...D’Amore-McKim School of Business Supply Chain Data Visualization by Mapping and Geographic Analytics (GA) Sandeep Kumar Karumuru 04/19/2016 Image1 Research Paper submission for Supply chain management (Spring 2016) To Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management Dr. Nada R. Sanders 1 Table of Contents Abstract 3 Overview 4 Background 5 Supply Chain Visualization 6 Supply Chain Mapping 7 Geographic Analytics 8-11 Business Example 12 Future Trends 13 Benefits and Challenges 14 Conclusion 15 Bibliography 16 2 Abstract The focus of this research paper in on the process of how workflow is handled in a typical supply chain environment. There are numerous areas of focus that come to mind when we talk about improvements for a supply chain but the process itself is not given enough significance. The research paper covers the most popular process in use, from spreadsheets to its immediate future evolution i.e. visualization tools for supply chain data. There are several tools that exist in the market, each of them have their advantages and disadvantages when used in a certain environment. Supply chain mapping is one such tool that many companies are already utilizing but the mapping tool which gives a visual representation of the entire supply chain network is only an abstract network map and so it has its shortcomings. In contrast, supply chain mapping can be utilized alongside geographic...
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...Mapping the Supply Chain for Deodorant Soap James Brown MKT/421 May 08, 2014 Ken Metz Mapping the Supply Chain for Deodorant Soap In 1970 Colgate-Palmolive marketed Irish Spring deodorant bar soap for the first time (Colgate-Palmolive Company, 2015). Irish Spring is one of many products produced by the 200 year old maker of personal care products. This paper will examine and map the supply chain used to produce, distribute, and sell deodorant soap. Manufacturer Colgate-Palmolive Company (CPC) uses outside manufacturers to provide the raw materials necessary to produce Irish Spring and its other deodorant soap products. According to CPC’s 2013 form 10-K, it spent $267 million on research and development (R&D). The R&D element is the beginning of the supply chain process for deodorant soap. CPC developed a compatible combination of ingredients necessary to create Irish Spring bar soap. The two major raw materials necessary to manufacture deodorant bar soap are animal fat and alkali ("How Soap Is Made", 2015). CPC acquires these two chemicals, as well as the raw materials necessary for adding fragrance from other companies. The suppliers send CPC the raw materials to manufacture and package the deodorant soap for shipment through its supply chain. CPC maintains its own marketing department, which responsibilities can include creating an innovation pipeline for each product, developing enticing packaging, and advertising the product to consumers on...
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...POMS Abstract Number: 011-0371 Title: Managing Global Food Supply Chain Risks: A Scenario Planning Perspective A. Deep Business School, Loughborough University Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK Email: a.deep@lboro.ac.uk || Phone: +44.1509 223176 S. Dani Business School, Loughborough University Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK Email: s.dani@lboro.ac.uk || Phone: +44.1509228830 POMS 20th Annual Conference Orlando, Florida U.S.A. May 1 to May 4, 2009 Introduction Food is a fundamental requisite for human existence. An agrarian society shows the simplistic form of existence where agriculture forms the core of the society and is the prime means of support and sustenance. That, however, no longer remains the foundation of most of today’s developed economies where food chains are increasingly becoming complex and multi tiered. The chains start with agriculture and ends ultimately, with household consumption. But the numbers of entities between these ends encompass geographical, economic, political and social extremes. This compounded over uncertainty occurring from natural disasters, climate changes, epidemics and terrorist threats place the food supply chain in a particularly vulnerable position. The recent Chinese milk scare which left thousands of Chinese babies ill after consuming melamine tainted milk powder produced by the Chinese Sanlu Group required urgent action by New Zealand, United States and the European Union to issue product warnings to contain the spread of melamine related...
