 Business to consumer(B2C) ..................................................7 Business to Business (B2B) ...................................................7 Business to Government(B2G) ..............................................7 Benefits of E-Commerce ...................................................................7 e-Commerce in Different Sector in Bangladesh ................................8 Overview of implementation stage of e-Commerce in Bangladesh 8 Some e-Commerce shop in Bangladesh ............................................9 The impact of e-Commerce ...............................................................9 Constraints to E-Commerce in Bangladesh......................................10 Challenges of E-commerce for Bangladesh......................................11 Recommendations………………………………………………………………………11 Conclusion........
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...business of manufacturing computers and servers. Its competitors are Hewlett Packard/Compaq, IBM, Apple and Gateway. The new trend in the computer industry is to become a virtual corporation and Dell is leading the way. According to Dedrick and Kraemer (2006), “Dell is aiming to combine the cost advantages of horizontal specialization with close coordination of vertical integration.” In the early 1990’s, Dell shifted gears and tried to distribute its products through retail outlets, later realizing how unprofitable this approach was. It decided to focus on improving customer service and support by allowing customers to place and custom configure orders directly. This resulted in a unique strategy, synonymous with Dell, customization. Nearly one out of five standards-based computer systems sold in the world today is a Dell. Dell has one simple concept: to sell computer systems directly to customers. Dell’s customers are global wide and range from individuals, small businesses, large businesses, and institutional organizations, such as schools and hospitals. The mission statement for Dell is “to be the most successful computer company in the world at delivering the best customer experience.” Since Dell is a global wide company, its “direct approach is relevant across product lines, regions and customer segments.” (http://www.dell.com) IMPLEMENTATION OF A CRM-SCM STRATEGY Customer relationship management (CRM) is used to define the process of creating and maintaining...
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...Anx.31 J - M Sc CS (SDE) 2007-08 with MQP Page 1 of 16 Annexure No. SCAA Dated BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY, COIMBATORE – 641 046 M. Sc COMPUTER SCIENCE For School of Distance Education (Effective from the academic Year 2007-2008) Scheme of Examinations 31 J 29.02.2008 Year Subject and Paper I Paper I Paper II Paper III Paper IV Practical I Paper V Paper VI Paper VII Practical II Project Advanced Computer Architecture Computer Graphics & Multimedia Software Engineering Computer Networks Computer Graphics and Multimedia Lab Advanced Operating System Internet programming and Web Design Data Mining and Warehousing Internet programming and Web Design Lab Project Work and Viva Voce Total University Examinations Durations Max in Hrs Marks 3 100 3 100 3 100 3 100 3 100 3 3 3 3 100 100 100 100 100 1000 II For project work and viva voce (External) Breakup: Project Evaluation : 75 Viva Voce : 25 1 Anx.31 J - M Sc CS (SDE) 2007-08 with MQP Page 2 of 16 YEAR – I PAPER I: ADVANCED COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE Subject Description: This paper presents the concept of parallel processing, solving problem in parallel processing, Parallel algorithms and different types of processors. Goal: To enable the students to learn the Architecture of the Computer. Objectives: On successful completion of the course the students should have: Understand the concept of Parallel Processing. Learnt the different types of Processors. Learnt the Parallel algorithms. Content: Unit I...
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...Dell Headquartered in Round Rock, Texas, Dell Computer Corporation is a premier provider of products and services required for customers worldwide to build their information-technology and Internet infrastructures. Dell was founded in 1984 by Michael Dell, the computer industry's longest-tenured chief executive officer, on a simple concept: that by selling computer systems directly to customers, Dell could best understand their needs and efficiently provide the most effective computing solutions to meet those needs. Dell Global Citizenship Principles Dell's global citizenship principles guide the company as it globalizes its operations, enters new markets, and expands its global employment base. Dell's goal is to be a good neighbor in the communities where we live and work. Our global citizenship principles are based on our corporate values and policies regarding social and environmental stewardship and draw from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and fundamental conventions of the International Labour Organization, the International Organization for Standardization, as well as the experience of other corporations around the globe. The Dell Effect Dell is committed to using its unique direct business model to make technology more affordable and accessible to people and institutions around the world so that they can take advantage of the tremendous economic and social benefits of more pervasive technology. To do this, Dell is: • Using its customer direct model...
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...Introduction to Supply Chain Management Technologies Second Edition Introduction to Supply Chain Management Technologies Second Edition David Frederick Ross CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300 Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742 © 2011 by Taylor and Francis Group, LLC CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business No claim to original U.S. Government works Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 International Standard Book Number-13: 978-1-4398-3753-5 (Ebook-PDF) This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or the consequences of their use. The authors and publishers have attempted to trace the copyright holders of all material reproduced in this publication and apologize to copyright holders if permission to publish in this form has not been obtained. If any copyright material has not been acknowledged please write and let us know so we may rectify in any future reprint. Except as permitted under U.S. Copyright Law, no part of this book may be reprinted, reproduced, transmitted, or utilized in any form by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval...
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...TOWARDS REAL-TIME CUSTOMIZED MANAGEMENT OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND CHAINS James M. TIEN Ananth KRISHNAMURTHY Ali YASAR Department of Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 Eighth St. Troy, New York 12180 USA Abstract Our focus herein is on developing an effective taxonomy for the simultaneous and real-time management of supply and demand chains. More specifically, the taxonomy is developed in terms of its underpinning components and its research foci. From a components perspective, we first consider the value chain of supplier, manufacturer, assembler, retailer, and customer, and then develop a consistent set of definitions for supply and demand chains based on the location of the customer order penetration point. From a research perspective, we classify the methods that are employed in the management of these chains, based on whether supply and/or demand are flexible or fixed. Interestingly, our taxonomy highlights a very critical research area at which both supply and demand are flexible, thus manageable. Simultaneous management of supply and demand chains sets the stage for mass customization which is concerned with meeting the needs of an individualized customer market. Simultaneous and real-time management of supply and demand chains set the stage for real-time mass customization (e.g., wherein a tailor first laser scans an individual’s upper torso and then delivers a uniquely fitted jacket within a reasonable...
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...1. Introduction of the background of the organization Today’s world affects people to change from time to time. This is because the technology around us is dynamic. The major trend in business development is how to manage the business pressures on organization. A good Information Technology manage will increase the turnover of the sales and help company to capacity the market share. Therefore, the IKEA are taking advantages of new opportunities with a good manage of the information; always keep up with the world changing. IKEA obtain the distinctive capabilities with low price, renewable material and high quality. Besides that, the good customer relationship management of IKEA is enabling IKEA to cover the demand of powerful customer. 1. Background of the IKEA IKEA was establish in 1943 is the world’s largest furniture retailer which specializes in stylish. IKEA organization takes advantages in strictly management function (internal control) and expertise in superior telecommunication networks (external approaches) which create the competitive advantage for IKEA. Therefore IKEA had expanded its business in 26 countries over 128 fully-owned stores. First and foremost, IKEA use a catalog to tempt people to visit an exhibition then develop it by storing the store among whole world. IKEA spread the business globally by advanced telecommunications networks. IKEA’s attributed to its vast experience in the retail industry, in product differentiation and cost...
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