ALIGNING INCENTIVES IN SUPPLY CHAINS AGENDA OVERVIEW OF ARTICLE MODEL OF ANALASYS (CLASS DISCUSSION) CONCLUSION QUESTION / ANSWER PERIOD CISCO (Mad Monday April 16, 2001) The world’s largest network equipment maker shocked investors when it warned them they would soon be scrapping $2.5 billion of raw surplus (almost 50% of quarterly sales) - which is one of the largest inventory write-offs in US history. How could Cisco misread demand by $2.5 billion, almost
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1. PROBLEM. How to determine the effective use of personnel to turn in excess equipment to rapidly replenish shortages for Massachusetts Army National Guard units without hindering currently scheduled training events. 2. RECOMMENDATION. Course of Action 3. Inactive Duty Training (IDT). Excess equipment will be turned-in utilizing Soldiers from the assigned to the unit, during the scheduled IDT period. The unit will make changes to the current training plan to incorporate completion of the
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NGEE ANN POLYTECHNIC 1 SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ACCOUNTANCY 2 3 GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT TUTORIAL 4: WAREHOUSING DECISIONS (For week beginning 23November 2015) Section A: Discussion Questions Section B: Individual Assignment Discussion and Consultation 1. Discuss the primary tradeoffs that must be made between warehousing and other logistics activities. 2. Contract warehousing use is popular among many large manufacturers. Why would a
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Stakeholder Relationships Article Review Biondo (2006) defines stakeholders as, “The original meaning of the word stakeholder was a person who holds money while its owner is being determined—a trustee for a minor, for example, or someone holding the cash until a bet is won. But in the past few years, the definition, in the progressive business world at least, has evolved to mean someone, anyone, having a perceived beneficial interest in the enterprise” (par. 2, 3). Stakeholders are the employees
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handle a variety of cargoes including motor vehicles, consumer goods, various materials and agricultural goods. The port on average handles over $1.8billion worth of cargo. The ports logistics network extends across south eastern Australia. The port offers access to the State’s major road and rail networks for further logistics requirements. The Dynon Port Rail Link provides 24 hour rail access for containers arriving or need to be transported to the port. The port provides access to South Australia, Western
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SRYou day is a day for Salve Regina students to present their research projects to students and faculty. The events I went to were the poster presentations. One poster presentation I listened to was about energy usage on our campus. The presentation showed the energy usage on Bryant University’s campus as a baseline, since the campus size and population are about the same as Salve Regina. Figure 1 (see in image on last page) shows Bryant University’s energy usage in 2015. Figure 2 (see in image on
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Staying In The Black In 2018 Freight transport companies often have to operate under very high expenses. These businesses may routinely run with slim profit margins, because their customers may not make payments for 30 to 90 days. In the meantime, the company owner has to find a way to continue making payroll, repairs, or gas expenses. Freight bill factoring can be a huge help for these businesses, because it gives them an opportunity to get access to the funds they need without delay. What is
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Army Unit Level Logistics System-Aviation (Enhanced) (ULLS-A (E)) is a total force solution used by the active Army, Army National Guard, and Army Reserve components in tactical and non-tactical environments. ULLS-A (E) is used at all levels of Army Aviation, from the aircraft maintainer to the Depot and Logistics Readiness Center repair facilities. ULLS-A (E) is the aviation system of record for: • Operational Readiness Reporting. • Maintenance Record Keeping. • Maintenance Man-hour Tracking
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Case Analysis 1 MGT 309 25 Oct 15 Christopher A. Aberle James Maddox Christopher A. Aberle MGT 309 Case Analysis 1 25 Oct 15 Introduction Gard Automotive Manufacturing (GARD), is an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) which makes a range of plastic products such as window and door handles, dashboards and control knobs for light trucks and autos for U.S. auto producers. One of the companies that GARD buys from year in and out is DuPont Engineering Polymers (DEP) which has been
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Case 1-3: Southeastern University Situation: * Southeastern University was one of the largest universities in the state. * Total enrollment of more than 25000 students and approximately 3500 staff. * Had 12 faculties at the university, over 20 continuing education diploma and certificate programs and 3 affiliated colleges. * Its purchasing department was centralized and it has a detailed policy. * Purchasing director Blake Hyatt, reported to the university’s VP of
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