...Ashley Martin Case 13- Lean implementation and supply chain development at Oak Hills 10/03/13 1. What are the specific quality problems Oak Hills is facing, and how will they influence the company’s ability to convert to a lean system? * One major problem of Oak Hills processes is their internal customers and suppliers. BlackDome, an internal supplier of Oak Hills, was often late on deliveries but attributed this to rush orders placed by Oak Hills internal customer E&E. The internal processes between units are lacking effective communication between E&E and Oak Hills. E&E does not provide Oak Hills with information concerning their current or impending projects, so Oak Hills know little about what projects require the testing instruments that they supplied them. * Another problem was the fact that E&E customers were used to the luxury of placing rush orders. There for the plant had to maintain a high level of raw materials inventory on-site, costing them space and money. * Another problem is their use of the batch flow system. * They need to locate production and warehousing facilities closer to their customers. * Require suppliers to deliver smaller quantities, more frequently. In order for Oak Hills to implement a successful lean system there must be improved communication between its’ internal units. Oak Hills needs to require E&E unit to forecast their demand more accurately, so they can reduce the amount of expedited orders, and be...
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...Executive Summary The Oak Hills facility is a manufacturing division of The Oil and Gas Service Company (TOGS). It manufactures special testing equipment used by the Exploration and Extraction (E&E) unit in the search for oil and gas. Oak Hills battled major internal problems which included high inventory levels and long lead times for both domestic and international orders, in spite of lowered demand. Oak Hills doesn’t utilize resources such as MRP to plan production, lacks in manager to employee communication, wastes time in set-up procedures, has an inefficient facility layout as well as idle time during lid manufacturing and lack of quality inspections in the production process. TOGS trusts that a supply chain team, through the implementation of a lean system, will resolve these issues. Case Analysis Oak Hills currently experiences different issues that will influence the conversion process to a lean system. The machines being used are outdated; creating a waste of raw materials. Because of facility layout, the sensor boards are far from the assembly line. This creates over processing, unnecessary wait, and movement waste. The workload for the quality control department is overloaded, creating further quality issues.This inaccuracy causes creation of scrap materials and rework. Additionally, Oak Hills lacks in the use of automation leading to excess manual quality control. An increasing concern is the unsatisfactory delivery...
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...Research Paper Challenges and opportunities of Tanzanian SMEs in adapting supply chain management Sama Hamisi Procurement and Supplies Department, College of Business Education, Dodoma Campus, Dodoma, P. O. Box 2077, Tanzania. E-mail: samakicheche@yahoo.com. Tel: +255 755 292 850. Fax: +255 026 232 2121. Accepted 19 November, 2010 Around the globe, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have acquired a significant and pivotal position in the entire economic development process. Over the years, this sector had played a critical role in developing Tanzanian economy through creation of employment opportunities, income generation, equitable distribution of income whence contributing towards poverty alleviation. However, this sector suffers a number of challenges in domestic and global market competition, though, varieties of opportunities in adapting supply chain management exists. In today’s context of fast changing and dynamic economy and dominance of global supply chain systems, the SMEs in Tanzania, besides facing traditional hardships in finance, they misalliance the phenomenon of supply chain management thus fails to find proper place in the domestic and global supply chain leaving TNCs and MNCs to have a greater dominance. As Tanzania’s economic policy is about-turn from socialism and self-reliance towards capitalism, SMEs are strangled in a ‘wait and see’ position as global supply chain bandwagon continue to wheel with supersonic speed leaving them fragmented...
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...Reverse Supply Chain Management -explore the feasibility to incorporate forward supply chain strategy into the reverse supply chain in the electronic industry Yin Wei Graduate School Master of Science in Logistics and Transport Management Master Degree Project No. 2011:72 Supervisor: Ove Krafft ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to express my enormous gratitude and appreciation to all those who supported me and contributed to complete this thesis successfully throughout the entire research process. My special thanks go to the Logistics and Transport Research Group within Graduate School, the University of Gothenburg, for giving me the great opportunity to commence this thesis in the first instance. I am also thankful to my supervisor Ove Krafft, whose stimulating suggestions, guidance and encouragement helped me all the time in the research and writing process of this thesis. Special appreciation is further devoted to all the respondents in the interviews, for their openness and patience in taking time to answer the questions and providing me with relevant and essential information for my study. Without their contribution, it would have been inconceivable to make this thesis a success. Particular appreciation goes to Suning Appliance. In additional I am also grateful to my classmates in Master Programme of Science in Logistics and Transport Management, especially those who opposed on my work and posed their constructive suggestions for further improvements of this thesis...
