MATTEL: A Case Study | October 22 2012 | Case study discussion taken from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business “Unsafe for Children: Mattel’s Toy Recalls and Supply Chain Management” | Rob Breakiron Wenyao Ma Alek Shnayder Jiajie Wang | Contents Introduction 2 Why do companies outsource? 2 What were the primary causes of Mattel’s recall problems? Where these the result of outsourcing? 4 What actions were taken by the principals in the case to address the recall problems
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attract customers. In order to achieve this strategy, Walt-Mart has its competitive advantages in successful supply chain management, efficient 24 hour distribution center and powerful satellite network system. Walt-Mart does not depend on any supplier. Each supplier shares less than 4% of the overall purchase volume according to the passage. This allows Walt-Mart to avoid the supply chain issue and to diversify the potential risks. If one supplier raises the price, Walt-Mart can select other suppliers
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CASE STUDY December 2002 Procter & Gamble: Building A Smarter Supply Chain Issue/Solution To remain profitable, consumer products manufacturers must find ways to optimize the performance of their supply chains. They need to support marketing promotions better and avoid frustrating consumers with out-of-stock situations in the store. Situation • Procter & Gamble realized it needed a “consumer-driven supply network” to stay ahead in the consumer packaged goods industry. Retailing’s “first
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Europe is still claiming the inventory levels there needed to be raised. The Vancouver top management insists that HP is just going to meet customer needs with fewer inventories. Our immediate issue: 1. Too much inventory are in the DeskJet supply chain 2. European and Asian DCs cannot meet delivery requirement 3. Vancouver Division couldn't build the right products in the right quantities. Part 4: Systemic Issues 1.DCs operate system: Timing: Long Term Nature: Strategic In order
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To begin with, Walmart (the American multinational retailer corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores), has earned its reputation as the largest retailing company in the world. The man behind who started everything and laid down the basic principles and philosophy to be emulated by Wal-Mart people is Sam Walton, who found the company in 1962. Last year, Wal-Mart's annual sales were $350 billion and it had more than 8,500 stores in 15 countries and with over two million employees
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Week Two 1. Read the following from the textbook and be fully prepared to discuss: Chapter 4: Supply Chain Relationships (pp. 107-140) Chapter 5: Supply Chain Performance Measurement and Financial Analysis (pp. 141-186) Chapter 6: Supply Chain Technology – Managing Information Flows (pp. 187-228) 2. Prepare a written case study for the following in APA format: 1. Written Case Study Due -- Case 4-1 CoLinx, LLC. – answer all questions listed
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Logistical Strategies within the Supply Chain La’Trice L. Watson American Military University Abstract Logisticians continually make strategic level decisions in order to manage uncertainty, customer service and cost. Clients such as manufacturers, raw materials suppliers, distributors, retailers and shippers are provided a service by logistic service providers within the supply chain which makes it necessary to formulate strategies (Davenport, Jarvenpa, & Beers,
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Minimizing Revenues d) Employee conflict 4. Which one of the following is not a supply chain strategy framework ? a) Collaboration Strategy b) Supply Flow Strategy c) Customer Service Strategy d) Technology Integration Strategy 5. Which of the following is not an area of responsibility for a logistics manager? a) Purchasing b) Warehousing c)Information systems d) Marketing 6.The companies manage their supply chains through online transaction by means of a) Information b)Transportation
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Warehousing and Inventory Management Assignment 1, Question:- Recent events in the global scene have had a significant impact on supply chains especially JIT operations. Discuss what these events are and their impact on the role of warehousing in the supply chain. JIT or Just-In-Time has been defined as an inventory control whereby is to maintain or control just right quantity materials in just right place at the just right time for the just right amount of products or manufacturing (Lee
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