Student ID: 1427723 Working Title/Provisional Topic Title: Sustainable supply chain management in recycling industry: A case study of Lavergne Group in Canada. 1. Aims/objectives/Research Questions: 1.1. Research aims The aim of this study is to evaluate the problems associated with securing a reliable and cost effective sustainable supply chain in the recycling industry and elements of Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM). Recycling is a relatively new industry and
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-Length of production runs Balance economies of long production runs against increased costs of high inventories. -Seasonal demand Acceptance of seasonal inventory to balance lead production times. -Supply-side interfaces Stocking adequate supplies to ensure uninterrupted production now a logistics function. -Protective packaging Principal purpose is to protect the product from damage. -Foreign & third party alternatives Some logistics functions are
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Fragility In Global Supply Chains Name: Institution Affiliated: Executive Summary The fragility of worldwide supply chains gets identified with rising risks, however, this is additionally identified with supply and system plan methods. The coordination of risk administration in supply chain administration has frequently been restricted, particularly for associations that have concentrated on lessening expenses and constraining working capital levels as a reaction to troublesome economic situations
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Boeing delivery schedules B. Possibility of paying millions in penalty clause for late delivery. C. Parts not assembled as required D. Assembly instruction not available in English E. Partners may outsource mission critical design work to other company F. Other company might find it hard to meet Boeing quality standards G. Since other company reporting to partners and not Boeing, it takes times for Boeing to know the
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CASE STUDY JENNIFER CHILDS PHARMACEUTICALS Contents * Breakdown of case study (Background) * The analyzing method * Model * Analyses of the case study (By method of comparison) * Projects * Product development * Production * operation * Marketing * Analysis of the projects (summary): * Question 1 * Question 2 * Question 3 Case study Breakdown of case study Jennifer Childs is the CEO of a mid-sized global pharmaceutical company that
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of Supply Chain Systems, Teri Takai recommends implementing virtual integration strategies from companies like Dell to portions of Ford’s supply chain strategy. Although there are several key differences between the companies, the restructuring plans of Ford 2000 have set a viable foundation to implement Dell’s virtual integration strategy in inventory management, customer service and support and suppliers’ management. The redesign of the process must include design not only of the supply chain
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Bloomberg: “Apple’s Reliance on Japan for Components Put Sales at Risk” Why all partners must carry consequences for the associated risk within the Supply Chain Author: Mathijs Cornelis van Itterzon What are the consequences of a tsunami in Japan, with respect to the price of Apple stocks? If we ask a regular person this question, one may answer that it doesn’t have that much influence at all. Mainly because people have never heard of the company ShinEtsu, which is responsible for manufacturing
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operations decisions to other functions, and the need for strategy to guide all operations decision making. New-product design is treated as a cross-functional decision responsibility that precedes production of goods or services. 2. Operations and Supply Chain Strategy Chapter One The Operations Function Chapter outline 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Why study operations management? Definition of operations management Decisions at Pizza U.S.A. Operations decisions—a framework Cross-functional decision
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pies and soft drinks. Mrs. Acres Homemade Pies is small business that produces specialty pies to local supermarkets and select family restaurants. This company is growing rapidly in profits and employees (Ferrell, 2009). I am going to analyze the supply and demand for this company along with pointing out challenges Mrs. Acres should consider in managing the growth of her business. The next business that I will discuss is a soft drink company that operates in a monopolistic competition market
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COST AND VALUE MANAGEMENT IN PROJECTS Ray R. Venkataraman and Jeffrey K. Pinto John Wiley & Sons, Inc. This book is printed on acid-free paper. Copyright 2008 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey. Published simultaneously in Canada. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or
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