...11.1 Logistics In both vertical and horizontal marketing systems, systematised information contributes to the efficient flow of goods and services from the point-of-origin to the point-of-consumption. This process of regulation begins with customer service and extends to the procurement, handling, and processing of resources aimed at delivering customer satisfaction. All ways in which resources are procured, handled, and processed fall within a set of activities known as logistics. Logistics is a process of systematising information to facilitate the efficient and cost-effective flows of goods and services to produce customer satisfaction. Each member in the supply chain must be involved in logistics activities. Logistics flows may begin with the supplier/manufacturer relationship, but efficient logistics activities are needed throughout the marketing channel. Relationship marketing epitomises the interac-tive process necessary to achieve customer satisfaction by maintaining a participative exchange of information with all of a firm’s channel partners. In addition, develop-ments in electronic retailing are now aimed at making this whole process more effective and efficient. The Council of Logistics Management defines logistics management as: ‘The process of planning, implementing and controlling the efficient, cost-effective flow and storage of raw materials, in-process inventory, finished goods, and related information from point-of-origin to point-of-consumption for...
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...Task 1: Ethical Situations in Business Assessment Code: EST1 Student Name: Student ID: Date: Task A Peter Drucker once wrote (n.d.), “profits for a company is like oxygen for a person. If you don’t have enough of it, you’re out of the game. But if you think your life is about breathing, you’re really missing something”. What Drucker meant is it’s not all about the almighty dollar; today’s businesses are expected to participate in corporate citizenship to fulfill its responsibility to contribute financial and human resources to the community to improve the quality of life. Unfortunately, Company Q operates as if their purpose is breathing. Gross profit margins for grocery stores are very low, especially in high crime districts. In order to survive businesses must be able to sell products customers want and be able to promote their store throughout the neighborhood to differentiate themselves from the competition. Company Q attitude toward social responsibility is very poor. A decrease in customer retention has clearly affected store sales because they hesitated offering healthy related foods. Selling high margin organic food products in a poor neighbor shows a lack of common business knowledge. The lack of sensitivity Company Q has towards their customers has forced them to buy from other stores. The absence of top management driving social responsibility has allowed the store workers to become poor corporate citizens. Company Q’s lack of social responsibility...
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...White paper KAIZEN COSTING AND VALUE ANALYSIS content THIS DOCUMENT.......................................................................................................... 1 CUT THE PRICE OF YOUR COMPONENTS WHILE TURNING A PROFIT.......................... 1 A closer look at the complication............................................................................ 2 IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF QUALITY ASSURANCE TECHNOLOGY. .................................... 2 . KAIZEN COSTING: A DEFINITION............................................................................. 4 . A standard system:................................................................................................. 4 A Kaizen system:. ................................................................................................... 4 . KAIZEN ESTIMATES IN PRACTICE................................................................................. 5 CHOICE OF PERSPECTIVE............................................................................................. 6 VALUE ANALYSIS IS NECESSARY................................................................................... 8 DEVELOPING METHODS FOR COST RATIONALIZATION.............................................. 8 WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF KAIZEN COSTING?........................................................... 9 KAIZEN COSTING AND VALUE ANALYSIS KAIZEN COSTING AND VALUE ANALYSIS THIS DOCUMENT This White Paper describes the costing...
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...Research Paper Adam Pajerski Advanced Logistics BUS 698 Matthew Keogh May 12, 2014 This paper shall discuss the opportunities that exist to improve supply-chain activities; how to better align logistics and the company’s strategic plan, to integrate the supply-chain. In order to improve the movement of goods; identify challenges in integration of suppliers and manufacturers in the logistics management; companies must be willing to adjust their practices to current circumstances affecting supply-chain. Many processes exist on the market today that companies can adopt to increase their values, which affects the supply-chain management on organizational level; and financial implications by reviewing some of the best practices available on the market and improving their own supply-chain management. I have not worked directly in supply chain management for many years however; I spent over 22 years in Logistics on active duty in the United States Air Force and decided to enroll in the MBA program in Organizational Management at Ashford. Furthermore, since there is a lack of experience in a particular supply chain management, this paper will instead break down a theoretical focal company’s strategic management overall and the theories of strategic management of supply chains in particular and how they need to support each other. The three levels of supply-chain that companies used to survive and operate in business are strategic, tactical, and operational. Organization make...
