r p' FedEx Corporation: Structural transformation through e-business By Ali F. Farhoomand and Pauline Ngl [FedExI has built superior physical, virtual and people networks not just to prepare for change, but to shape change on a global scale: to change the way we all connect with each other in the new Network Economy. (1999 Annual Report) [FedExl is not only reorganizing its internal operations around a more flexible network computing architecture, but it's also pulling-in and in many cases
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and freight delivery company" for sixteen consecutive years by surveys conducted by Fortune magazine, and in 1998 was named "world's most admired" in the same category. United Parcel Service (UPS) is one of America's ten largest airlines. It is the largest private user of cellular technology on earth. Its drivers' handheld computers make a million wireless calls a day. UPS also handles about six percent of the nation's daily gross domestic product. The $24 billion company (see Table 1 for historical
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Operations Strategy Operations Strategy PGP – Term 8, 2016 Overview: Operations is the ‘how’ we do things regarding of what function we work in an organization – Accounting, HR, IT, Marketing, Operations, R&D, Sales or Supply chain – and strategy is the general direction for aligning operations in the organization to its strategic objectives and within its context. All CEO surveys in recent years list among their top-5 concerns: how to grow revenues, how to make their organization more efficient
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environmentally friendly products, how is the company deriving business value from its sustainability strategy, or if not, how can it ensure that it does?” Wal-Mart launched a sustainability strategy to dramatically reduce the company’s impact on the global environment and become “the most competitive and innovative company on the world”(Denend, L.(2007)).I believe the decision to launch a sustainability strategy was a brilliant move for the company because it takes advantage of the opportunity
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| Nissan Motor Company | Revival Plan Review | | ) | | In 1987 Japan’s economic expansion was driven by the inflation of stock prices and real estate values. As consumer confidence increased, so did the population’s appetite for luxury goods. In response to this national trend in consumer spending, Nissan Motor Company (Nissan) launched an aggressive expansion plan to meet the demands of the marketplace. The organization invested heavily in new manufacturing facilities and upgraded
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INDUSTRY’S SUPPLY CHAIN MODEL FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE If the products sell extremely well, we will build more in season, and will be back on the shelves in a few weeks. And we’ll build even more, and even more, and even more, in that same season. We’re not going to wait with a hot new product until next year, when hopefully the same trend is alive. 1 —Ronald Snyder, CEO of Crocs, Inc. On May 3, 2007, Crocs, Inc. released its results for the first quarter of the year. The footwear company, which
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Part A: Literature Review Logistic systems and supply chains are continuously impacted by a multitude of internal and external variables. These variables include globalisation, shorter product life-cycles, technological advances, the development of electronic supply chains (ESC), increased communication, breakdowns of trade barriers, development of national economies and ever continuing efficiency improvements in transportation, manufacturing and communication (Gunaskeran, Patel & McGaughey 2004
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informed by his colleagues that the company was about to launch a new refrigerator model in just six months. With the current worldwide focus on energy saving, and as one of the biggest home appliances producers, Whirlpool China planned to introduce a new energy-efficient refrigerator. No Castelletti immediately spotted a challenge in Whirlpool China’s plan to launch a new energy-efficient model within such a short period of time. Under the current global trend of energy-saving, consumers
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Case 2–2 Sabor Inc. In mid-April, Ray Soles, vice president of supply chain management at Sabor Inc., had become increasingly concerned about the potential shortage of supply of marconil, a new high-tech raw material for air filtration. Sabor Inc.’s three suppliers, during the last two weeks, had ad- vised Ray Soles to sign long-term contracts and he was trying to assess the advisability of such commitments. SABOR INC. Sabor Inc. of Cleveland, Ohio, produced high-quality consumer and industrial
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Risk mitigation for business resilience White paper A comprehensive, best-practices approach to business resilience and risk mitigation. September 2007 A comprehensive, best-practices approach to business resilience and risk mitigation. Contents 2 Overview: Why traditional risk mitigation plans fail 3 Build a comprehensive strategy for risk mitigation 3 Identifying types of risk 4 Business-driven risk 4 Data-driven risk 5 Event-driven risk 5 Risk reach and
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