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...Steel, Global Wires, Dattapara Road, Borivali (E), Mumbai 400066, India Abstract: The steel hardware retail supply chains in India are in ordinary state. Longer lead time, large inventories, non availability of stocks; poor retail network, poor infrastructure, and poor customer service are some of the issues faced by this industry. The different work entities in this industry are operating in silos. It requires integration to beat bloodthirsty pressures to remain competitive. In spite of advances in Telecom/ Information Technology, there is hardly any change in the operations of hardware shop supply chain owners due to various reasons. The advances in operations management, communications and information technology, as well as a rapidly growing array of logistics options, leaves good opportunity for hardware suppliers to reduce operating costs and improve overall efficiency. This paper highlights the practical issues faced by retail hardware suppliers / channel partners and proposes solutions to address the issues. It also highlights some of the best practices of the organised retail which could be useful to retail hardware channel members. The right Supply Chain solution can create a strategic competitive advantage by streamlining the distribution network, leveraging industry best practices tailored to the steel hardware business. Keywords: Retail supply chain, steel hardware channel, retail challenges, retailers, distributors, retailers. Introduction The steel...
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...Introduction Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) is one of the leading information technology (IT) and professional services companies in the world. The company offers IT and business process outsourcing (BPO); and IT and professional services to clients in the commercial and government markets. It is one of the major federal government contractors serving various departments. CSC also licenses sophisticated software systems for the financial services and other industry-specific markets. The company's significant market position in the IT and professional services industry provides a base for its future growth, and also provides a competitive advantage. However, intense competition may lead to pricing pressures, thereby adversely affecting the operating margins and market share of the company. Best Practices for CSC for conducting market research The following are the five best practices in case of CSC in order to conduct market research- * Practice 1 CSC needs to conduct a primary research in order to understand the customer likings. The research process may be in the form of a questionnaire based survey which can be prepared by experts in the field and in consultation with the thought leaders in the event center industry. The main objectives of the primary research should be to know the demographics of its customer and their frequency in the availing the products/services. Moreover the company should also find out the ways (through this research) of attracting the...
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...Analysis of Global Production Networks within Consumer Electronic Industry. Introduction A diagnostic characteristic of contemporary globalization is that the component parts of the world economy are increasingly interconnected in qualitatively different ways from the past. Another way of saying this is that the world economy consists of tangled webs of production circuits and networks that cut through, and across, all geographical scales, including the bounded territory of the state. It is too simple to just define the global production networks, that involving a process of production, distribution and consumption of commodities, goods and services, as technical-economic mechanisms (Coe, Dicken and Hess, 2008). More than this oversimplified conceptual framework, Levy (2008) argues GPN as ‘simultaneously economic and political phenomena . . . organizational fields in which actors struggle over the construction of economic relationships, governance structures, institutional rules and norms, and discursive frames . . . GPNs thus exist within the ‘‘transnational space’’ that is constituted and structured by transnational elites, institutions, and ideologies’. In Levy’s theory, we can find out that more than a economic process of productions, GPNs is also a ‘social’ and ‘cultural’ phenomena in which the geographically differentiated political and social cultural circumstance are also shaped (Coe, Dicken and Hess, 2008). Considering the consumer electronic industry in particular...
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...CHAPTER ONE 1. Introduction to the study The purpose of study is to evaluate the effects of strategic buyer-supplier alliances and partnerships in the South African clothing stores, sector and industry. Strategic Alliances, Partnerships and Joint Ventures involve the establishment of informal and formal relationships with other individuals or businesses to share resources, ideas or capital (Hugo, Badenhorst-Weiss & Biljon 2007). The research indicates that during the past decade, companies in all types of industries and all parts of the world have elected to form strategic alliances and partnerships to complement their own strategic initiatives and strengthen their competitiveness in domestic and international markets (Thompson Jr, Gamble & Strickland, 2006), the statement confirms that some of the companies realize the importance of strategic alliances and partnerships. The current situation in South Africa indicates that the government is imposing Quotas on Chinese imports with intent to influence the South Africa retailers to buy from local suppliers (Sandrey & Fundra, 2008). The quotas have encouraged the major retailers in South Africa to procure more from local suppliers than ever before given the growth in their collective businesses over the last four years. Preliminary investigation between the retailers and clothing manufacturers confirm the retailers’ expectations that local companies will be unable to make up the expected shortfall the quotas will inflict...
