Case 1-2: Erica Carson Name: ________________ Group: ___A or B________ Date: ________________ ------------------------------------------------- Situation: * Erica Carson is PM for Wesbank, a financial institution (note: You are Erica) * Reports to VP Supply * Unsolicited bid from Art Evans, Sales Rep. Killoran Inc. * 10% reduction on printing and mailing of checks * not current supplier * Westbank provides free checks at a cost of $8M per year
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Situation: • Erica Carson is PM for Wesbank, a financial institution (note: You are Erica) o Reports to VP Supply • Unsolicited bid from Art Evans, Sales Rep. Killoran Inc. o 10% reduction on printing and mailing of checks o not current supplier • Westbank provides free checks at a cost of $8M per year • Current situation – 50% split suppliers, last 5 years o Supplier A prints and mails 50% checks, renewed contract 8 months ago o Supplier B prints and mails 50% checks, contract expires
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Case 1-2 Erica Carson Item | So What? | They already have two reliable suppliers. Both suppliers had provided quick and quality services during the last five years. | It seems that there is no immediate need for Erica to make a decision. They already have something that works. Why should they change anything? | The cost analysis of both suppliers had determined that the current price is fair. This makes the Kolloran proposal suspicious. | It seems impossible for Killoran
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1 Chapter One Chapter Outline Purchasing and Supply Management Supply Management Terminology Supply and Logistics The Size of the Organization’s Spend and Financial Signifi cance Supply Contribution The Operational versus Strategic Contribution of Supply The Direct and Indirect Contribution of Supply The Nature of the Organization Supply Qualifications and Associations Challenges Ahead Supply Chain Management Measurement Risk Management Sustainability Growth and Infl uence Effective Contribution
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debate is related to the works of the French philosopher Michel Foucault (1926–1984), who, following the Italian political philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527), sees power as "a complex strategic situation in a given society social setting".[1] Being deeply structural, his concept involves both constraint and enablement. For a purely enabling (and voluntaristic) concept of power see the works of Anthony Giddens Sources[edit]Power may be held through: Delegated authority (for example in
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this edition continues to focus on how to make that mission a reality. Fourteenth Edition Highlights of the Fourteenth Edition: More than 40 real-life supply chain cases afford the opportunity to apply of the acquisition process. Criteria for supply decisions have been organized into three categories: (1) strategic, (2) operational, and (3) additional. In this third category, new factors such as balance sheet and income statement considerations, dimensions of risk, and environmental and
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this edition continues to focus on how to make that mission a reality. Fourteenth Edition Highlights of the Fourteenth Edition: More than 40 real-life supply chain cases afford the opportunity to apply of the acquisition process. Criteria for supply decisions have been organized into three categories: (1) strategic, (2) operational, and (3) additional. In this third category, new factors such as balance sheet and income statement considerations, dimensions of risk, and environmental and
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Learning with Cases INTRODUCTION The case study method of teaching used in management education is quite different from most of the methods of teaching used at the school and undergraduate course levels. Unlike traditional lecture-based teaching where student participation in the classroom is minimal, the case method is an active learning method, which requires participation and involvement from the student in the classroom. For students who have been exposed only to the traditional teaching methods
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M A G A Z I N E FA L L 2 0 0 2 Volume 20 Number 2 SPANNING THE GLOBE Duke Leads the Way in International Law Teaching and Scholarship inside plus Duke admits smaller, exceptionally well-qualified class Duke’s Global Capital Markets Center to launch new Directors’ Education Institute from the dean Dear Alumni and Friends, It is not possible, these days, for a top law school to be anything other than an international one. At Duke Law, we no longer think of
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M A G A Z I N E FA L L 2 0 0 2 Volume 20 Number 2 SPANNING THE GLOBE Duke Leads the Way in International Law Teaching and Scholarship inside plus Duke admits smaller, exceptionally well-qualified class Duke’s Global Capital Markets Center to launch new Directors’ Education Institute from the dean Dear Alumni and Friends, It is not possible, these days, for a top law school to be anything other than an international one. At Duke Law, we no longer think of
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