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...Attempt Only Four NO. 1 MARKETING SPOTLIGHT- NIKE Nike hit the ground running in 1962. Originally known as Blue Ribbon Sports, the company focused on providing high-quality running shoes designed especially for athletes by athletes. Founder Philip Knight believer that high-tech shoes for runners could be manufactured at competitive prices if imported from abroad. The company’s commitment to designing innovative footwear for serious athletes helped it build a cult following among American consumers. By 1980, Nike had become the number-one athletic shoe company in the United States. From the start, Nike’s marketing campaigns featured winning athletes as spokespeople. The company signed on its first spokesperson, runner Steve Prefontaine, in 1973. Prefontaine’s irreverent attitude matched Nike’s spirit. Marketing campaigns featuring winning athletes made sense. Nike saw a `pyramid of influence’’ – it saw that product and brand choices are influenced by the preferences and behavior of a small percentage of top athletes. Using professional athletes in its advertising campaigns was both efficient and effective for Nike. In 1985, Nike signed up then-rookie guard Michael Jordan as a spokesperson. Jordan was still an up-and-comer, but he personified superior performance. Nike’s bet paid off: The Air Jordan line of basketball shoes flew off the shelves, with revenues of over $100 million in the first year alone. Jordan also helped build the psychological image of the Nike brand...
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...developed and continues to evolve with the direct input of industry leaders who manage global supply chains and use it daily to analyze and improve the performance of their organizations. It features an intentionally broad scope and definitions that can be adapted to the specific supply chain requirements of any industry or application. Figure 4 and 5 SCOR model include: • Rapid assessment of supply chain performance • Clear identification of performance gaps • Efficient supply chain network redesign and optimization • Enhanced operational control from standard core processes • Streamlined management reporting and organizational structure • Alignment of supply chain team skills with strategic objectives • A detailed game plan for launching new businesses and products • Systematic supply chain mergers that capture projected savings The SCOR model helps refine strategy, define structure (including human capital), manage processes, and measure performance. Organizations that have applied SCOR to help with supply chain problem solving, process improvement, process redesign, or business process engineering, have demonstrated that SCOR is an effective enabler for aligning an organization’s portfolio of improvement projects with strategic goals and objectives. the SCOR model is to build a superior supply chain that is integrated with the overall organizational strategy. Aided by common supply chain definitions, metrics, and strategies, the...
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...Introduction It is possible to overcome this problem, however, with negotiation skills training. Such training is beyond the scope of this site; however, many good texts on negotiation are available (summaries of several can be found at http://www.colorado.edu/conflict) and a few particularly useful excerpts are summarized in this online training program. In general, it is useful to know and understand the difference between integrative (or win-win) negotiation strategies and distributive (or win-lose) strategies. Win-win strategies are most useful when it is possible to develop a solution to a problem in which both (or all) sides win, or at least come out ahead of where they would, were the conflict to continue. When this is possible, following the rules of principled negotiation is usually the best approach. When the situation is unavoidably win-lose, however, as it often is (at least in part) in intractable conflicts, then principled negotiation is unlikely to work. In that case, either distributive negotiation (which is much more adversarial) or a needs-based approach (such as analytical problem solving) is more likely to yield success. Do you feel that someone is continually taking advantage of you? Do you seem to have to fight your corner aggressively, or ally with others, to win the resources you need? Or do you struggle to get what you want from people whose help you need, but over whom you have little direct authority? If so, you may need to brush up your...