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...Masters of rural markets: Accenture Research Report The Hallmarks of High Performance Contents Foreword: Unleashing India’s rural multiplier effect Growing business confidence in rural opportunities The attractions and distractions of rural markets 03 05 09 Distinctive capabilities that enable 15 companies to succeed in India’s hinterland Framework factors critical to nurturing distinctive capabilities Developing the right capabilities—and acting on them Last word 28 29 31 2 Foreword Unleashing India’s rural multiplier effect But rural India’s contributions to the nation’s economic success—and the obvious potential for profitable growth—is just a part of the promise of wholehearted commitment to doing business beyond the city centers and suburbs. India’s rural markets offer unprecedented opportunities for global and local companies to experiment with approaches and business models, which if successful, may be replicated in rural markets of other emerging economies. India is on the march. Its momentum is not only evident in metros— it is apparent in small towns and villages as well. Collectively, all over India’s rural heartland and in its teeming cities, India is readying for an even more impressive era of economic growth. There is no question that India’s rural markets are becoming a powerful economic engine. One telltale sign: rural accounts now comprise over 50 percent of new subscribers for some of the leading telecom providers.1 The rural multiplier...
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...Proposing a Research Agenda for Swedish Sawmill Distribution Channel Challenges Åsa Gustafsson asa.gustafsson@lnu.se Lars-Olof Rask lars-olof.rask@lnu.se School of Engineering Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden Abstract Purpose; The purpose of this study is to identify distribution channel research needs given the variety of distribution channel challenges among Swedish sawmill companies. Design / methodology / approach; Explorative case study research Findings: The paper proposes a typology of sawmill distribution channel challenges, as well as aligns research needs with distribution channel type. The typology is based on i) number of sawmill units within the firm, in combination with ii) distribution channel heterogeneity. Significant management decisions and research needs are identified for the different types. Research limitations / implications; This research makes tentative statements regarding typology of sawmill distribution channel challenges and potential research needs in the Swedish sawmill industry with regards to the respective typology. However, further research is needed in order to validate these results. What is original/value of paper: This paper focus on the sawmill industry distribution channels, which is a neglected but important area for sawmill’s competitive advantage. The paper also contributes to research by applying contingency theory and typology as an approach to deal with the variety of sawmills distribution channel challenges. Keywords; Typology...
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...IT TAKES A LEADER TO TAKE YOU PLACES. A n n u A l r e p o r t 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 3 Growth is… movinG from strenGth to strenGth Flamingos, known for their undeniable beauty, are also recognised as a species that stays strong by sticking together, no matter how trying the circumstances are. But for a flock to be strong, it needs an equally resilient leader to take them in the right direction. Just like Gati, the leader of the logistics industry in India. Gati Limited is India’s leader in providing Express Distribution services, Supply Chain Solutions, Cold Chain Transportation Solutions, Warehousing, International Freight Forwarding, Custom Clearance and e-Commerce Solutions. Founded in 1989 as a cargo management company, Gati pioneered Express Distribution Services in India. With a track record of 24 years, Gati is one of India’s most coveted companies, employing 3500 people, and serving over 5000 customers – including the top 10 brands in the Automotive, Healthcare, Engineering and Consumer Durables industry. Gati has a strong market presence in the Asia Pacific region and SAARC countries, with offices in China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand and Nepal, and has plans to foray into other markets. In a Company where every employee demonstrates dedication and commitment to succeed, its little wonder that Gati is the leader, taking the industry places. values are… a force to be reckoned with Flamingos, as is ingrained in their DNAs for centuries, instinctively have values that...
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...A CONCEPTUAL VALUE CHAIN MODEL FOR ORIGIN ENERGY 13 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY _____________________________________________________________ c 1 Introduction __________________________________________________________________ 1 2 Background __________________________________________________________________ 2 2.1 Background of Origin Energy ___________________________________________________ 2 3 Literature Review________________________________________________________________ 3 3.1 Supply Chain Management _____________________________________________________ 3 3.2 Quality Improvement Models and Gap Analysis ____________________________________ 4 3.3 Lean and Six Sigma Technology ________________________________________________ 5 4 Discussion & Analysis ____________________________________________________________ 6 4.1 Supply Chain of Origin Energy _________________________________________________ 6 4.2 SWOT Analysis for Origin Energy _______________________________________________ 7 4.3 Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) Model _________________________________ 9 4.4 Conceptual Improvement Model for Supply Chain Management ______________________ 12 4.4.1 Introduction ____________________________________________________________ 12 4.2.2 Assumptions: ___________________________________________________________ 13 4.3.3 Supply Chain Conceptual Improvement Model (SCCIM) _________________________ 13 4.2.4 Key Benefits of the model _________________________________________________...
