www.iiste.org Drivers of Supply Chain Performance Enhancing Organizational Output: An Exploratory Study for Manufacturing Sector Irum Shahzadi, Saba Amin, Kashif Mahmood Chaudhary* President GCUF Toba Tek Singh Group Department of Business Administration, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan * Tel: +923016517083, E-mail: kashifmahmood5970@yahoo.com, www.km5970.webs.com Abstract Purpose - The Purpose of this study is to explore the drivers of supply chain performance and give a framework
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on the Company’s customers, employees, and stockholders. Vision 2020 is built on Caterpillar’s strategic goals, operating principals, and core values. The three primary strategic goals of Vision 2020 are to produce superior financial results, be a global industry leader and have the greatest team. Involved in Vision 2020 are Caterpillar’s “Big 8” requirements for 2011 through 2015 which is focus on how Caterpillar will success and preserve and improve its leadership position. Over Vision 2020, Caterpillar
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Green Supply Chain Management : Logistics and Distribution Prabhakar Ravishankar White Paper Important Confidentiality Notice This document is disclosed only to the recipient to whom this document is addressed to and is pursuant to a relationship of confidentiality under which the recipient has obligations to confidentiality. This document constitutes confidential information and contains proprietary information belonging to MphasiS Limited. The confidential information is to be used by
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right instituted and implemented to improve the core competence of the organization. It seems that strategy of supply chain is the most important part of business strategy. The strategy of supply chain always makes contributions to reduce cost and gain best benefits. Hewlett-Packard, one of the world’s best companies, the experience of its printer division showed us successful supply chain management in a constantly changing market environment. This paper emphasis on exploring and analyzing the changes
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moved in the particular sector. FedEx with its various innovative ideas has left lasting footprint that has forever altered the scope of service within the logistics industry. From its humble beginnings as a delivery company, it has set itself up a global logistics and business services organisation that has shaken the belief held by behemoths regarding the level of innovation and service that they can offer to the customer base. With its out-of-box approach it has made industrial leaders like UPS
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Study Questions 1. For supply chain leaders to focus more on maximizing firm sustainability rather than minimizing total cost the leaders must evaluate the entire firm as a whole and pick apart every aspect that could re veal flaws. The leaders must evaluate their financial status and their security and protection as a whole. However, those three categories fall only into the economic dimension. The three dimensions that supply chain leaders are supposed to consider when trying to improve overall
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understanding into how their associations work. [ (CIMA, 2009) ] Supply chain management Supply chain management (SCM) is the oversight of materials, information, and finances as they move in a procedure from supplier to producer to wholesaler to retailer to customer. Supply chain management includes arranging and combining these flows both inside and around organizations. It is said that a definitive objective of any viable supply chain management framework is to decrease inventory (with the presumption
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Chapter 1--Introduction to Purchasing and Supply Chain ManagementChapter 1--Introduction to Purchasing and Supply Chain Management Student: ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. The development of progressive purchasing approaches and strategies can only help a company maintain its competitive position. True False 2. Global sourcing is no longer a requirement and is a luxury for most firms. True False 3. Sophisticated customers, both industrial
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Table of Contents The purpose of this report is to analysis how the Value Chain management of McDonald’s contribute to the success of the business and identify the environmental impacts of McDonald’s operations and the ethical issues of McDonald’s supply chain management. 1. Introduction 1.1 McDonald’s History 1.2 McDonald’s Mission 1.3 McDonalds Values 2. Value Chain 2.1Value chain of McDonald’s Restaurants 2.2 Primary Activities 2.2.1 Inbound Logistics-Low Cost 2.2.2 Operations-Fast
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