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...Research paper Supply chain management integration and implementation: a literature review Damien Power Department of Management, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review a sample of the literature relating to the integration and implementation of supply chain management practices from a strategic viewpoint. Design/methodology/approach – The literature is examined from three perspectives. First, supply chain integration covers issues relating to integration of core processes across organizational boundaries through improved communication, partnerships, alliances and cooperation. Second, strategy and planning examines supply chain management as a strategic matter for trading partners, along with factors relating to the amount of planning required. Third, implementation issues concern factors critical for successful implementation, as well as issues specific to inter and intraorganizational aspects of supply chain initiatives are contained in this sub-group Findings – An important emergent theme from the literature is the importance of taking a holistic view, and the systemic nature of interactions between the participants. At the same time, it is also apparent that this requirement to take such an holistic and systemic view of the supply chain acts as an impediment to more extensive implementation. The strategic nature of adopting a supply chain wide perspective, on the one hand provides significant potential...
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...Research Methodologies in Supply Chain Management Herbert Kotzab ´ Stefan Seuring Martin Mçller ´ Gerald Reiner (Editors) Research Methodologies in Supply Chain Management In Collaboration with Magnus Westhaus With 71 Figures and 67 Tables Physica-Verlag A Springer Company Professor Dr. Herbert Kotzab Copenhagen Business School Department of Operations Management SCM-Group Solbjerg Plads 3 2000 Frederiksberg Denmark hk.om@cbs.dk PD Dr. Stefan Seuring PD Dr. Martin Mçller Supply Chain Management Center Institute of Business Administration Faculty of Business, Economics and Law Uhlhornsweg 26111 Oldenburg Germany stefan.seuring@uni-oldenburg.de martin.mueller@uni-oldenburg.de Dr. Gerald Reiner Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration Department of Production Management Nordbergstraûe 15 1090 Vienna Austria gerald.reiner@wu-wien.ac.at Cataloging-in-Publication Data Library of Congress Control Number: 2005924508 ISBN 3-7908-1583-7 Physica-Verlag Heidelberg New York This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must...
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...Propositions for Research in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, and Quality Management∗ Xiande Zhao Department of Decision Sciences and Managerial Economics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantin, NT Hong Kong, e-mail: Xiande@baf.msmail.cuhk.edu.hk Barbara B. Flynn† Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, 801 W. Michigan St., BS 4010, Indianapolis, IN 46033, e-mail: bbflynn@iupui.edu Aleda V. Roth Department of Management, College of Business and Behavioral Sciences, Clemson University, 343A Sirrine Hall, Clemson, SC 29634, e-mail: aroth@clemson.edu ABSTRACT As China becomes increasingly important to the global economy, it is critical to conduct high-quality research on important decision sciences issues there. This article provides an extensive review and critique of the extant China-based literature on supply chain management, logistics, and quality management, based on the foundation established by Zhao, Flynn, and Roth (2006). In general, decision sciences research in China is in its infancy. Although there have been some very interesting and well-executed articles, the majority are descriptive and focus on status updates. We provide a set of propositions to guide future research in logistics, supply chain management, and quality management in China, as well as guidelines for dealing with some of the unique challenges of conducting empirical research in China. Subject Areas: China research, Logistics, Quality Management, Supply Chain Management. INTRODUCTION ...
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...LEAN SIX SIGMA LOGISTICS Strategic Development to Operational Success by Dr. Thomas Goldsby • Robert Martichenko Copyright ©2005 by J. Ross Publishing, Inc. ISBN 1-932159-36-3 Printed and bound in the U.S.A. Printed on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Goldsby, Thomas J. Lean Six Sigma logistics / by: Thomas Goldsby & Robert Martichenko. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 1-932159-36-3 (hardback : alk. paper) 1. Business logistics—Management. 2. Six sigma (Quality control standard). 3. Process control. 4. Inventory control. 5. Waste minimization. 6. Industrial efficiency. I. Martichenko, Robert, 1965–. II. Title. HD38.5.G63 2005 658.4′013—dc22 2005011208 This publication contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reprinted material is used with permission, and sources are indicated. Reasonable effort has been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and the publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or for the consequences of their use. All rights reserved. Neither this publication nor any part thereof may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. The copyright owner’s consent does not extend to copying for general distribution for promotion, for creating new works, or for resale...
