MBA 311:SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (SCM) Unit 1. Introduction: Supply Chain encompasses all activities associated with the flow and transformation of goods from the raw material stage (extraction), through to the end user, as well as the associated information flows. Material and information flow both up and down the supply chain. Some Definitions of Supply Chain: A supply chain is a network of facilities that procure raw materials, transform them into intermediate goods and then final products
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Ferrero SPA Corporation Ferrero is Italian manufacturer of chocolate and confectionary products being founded in the modest beginnings of 1946, when Pietro and Giovanni Ferrero started the company as a confectionary shop in northwest Italian town of Alba (Datamonitor, 2009). Today Ferrero International is the world’s fourth largest companies in the confectionery Market with 16 plants and 36 commercial companies all around the world, having 20,000 employees generating 35,000 cores of turnovers
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forces. We frame this discussion using the analytical concepts of value chains and Porter’s Five Forces. We describe the agribusiness value chain as two chains which become one at the consumer end (Figure 1). One value chain follows plants and plant products, and another chain follows animals and animal products. These two chains blend into one chain at the processing and retailing stages of the chain. We also view the value chain rather simply as four stages: (1) input suppliers; (2) producers; (3)
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Insights into the Food, Beverage, and Consumer Products Industry GMA Overview of Industry Economic Impact, Financial Performance, and Trends The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) represents the world’s leading branded food, beverage, and consumer products companies. Since 1908, GMA has been an advocate for its members on public policy issues and has championed initiatives to increase industrywide productivity and growth. GMA member companies employ more than 2.5 million workers in
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For the exclusive use of X. Liu, 2015. 9-513-034 REV: APRIL 10, 2013 JOSE B. ALVAREZ CARIN-ISABEL KNOOP MARY SHELMAN Mutti S.p.a. Francesco Mutti, owner, CEO, and great-grandson of the founder of Muttia S.p.a., ran the 113-year old Parma, Italy–based tomato-processing company whose tagline for decades had read: “Solo pomodoro. Per passione.” (Only tomatoes. For passion.) Mutti sales grew from €11 million in 1995 to €185 million in 2011, without producing items for store brandsb in
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Starbucks Shared Planet - Our Responsibility MY CUSTOMIZED REPORT CREATED AT WWW.STARBUCKS.COM/SHAREDPLANET ©2009 Starbucks Coffee Company. All rights reserved. https://test.starbucks.com/SHAREDPLANET/customGRPage.aspx (1 of 108)6/1/2010 2:23:02 PM Starbucks Shared Planet - Our Responsibility Mission Statement Our Starbucks Mission To inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup, and one neighborhood at a time. Here are the principles of how we live that every
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This week's graded topics relate to the following Terminal Course Objectives (TCOs): A | Given an organizational requirement to conform business practices to both the law and best ethical practices, apply appropriate ethical theories to shape a business decision. | I | Given specified circumstances of a business decision to expand to international markets, determine what international legal requirements or regulatory controls apply. | Topics for This Week's Discussion * Introduce yourself
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2012 Doing business in a more transparent world C O M PA R I N G R E G U L AT I O N F O R D O M E S T I C F I R M S I N 1 8 3 E C O N O M I E S © 2012 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank 1818 H Street NW Washington, DC 20433 Telephone 202-473-1000 Internet www.worldbank.org All rights reserved. 1 2 3 4 08 07 06 05 A copublication of The World Bank and the International Finance Corporation. This volume is a product of the staff of the World Bank Group
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