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...ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FÉDÉRALE DE LAUSANNE Statistical Models for Knock-out Soccer Tournaments Diego Kuonen Department of Mathematics Chair of Applied Statistics Prof. S. Morgenthaler, DMA, EPF Lausanne Assistant: E. Chavez, DMA, EPF Lausanne Winter 1996/97 Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 Preliminary . . . . . . . . . 1.2 European Cups . . . . . . . 1.2.1 Champions Cup . . . 1.2.2 Cup Winners Cup . . 1.2.3 UEFA Cup . . . . . 1.2.4 UEFA Intertoto Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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...OM 367: Strategic Supply Chain Management Professor Stephen M. Gilbert Classroom: CBA 4.348 Class Meeting Time: TTH 12:30-2:00 Office: CBA 3.424 Phone: 471-9456 (O) e-mail: steve.gilbert@mccombs.utexas.edu Mail Box: Dept. of IROM, CBA 5.202 Fax: 471-3937 (O) Office Hrs: T-TH 10:30-11:30, and by appt. COURSE DESCRIPTION Supply Chain Management involves the flows of materials and information among all of the firms that contribute value to a product, from the source of raw materials to end customers. We will integrate issues from marketing (channels of distribution), logistics, and operations management to develop a broad understanding of a supply chain. By taking a strategic perspective, we will focus on relatively long term decisions involving the investment in productive resources, configuration of processes, product designs, and development of parterships with suppliers and channels of distribution. Although the development of analytical tools is not one of the primary objectives of the course, students should be comfortable with quantitative analysis. By the end of the course, you should have developed an appreciation for the major strategic issues trade-offs in supply chain management as well as the ability to use conceptual frameworks to make decisions. TEACHING/LEARNING METHODOLOGY The detailed course outline starting on page 6 lists, for every class session, the reading(s), case(s), assignment(s), and anything else of importance. Please read this outline carefully...
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...cheap bars and the living freely away from home. (NHS Choices, 2014) Atkin,Hocking& Block (2006) said that youth who sees more television and magazine ads of beer, wine, and liquor usually drink more and expected that they will begin drinking just like social impact of advertising, advertising for alcoholic beverages, influences adolescents. Alcohol abuse has been associated to intimate partner violence (IPV).There were 440 participants recruited from STI (sexually transmitted infection) Clinic from St. Petersburg, Russia to collect some information on health standing, alcohol use and hostility involving sexual partners. 47.0% were classified as abusing alcohol and 7.2% participants committed IPV who mostly drinks on the streets or in parks (BMC Public Health 2011). In a current issue, Pathological Gambling was classified as “Impulse-Control Disorder” section. This could relate to illegal acts which would be forgery, fraud, theft or embezzlement to finance gambling (Petry, 2010). According to Poulin (2006), gambling is an activity in which there a two potentialbenefits and harms to peoples for the general action towards gambling should reducing harm. Studies have constituted a relationship between gambling and suicide and suicide attempts. Logistic investigated relevant related to suicides with gamblers and debt due to gambling, to suicides with gamblers but no debt and non-gamblers. There were 233 (19.4%) suicides showed evidence of gambler prior to death; 110 of the 233 gambling...
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...Netflix Case Analysis Netflix is an American provider and the world's leading internet subscription service of on-demand streaming media in the United States, Canada, Latin America, the Caribbean, United Kingdom and Ireland and flat rate DVD-by-mail in the United States. Netflix members can instantly watch unlimited films and TV episodes streamed over the internet to more than 700 devices for about $7.99 a month. With regards to increasing the influence of the Netflix brand, expansion into the video game industry could be an option, however various factors such as competitors, viability and sustainability of the company as a whole need to be further analyzed in order to assess whether this proposal is feasible. Competitor Analysis AREA| NETFLIX| HULU| BlOCKBUSTER| REDBOX| market share| 55%| 35%| 5%| 5%| Subscribers| 23.6 mil| 24 mil| low| 12 mil| Brand Popularity| HIGH| LOW| MED-HIGH| MEDIUM| start date| 1998| 2007| 1985| 2003| Revenue in 2011| 705.7 mil| 420 mil| bankrupt| 363.9 mil| Revenue increase from 2010| 29.00%| 48%| | | Growth in customers| 30%| 50%| | 30%| (in 2011)| | | | | Netflix's success has inspired a number of other DVD rental companies both in the United States and abroad, but none of the purely online companies appear to approach Netflix in terms of market share or revenues as can be seen above. Hulu is a close second in terms of Market share and it can be seen that its entry into the market was nearly...