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...Journal of Operations & Production Management Does ICT influence supply chain management and performance?: A review of surveybased research Xuan Zhang Dirk Pieter van Donk Taco van der Vaart Article information: To cite this document: Xuan Zhang Dirk Pieter van Donk Taco van der Vaart, (2011),"Does ICT influence supply chain management and performance?", International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 31 Iss 11 pp. 1215 - 1247 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01443571111178501 Downloaded on: 17 March 2015, At: 16:56 (PT) References: this document contains references to 123 other documents. To copy this document: permissions@emeraldinsight.com The fulltext of this document has been downloaded 3145 times since 2011* Downloaded by AFRICA UNIVERSITY At 16:56 17 March 2015 (PT) Users who downloaded this article also downloaded: Pietro Evangelista, Edward Sweeney, (2006),"Technology usage in the supply chain: the case of small 3PLs", The International Journal of Logistics Management, Vol. 17 Iss 1 pp. 55-74 http:// dx.doi.org/10.1108/09574090610663437 Dirk Pieter van Donk, (2008),"Challenges in relating supply chain management and information and communication technology: An introduction", International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 28 Iss 4 pp. 308-312 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01443570810861534 Benita M. Beamon, (1999),"Measuring supply chain performance", International Journal of Operations & Production...
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...Visual replenishment methods in the manufacturing industry and suggestion for a decision tool Licentiate thesis by Stefan Eriksson Stockholm, Sweden 2013 i © Stefan Eriksson Stockholm 2013, Royal Institute of Technology Department of Production Engineering TRITA-IIP-13-06 ISSN 1650-1888 ii Abstract In almost all supply chains, materials need to be stored or buffered, implying that manufacturing companies need effective replenishment methods. However, this is challenging, since companies must balance inventory costs and customer service in complex and different situations. Therefore, it is important to choose replenishment methods carefully. One well-known and widespread method is Material Requirements Planning (MRP). But the method has problems, such as regarding volume flexibility. There are other methods, but the literature lacks case studies and detailed descriptions and analysis of them, especially for visually oriented methods. Therefore, it is important to explore different methods for materials supply. The purpose of this study is to analyze the application of visually oriented replenishment methods in manufacturing industry and further to design a tentative decision tool for selecting methods. The research aims to provide some answers to three key questions. The first research question concerns general factors that are important for evaluating how effective replenishment methods are. From the literature review, different factors ...
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...Supply Chain Management: An International Journal Theoretical perspectives on information sharing in supply chains: a systematic literature review and conceptual framework Joakim Kembro Kostas Selviaridis Dag Näslund Article information: Downloaded by National Institute of Industrial Engineering NITIE At 14:05 29 January 2016 (PT) To cite this document: Joakim Kembro Kostas Selviaridis Dag Näslund , (2014),"Theoretical perspectives on information sharing in supply chains: a systematic literature review and conceptual framework", Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Vol. 19 Iss 5/6 pp. 609 - 625 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/SCM-12-2013-0460 Downloaded on: 29 January 2016, At: 14:05 (PT) References: this document contains references to 137 other documents. To copy this document: permissions@emeraldinsight.com The fulltext of this document has been downloaded 1329 times since 2014* Users who downloaded this article also downloaded: Muhammad Mustafa Kamal, Zahir Irani, (2014),"Analysing supply chain integration through a systematic literature review: a normative perspective", Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Vol. 19 Iss 5/6 pp. 523-557 http:// dx.doi.org/10.1108/SCM-12-2013-0491 Florian Kache, Stefan Seuring, (2014),"Linking collaboration and integration to risk and performance in supply chains via a review of literature reviews", Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Vol. 19 Iss...
