Executive Summary Ford is one of the leading companies in the auto industry. The director of Supply Chain Systems at Ford was put in a tough position to make recommendations with regards to the company’s supply chain strategy. There are two groups within Ford that have two different opinions on how Ford should be using emerging information technologies and ideas from high tech industries, such as Dell, to change the way it interacts with suppliers. The first group argued that Ford should
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A. Supply Chain Strategy There are three main types of supply chain strategies vertical integration, Keiretsu networks and virtual companies. Vertical integration develops the ability to produce goods and services previously purchased or to actually buy a supplier or distributor it can be forward or backward integration. Backward integration suggests a firm purchase its suppliers. Forward integration in the other hand, on the other hand, suggests that a manufacturer of components make the
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developing a renowned brand for its pasta and produce. Their supply chain and manufacturing process is heavily vertical integrated. However, recently, they are facing a number of difficult challenges and obstacles in order to meet the demand needs from its customer. There are a number of constraints in the operation process that has limited the amount of information- forecast data being flow through from the end-user consumer throughout the supply chain network and I believe that there is also a disconnection
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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
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1. Purchasing and Supply Management Chapter 2. Supply Strategy Chapter 3. Supply Organization Chapter 4. Supply Processes and Technology Chapter 5. Make or Buy, Insourcing, and Outsourcing Chapter 6. Need Identification and Specification Chapter 7. Quality Chapter 8. Quantity and Inventory Chapter 9. Delivery Chapter 10. Price Chapter 11. Cost Management Chapter 12. Supplier Selection Chapter 13. Supplier Evaluation and Supplier Relations Chapter 14. Global Supply Management Chapter
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to Improve Collaboration within Supply Chains Karine Evrard-Samuel University Pierre Mendès-France Grenoble II, karine.samuel@upmf-grenoble.fr The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of collaborative demand planning. This article focuses on this practice particularly when information is shared in the downstream supply chain between a manufacturer and a retailer. We show how a manufacturing supply chain needs to be aligned with the retail supply chain in order to create value for the
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environments issues. In recent times, a consensus has emerged that environmental issues induced by industrial development should be addressed throughout the supply chain. This had led to the emergence of the concept suggested to as Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM). This research provided a concise background and challenges of green supply chain through applying qualitative analysis on potential implementation in existing literature. This research was use secondary data to analyze a single case study
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[pic] BJMP 5023 Operations and Technology Management [pic] PREPARED TO: DR MARTINO LUIS PREPARED BY: SUHASINI PRAHAKARAN (810986) Title Company: Caterpillar Inc Background Caterpillar Inc. Overview The Caterpillar Tractor Co. was formed in 1925 as a result of the merger of the C.L. Best Gas Tractor Company and the Holt Caterpillar Company. Restructure as Caterpillar Inc. in 1986, and it is currently one of the world’s largest manufacturers of construction
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CHAPTER TWO Supply Chain Management Chapter 2 Supply-Chain Management PROBLEMS 1. Buzzrite Company a. Current Year’s average aggregate value = $48,000,000/6 = $8,000,000 Next year’s average aggregate inventory value = ($48,000,000 × 1.25)/6 = $10,000,000 Increase in the average aggregate inventory value = ($10,000,000 – 8,000,000) = $2,000,000 b. Number of turns to support next year’s sales with no increase in inventory value = (1.25)(6) = 7.5 turns. Thus, the change in inventory
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Foxconn emerged as the leader supplier of electronics for world leading companies that included not only Apple but also other household names such as Sony, Dell and Nintendo Chinese integration with the world economy resulted in a rapid increase of wages and the wealth of the Chinese people. Not only were Chinese wages low, but also so was its unit labor cost, that is, wage as a percentage of labor productivity Foreign investors in these zones received special advantages, ranging from concessionary
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