Case 1 Integrated Logistics Overview This case finds Tom Lippert, sales representative for DuPont Engineering Polymers (DEP), in a situation common to today’s competitive sales environment. His company, as a supplier to a major manufacturer (GARD), is faced with changing times. GARD is in the midst of a “changing of the guard” as Mr. Lippert’s long-time contact, Mike O’Leary, retires. O’Leary’s successor, Richard Binish, brings a new set of supplier expectations to the fore of GARD’s purchasing
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intensive use of LNG. There is a strong need in industry for the development of the building blocks needed to develop their business cases. We develop these building blocks, some business cases, as well as methods for planning and control of the logistics in LNG synchromodal transportation networks. Activities / work packages I. LNG supply chains and synchromodal transport networks: providing an identification of markets and demand to serve, economic and sensitivity analyses, definition of logistical
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THE RESILIENCY CHALLENGE: CONSTRUCTING THE AGILE SUPPLY CHAIN FOR HEAVY INDUSTRY June 2014 By Lisa Harrington, President, lharrington group LLC and Associate Director, Supply Chain Management Center, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland 2 The resiliency challenge The engineering and manufacturing sector (E&M) is the definition of diversity. The companies that make up the sector manufacture everything from jet engines and drilling rigs to simple fasteners and
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Journal of Economic Geography 7 (2007) pp. 451–469 Advance Access Published on 14 May 2007 doi:10.1093/jeg/lbm010 Barriers to ‘US style’ lean retailing: the case of Wal-Mart’s failure in Germany Susan Christophersonà Abstract Wal-Mart’s exit from the German market in 2006 after 10 years of attempting to achieve sustainable competitive advantage contributes an interesting case to the small but expanding literature on ‘failure’ in international investment. The work on the disinvest decision
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up in the hands of their customers in the most effective and efficient way possible. Supply Chain Management is the production, shipment and distribution of a product. Supply chain management is something that affects almost everyone in the world. Supply chain management includes all activities from the development of the product, sourcing materials to make the product, production, and the logistics in getting the products delivered to the end sources. Effectively managing the supply chain process
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a distributor is a dominant player in a supply chain it faces many risks. Discuss the potential strategies that a dominant distributor might implement to a) retain its position of dominance and b) benefit the total supply chain. Supply Chain Management – Distributor’s risk and strategies to retain dominance whilst value adding to the total supply chain Introduction The supply chain is made up of many key players; from the top we have the suppliers which provide raw materials (or finished
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pag.: 1 van 13 code: LEV-PORT-art-013-bl Purchasing must become Supply management Bron: Auteur(s): Harvard Business Review, september-oktober 1983 Peter Kraljic Purchasing Must Become Supply Management Peter Kraljic Harvard Business Review No. 83509 SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER 1983 HBR Peter Kraljic Purchasing Must Become Supply Management The stable way of business life many corporate purchasing departments enjoy has been increasingly imperiled. Threats of resource depletion
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Introduction OF COMPANY: The brand name "Amul," is derived from the Sanskrit word "Amoolya," (significance Precious) was proposed by a quality control master in Anand.), shaped in 1946, in India. It is a brand name managed by an apex cooperative association, Gujarat Co-agent Milk Marketing Federation ltd. (GCMMF), which today is together possessed by approximately 2.8 million milk producers in Gujarat, India. Amul is situated in Anand, Gujarat and is best known for its achievement in the dairy
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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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title] [Document subtitle] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In this context, the general manager who is new to a distribution company and his background is HR. He called our consultant group in because he has concerns that he doesn’t have the right level of logistics and supply chain expertise. Furthermore, he thinks the business lacking having a supply chain strategy and the company was carrying too much inventory. This distribution company, located in north Melbourne, that sources most product from its parent
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