Abstract Supply chain plays a critical role in the business operations as well as on the success or failure of companies. Carrefour is a well-known brand throughout the world. This case study report offers an understanding of the Carrefour Middle East operations. The report begins with an introduction of the company and its brief history, followed by its organizational structure and business model. The subsequent section explains the logistical and cross-functional drivers and their role in the
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Student ID: 1427723 Working Title/Provisional Topic Title: Sustainable supply chain management in recycling industry: A case study of Lavergne Group in Canada. 1. Aims/objectives/Research Questions: 1.1. Research aims The aim of this study is to evaluate the problems associated with securing a reliable and cost effective sustainable supply chain in the recycling industry and elements of Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM). Recycling is a relatively new industry and the
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com/content/21/1/69 REVIEW ARTICLE Open Access Pharmaceutical supply chain risks: a systematic review Mona Jaberidoost1, Shekoufeh Nikfar1, Akbar Abdollahiasl1,2 and Rassoul Dinarvand1,3* Abstract Introduction: Supply of medicine as a strategic product in any health system is a top priority. Pharmaceutical companies, a major player of the drug supply chain, are subject to many risks. These risks disrupt the supply of medicine in many ways such as their quantity and quality and their delivery
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The Role of the Engineer in the Value Chain Executive Summary In the recent past, value chain management has undergone radical transformation through various stages of automation, optimization and integration. This is based on a variety of reasons such as shortened technology and product development lifecycles, globalization, and pressures of competitive forces. This has forced organizations to review their value chain systems in order to survive and grow in such dynamic economic environments
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In recent times logistics and supply chain management have become the most vital issue for Organizations; Dell has realized this from initial and so by putting more emphasis on its logistics, supply chain management and direct sales strategies it has become one of the most successful PC companies in the world. A little bit of history, Dell was founded on November 4, 1984 in Austin Texas, by Mr. Michael Dell when he was a student at university of Texas in Austin. In the beginning only Dell adopted
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Conservation and Recycling journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/resconrec Full length article A carbon footprint based reverse logistics network design model Devika Kannan a,∗ , Ali Diabat b , Mahmoud Alrefaei c , Kannan Govindan d , Geng Yong e,∗ a Indian Institute of Industrial Engineering, Navi Mumbai, India Engineering Systems and Management, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates c Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Jordan University
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1. Question Supply Chain Resources definition are Materials, People, Information, Money or any other such resources that must be managed for profitable business operations. Define and describe brief information of the resources defined. Supply chain management (SCM) is the management of the flow of goods. It includes the movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption. Interconnected or interlinked networks
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Sales and Distribution Management Program Credit Course Code : PGPM : 3 : SL MM 606 Class of Sessions : 2012 : 30 Objective To make the student aware of issues related to sales force management focusing on ―selling‖ as a tool of Marketing Communication. The study of Channel Management offers an appreciation of logistics of information and goods, and exposes students to the types of systems required to optimize organizational efficiency through this function. Learning Objective: The aim is to
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Important Test questions –B200B Question (1): Differentiate between the following: 1. Marketing and selling The Answer: Marketing: Marketing means working with markets to bring about exchanges for the purpose of satisfying human needs and wants. Marketing must be understood not in the old sense of making a sale – selling – but in the new sense of satisfying customer needs. Selling Selling or promotions are part of a larger marketing mix, the concept is typically practiced
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Introduction The aims of this assignment are to measure the outcome of students’ learning in terms of knowledge acquired, understanding developed and skills or abilities gained in relation to the achievement of the learning outcomes. Learners are expected to use their acquired knowledge to prepare a business report of not less than 3,500 words, clarity of ideas and presentation would attract extra marks as well as use of own initiative and real and imaginative scenarios to demonstrate understanding
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