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...from the literature have then been validated and refined with reference to warehouse design companies. The output is a general framework of steps, with specific tools and techniques that can be used for each step. This is intended to be of value to practitioners and to assist further research into the development of a more comprehensive methodology for warehouse design. Keywords: Facilities planning and design; Decision support models; Logistics; Warehouse design. 1 Warehouse design: a structured approach 1. Introduction Warehouses are a key aspect of modern supply chains and play a vital role in the success, or failure, of businesses today (Frazelle, 2002a). Although many companies have examined the possibilities of synchronised direct supply to customers, there are still many circumstances where this is not appropriate. This may be because the supplier lead times cannot be reduced cost effectively to the short lead times required by customers, and hence these customers need to be served from inventory rather than to order (Harrison and van Hoek, 2005). Similarly, it may be beneficial to hold strategic inventory at decoupling points in the supply chain to separate lean manufacturing activities (which benefit from a smooth flow) from the downstream agile response to volatile market places (Christopher and...
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...of Operations Management journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jom Customer-facing supply chain practices—The impact of demand and distribution management on supply chain success Daniel Rexhausen a,∗ , Richard Pibernik b,c , Gernot Kaiser d a EBS Business School, Department of Supply Chain Management & Information Systems, Konrad-Adenauer-Ring 15, 65187 Wiesbaden, Germany Julius-Maximilians University Würzburg, Chair of Logistics and Quantitative Methods, Sanderring 2, 97070 Würzburg, Germany c Zaragoza Logistics Center, C/ Bari 55, Edificio Náyade 5, 50197 Zaragoza, Spain d Technical University Darmstadt, Department of Law & Economics, Hochschulstraße 1, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany b a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received 13 December 2009 Received in revised form 23 January 2012 Accepted 1 February 2012 Available online 10 February 2012 Keywords: Supply chain performance Supply chain management practices Demand management Distribution management Survey research a b s t r a c t Traditionally, distribution has been viewed as the key (physical) link between a company’s internal supply chain activities and its customers. More recently, demand management has emerged as a new dimension at the customer interface. Although it has become increasing popular in industry, it has not yet been analyzed in depth with respect to its impact on supply chain performance. Both distribution management and demand management entail customer-facing processes...
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...Article Title Page The moderating role of supply network structure on the customer integration–efficiency relationship Author Details Prof. Pamela Danese Department of Management and Engineering, University of Padova, Vicenza, Italy. Prof. Pietro Romano Department of Electrical, Managerial and Mechanical Engineering, University of Udine, Udine, Italy Corresponding author: Pietro Romano Corresponding Author’s Email: pietro.romano@uniud.it Structured Abstract: Purpose: To study whether a fast supply network structure interacts with Customer Integration (CI) by positively moderating the relationship between CI and efficiency performance. Design/methodology/approach: Two hypotheses are developed, incorporating dimensions of Customer Integration, Fast Supply Network Structure and Efficiency performance. The hypotheses are tested through a hierarchical regression analysis using data from a sample of 200 manufacturing plants. Findings: CI alone is not enough to guarantee cost reductions because a fast supply network structure acts as a moderator of the CI-efficiency relationship. The role of this moderator is twofold. On the one hand, it interacts with CI, strengthening the positive impact of CI on efficiency through a positive complementary effect. On the other hand, if the supply network structure is not intended to support fast lead times, the impact of CI on efficiency can be hindered and, in extreme cases, CI can even make efficiency worse. Practical implications: Efficiency maximization...
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...S U C C E S S Operations Management Andrew Greasley © Andrew Greasley 2008 First published 2008 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form, or by any means, only with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction, in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. SAGE Publications Ltd 1 Oliver’s Yard 55 City Road London EC1Y 1SP SAGE Publications Inc. 2455 Teller Road Thousand Oaks, California 91320 SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd B 1/I 1 Mohan Cooperative Industrial Area Mathura Road, New Delhi 110 044 India SAGE Publications Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd 33 Pekin Street #02-01 Far East Square Singapore 048763 Library of Congress Control Number: 2006939578 British Library Cataloguing in Publication data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 978-1-4129-1882-4 ISBN 978-1-4129-1883-1 (pbk) Typeset by C&M Digitals (P) Ltd, Chennai, India Printed in Great Britain by The Cromwell Press, Trowbridge, Wiltshire Printed on paper from sustainable resources contents Part One Part Two 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 Introducing...
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