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...read on this topic. The Supply Chain is the sequence of suppliers that contribute to the creation and delivery of a good or service to end customers, meanwhile Supply Chain Management is organizing the cost effective flow and storage of materials, in-process inventory, finished goods and related information from point of origin to point of consumption to satisfy customer requirements. A major element of the supply chain is the use of logistics which is the management of the storage and flow of goods, services and information throughout your organisation. Logistics can be broken down into three major elements, Firstly, materials management which is the sourcing and receiving of raw materials or unfinished products for subsequent use. Secondly, material flow system which can be defined as the ability to locate and schedule material through to end production and disposition, and finally the physical distribution which is the delivery of finished goods to customers. The main aim of a supply chain management is to evolve a company’s supply chain into an optimally efficient, customer-satisfying process, where the effectiveness of the whole supply chain is more important than the effectiveness of each individual department. As stated before it is more important to focus on the supply chain management process rather than individual departments, these processes compiles of product design, planning, order management and stock management. When taking supply change management into account...
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...Managing Supply Chain Program: MBA (P) Section: E Final Project Submitted to: Mr. Asher Ramish Submitted by: Adil Chand 094432055 Abdul Ahad 104632031 Abuzar sabir 094432057 Adnan Mukthar 094432004 Mujtaba Haider 094432064 Date : 10-06-2011 Knorr Chicken Noodles Tables of Contents 1. Acknowledgement ……………………………………………………….…..… 04 2. Executive summary ………………………………………………………... 05 3. Introduction of company ………………………………………….……….….. 06 4. Analysis of end to end supply chain………………………………………….. 07 4.1. Generalized supply chain model…………………………………... 07 4.1.1. Suppliers network………………………………………… 07 4.1.2. Customers network……………………………………… 10 4.1.3. Flow chart of generalized supply chain model……………… 11 5. Upstream and downstream activities………………………………… 12 5.1. Supply chain flow……………………………………… 12 5.1.1. Material flow……………………………………………...
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...collaboratively enabling you to measure the impact of changes, study response scenario, recalibrate strategies and envision what’s coming down the road, allowing you to see and know it all at the same time. With the help of control tower, Company (and supply chain) will come to be recognized not as a collection of separate functions but as a system in which the flows of information, materials, manpower, capital equipment, and money setup forces that determine the basic tendencies towards growth, fluctuation, and decline. A Supply Chain Control Tower system includes a dedicated team of people responsible for monitoring the alerts of the tower and for taking action when the tower predicts an incident may happen or if an incident already happened. This designated team is delegated the authority to make real time decisions based on the alerts and recommendations reported by the Control Tower. A properly structured Control Tower must be “armed with both the ability to determine the downstream and upstream effects or impacts and whether they exceed acceptable control tolerance very quickly, and the ability to determine who needs to know very quickly”. The team dedicated to the tower should be well experienced in different sectors of a company’s supply chain. It is important that the Control Tower team be independent from all other business units in order to...
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...BALANCED SCORE CARD ORGANIZATION’S SUPPLY CHAIN MISSION / STRATEGY “Provide channel partners with the latest and competitive product range through a flexible and fast product distribution network while meeting organization’s organic growth objectives” OVERVIEW OF GOODS / SERVICES FLOW Consumer Wholesaler Consumer DC – Asia Mass Retailer Consumer Factory Europe Master Distributor Consumer Factory Asia DC – Europe Specialized Stores Consumer Wholesaler Consumer Page 1 DC – Africa Mass Retailer Consumer On-Line Stores Consumer BRIEF BACK GROUND STEKKO is a French marketing company which deals with the design, manufacturing, distribution & marketing of Consumer Electronics & Technology product range. 80% of the products are manufactured in China and Korea, shipped to distribution centers in Europe, Far East and Africa. STEKKO’s Tier-1 customers are Mass Retailers, Wholesalers, Specialized Stores and Master Distributors who are spread across 40 countries. Although the company’s key focus is on marketing and business development, because of its distribution driven business model, it relies heavily on a cost effective, efficient and fast supply chain network. The Balanced Score Card is a resourceful tool to illustrate the inter-relationship between various business units within STEKKO. Apart from identifying cause and effect dynamics which play out between different functional units, the exercise provides ample opportunity...
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