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...United Parcel Service: Moving at the Speed of Business 1. What is UPS's business model? Does it move at the "speed of business"? Explain. 2. Who is UPS's target market? What service(s) is UPS providing? 3. Who are UPS's competitors? What are the limits of their business models? UPS has been rated "America's most admired mail, package and freight delivery company" for sixteen consecutive years by surveys conducted by Fortune magazine, and in 1998 was named "world's most admired" in the same category. United Parcel Service (UPS) is one of America's ten largest airlines. It is the largest private user of cellular technology on earth. Its drivers' handheld computers make a million wireless calls a day. UPS also handles about six percent of the nation's daily gross domestic product. The $24 billion company (see Table 1 for historical financial data) has 330,000 employees, delivering 12 million packages a day to seven million customers. Company revenues for the quarter ending March 31, 1999, totaled $6.33 billion, up 8% compared to the $5.86 billion reported for the same period in 1998. Net income for the 1st quarter rose to $499 million compared to the $352 million reported for the same period in 1998, a 42% jump. As the world's largest package distribution company, UPS transports more than 3 billion parcels and documents annually (See Table 2 for industry data). UPS operates more than 500 aircraft, 157,000 vehicles and 2,400 package and sorting centers to provide service...
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...United Parcel Service: Moving at the Speed of Business 1. What is UPS's business model? Does it move at the "speed of business"? Explain. 2. Who is UPS's target market? What service(s) is UPS providing? 3. Who are UPS's competitors? What are the limits of their business models? UPS has been rated "America's most admired mail, package and freight delivery company" for sixteen consecutive years by surveys conducted by Fortune magazine, and in 1998 was named "world's most admired" in the same category. United Parcel Service (UPS) is one of America's ten largest airlines. It is the largest private user of cellular technology on earth. Its drivers' handheld computers make a million wireless calls a day. UPS also handles about six percent of the nation's daily gross domestic product. The $24 billion company (see Table 1 for historical financial data) has 330,000 employees, delivering 12 million packages a day to seven million customers. Company revenues for the quarter ending March 31, 1999, totaled $6.33 billion, up 8% compared to the $5.86 billion reported for the same period in 1998. Net income for the 1st quarter rose to $499 million compared to the $352 million reported for the same period in 1998, a 42% jump. As the world's largest package distribution company, UPS transports more than 3 billion parcels and documents annually (See Table 2 for industry data). UPS operates more than 500 aircraft, 157,000 vehicles and 2,400 package and sorting centers to provide service...
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...the world’s largest video game retailer in 2005 with its merger with Electronic Boutique (EB). However, the company’s leadership team was concerned with how to address future challenges with competitors and changing consumer desires and preferences for product acquisition. This analysis provides an assessment of the case study, GAMESTOP, and offers answers to the pressing questions faced by GameStop’s leadership team. Our review and analysis supports that GameStop is well positioned to continue its aggressive growth and retail presence. We provide four primary recommendations listed below to facilitate the company meeting their growth goals and strengthen their ability to maintain their leadership position in the video game marketplace. GameStop should: * Focus efforts on building a larger presence in the European and emerging markets. * Consider varying its product mix, with a larger focus on used items, within its mall stores to drive higher profitability and enhance differentiation in those customers’ settings. * Align with a software developer to establish a presence in the online gaming and social gaming market. * Focus on gaining US market share by establishing more customer loyalty from new purchase to used trade-in or purchase. Implementation of these recommendations should provide sales growth, enhanced market diversification, and position them well to support the growing trends toward online gaming and video game downloading. Situation...
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...United Parcel Service: Moving at the Speed of Business 1. What is UPS's business model? Does it move at the "speed of business"? Explain. 2. Who is UPS's target market? What service(s) is UPS providing? 3. Who are UPS's competitors? What are the limits of their business models? UPS has been rated "America's most admired mail, package and freight delivery company" for sixteen consecutive years by surveys conducted by Fortune magazine, and in 1998 was named "world's most admired" in the same category. United Parcel Service (UPS) is one of America's ten largest airlines. It is the largest private user of cellular technology on earth. Its drivers' handheld computers make a million wireless calls a day. UPS also handles about six percent of the nation's daily gross domestic product. The $24 billion company (see Table 1 for historical financial data) has 330,000 employees, delivering 12 million packages a day to seven million customers. Company revenues for the quarter ending March 31, 1999, totaled $6.33 billion, up 8% compared to the $5.86 billion reported for the same period in 1998. Net income for the 1st quarter rose to $499 million compared to the $352 million reported for the same period in 1998, a 42% jump. As the world's largest package distribution company, UPS transports more than 3 billion parcels and documents annually (See Table 2 for industry data). UPS operates more than 500 aircraft, 157,000 vehicles and 2,400 package and sorting centers to provide service in more...
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