maritime transportation in regards to riots, war, explosions, flooding, hurricanes, typhoons, earthquakes, and other natural disasters deemed as acts of god. It means that when these unforeseeable events occur, the party affected is not at fault and legally not at fault (Burnett, 2006). The way in which a company handles these events is called supply chain crisis management. I am currently employed by TFE Group Inc. TFE is a global procurement and logistics company with core competencies in Liquid
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working across more than 40 countries including Japan. Being a leading global mining and metals corporation, it is rich in resources, human recourses and capabilities in responding to the demand for metals and minerals necessary to produce in diverse products, ranging from mobile phones to cars. It is focusing on searching, mining and processing the Earth's mineral resources as an effort to maximize shareholders’ value (Rio Tinto 2012). Rio Tinto, Japan faced a great deal of issues due to the earthquake
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INSTITUTE Disaster Risk Management in Asia and the Pacific ISSUES PAPER Disaster Risk Management in Asia and the Pacific Issues Paper April 2013 A Joint Study of the Asian Development Bank and the Asian Development Bank Institute © 2013 Asian Development Bank Institute All rights reserved. Published 2013. Printed in Japan Printed using vegetable oil-based inks on recycled paper; manufactured through a totally chlorine-free process. Cataloging-in-Publication Data Disaster risk management
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Ann Taylor Stores Corporation International Management Project Management 4900 – International Management and Globalization Executive Summary As an opportunity to apply concepts of international management, the following analysis evaluates issues and provides recommendations for the Ann Taylor Corporation. The retail apparel industry as a whole has rapid business cycles because fashion and consumer tastes changing constantly. The already fiercely competition for market share is amplified
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effective supply chains to reduce their overheads. Using the Toyota pioneered Just In Time (JIT) analogy, which emphasizes the need to have just the required parts, quantities and time needed for production and distribution. Using JIT, Toyota, Boeing, Dell and HP have substantially reduced their warehousing and work in process costs. Over the past decade, JIT has transformed from a manufacturing methodology to a profound manufacturing organizational model. However, by stretching supply chains globally
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As a result of the tsunami, a nuclear meltdown occurred and the effect on supply chains for the automobile industry was felt worldwide. This impact was not only felt by the factories and suppliers located in Japan. The ending result of this natural disaster will effect their entire supply chain throughout the world. Specifically mentioned are the manufacturers and suppliers of Toyota and Nissan will feel a negative impact on their production. As a result of the tsunami and the nuclear meltdown
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and the Automotive Microcontroller Supply Chain Name of Student: Name of Instructor: Subject Name: Date: Contents Problem Statement 2 Analysis 2 Recommendation 3 Implementation 3 Problem Statement In the earthquake of 2011, Naka, a plant of Renesas had a significant on its power supply. Naka was a sole supplier of microcontroller chips in the industry. It had two major customers that were the large companies of the automotive industry in Japan. Thus, it was the threat for both Renesas
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Cisco Systems, Inc. Supply Chain Risk Management Chuck Munson with María Jesús Sáenz and Elena Revilla Vice President, Publisher: Tim Moore Associate Publisher and Director of Marketing: Amy Neidlinger Executive Editor: Jeanne Glasser Levine Operations Specialist: Jodi Kemper Managing Editor: Kristy Hart Senior Project Editor: Betsy Gratner Compositor: Nonie Ratcliff Manufacturing Buyer: Dan Uhrig © 2014 by Chuck Munson Published by Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as FT Press Upper Saddle River
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Cisco Systems, Inc. Supply Chain Risk Management Chuck Munson with María Jesús Sáenz and Elena Revilla Vice President, Publisher: Tim Moore Associate Publisher and Director of Marketing: Amy Neidlinger Executive Editor: Jeanne Glasser Levine Operations Specialist: Jodi Kemper Managing Editor: Kristy Hart Senior Project Editor: Betsy Gratner Compositor: Nonie Ratcliff Manufacturing Buyer: Dan Uhrig © 2014 by Chuck Munson Published by Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as FT Press Upper Saddle
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Truly “Under Control?” 2020 Olympics in Japan Mar. 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster Feb. 2014 Additional leaks at Fukushima nuclear plant X O immediate health threat, high rates of cancer in Japan. 1 / 2 / Imports and Exports 3 / Implication for Business National Brand Image of Japan & Domestic Markets Impacts on National Image of Japan 1. Decline Brand Finance Nation Brand 2010- 3rd ↓ -25.9% 2011- 4th ↓ 2012-4th ↓ -11% 2013-5th
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