Specifying Information Systems for Business Process Integration – A Management Perspective1 Joerg Becker, Alexander Dreiling, Roland Holten, Michael Ribbert University of Muenster Dept. of Information Systems Leonardo-Campus 3 48149 Muenster, Germany {isjobe|isaldr|isroho|ismiri}@wi.uni-muenster.de Abstract Supply chain management and customer relationship management are concepts for optimizing the provision of goods to customers. Information sharing and information estimation are key
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International Journal of Operations & Production Management Does ICT influence supply chain management and performance?: A review of surveybased research Xuan Zhang Dirk Pieter van Donk Taco van der Vaart Article information: To cite this document: Xuan Zhang Dirk Pieter van Donk Taco van der Vaart, (2011),"Does ICT influence supply chain management and performance?", International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 31 Iss 11 pp. 1215 - 1247 Permanent link to this document:
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Logistics is essential in both manufacturing and service sectors. The service sectors includes government, hospitals, banks retailers etc. logistics basically takes care of time and place utilities. Basically, it helps companies gain competitive advantage. Supply chain management is the process to examine everything from needs identification through the actual use and disposal of purchased materials and services while maximizing the value of ‘Rupees’ spent. SCM is the management of all key business
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its inception in 1973, Federal Express Corporation had transformed itself from an express delivery company to a global logistics and supply-chain management company. Over the years, the Company had invested heavily in IT systems, and with the launch of the Internet in 1994, the potential for further integration of systems to provide services throughout its customers' supply-chains became enormous. With all the investment in the systems infrastructure over the years and the US$88 million acquisition
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Table of Contents Introduction 3 1.1 Explain the importance of effective supply chain management in achieving organizational objectives of The Burgers Hut. 3 1.2 Explain the link between supply chain management and business functions 4 1.3 Discuss the key drivers that are moving towards implementing an integrated supply chain 6 Push / Pull Process at The Burger Hut. 8 Supply chain Process cycle view at The Burger Hut 9 9 2.1 Focus on strategies to maintain relationships with suppliers
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although it needs to be vastly improved. The single most important problem facing the Indian agricultural industry is the highly inefficient supply chain. Because of lack of cold chain infrastructure and also a food processing industry about 20 per cent of all foods produced in India (Rs. 500 b) are wasted. By building an efficient and effective supply chain using state of the art techniques it is possible to serve the population with value added food while simultaneously ensuring remunerative
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Table of Contents MODULE TITLE: SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN - 1 - DESIGN AND OPERATION - 1 - 1.0) INTRODUCTION - 3 - 1.1) WHAT IS THE ISSUE? - 3 - 1.2) CURRENT STATE OF RESEARCH - 4 - 2.0) SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (SCM) - 6 - 3.0) SUPPLY CHAIN OPTIMIZATION (SCO) - 7 - 4.0) SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE (SCR) - 9 - 5.0) CAN SUPPLY CHAIN BE OPTIMIZED AND RESILIENT? - 10 - 5.1) CONCLUSION - 12 - 6.0) REFERENCES - 13 - 7.0) APPENDIX - 17 - 7.1) VULNERABILITY FACTORS - 17 - 7.2) CAPABILITY
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cooking Pty Ltd Submitted by: BALJIT BALJIT KAUR SHYAMKUMAR PALAYIL SASEENDRAN VINU SUNILKUMAR Introduction This report provides an overview of the role of BPM and value chain. The report will highlights the problems the Cullen creative cooking Pty Ltd is facing and will priorities them on the bases of most urgent. It will include the modified organizational structure of the company, along with the as-is and to-be diagram
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SAMPLE CASE STUDIES – OPERATIONS Case Study 1 Make Versus Buy Case ABC Ltd. is a manufacturing company engaged in the manufacturing of valves. They have been in the business for last 3 years and have been manufacturing only one type of valves. They started their business initially with sales of 10,000 valves per month and now they have grown the volume to about 50,000 valves per month. They have been buying all the raw material for the valve and were doing all the manufacturing in house
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contrast the customer service, customer satisfaction, and customer success philosophies of supply chain management. Define Customer Service (logistic perspective) “A customer service program must identify and prioritize all activities required to meet customers logistical requirements as well as, or better than competitors.” And in a “cost effective manner”. Bowersox The three elements of basic Logistics Customer Service are: availability, operational performance and service reliability Customer
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