INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT INDORE ONE YEAR EXECUTIVE POST GRADUATE PROGRAMME (EPGP 2009-10) Supply Chain Management Instructor - Prof. Jayanth Jayaram Supply Chain Issues and RecommendationsDisaster Management Date: 30-01-10 Submitted By: Vikram Duggal 2009EPGP 040 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 2 4 Executive Summary ................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. Disaster Management-Supply Chain Perspective ........................................
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the need to expedite. A fall in customer demand leads to increased costs of holding inventory and, inevitably, price reductions. Other sources of demand risk are dependence on a single customer, customer solvency, and failure of the distribution logistics service provider. External Factors To deal with the large scale disruptions of global auto supply chains caused by the external environment, three critical avenues are open to automotive OEM’s are: 1. Challenging suppliers to develop disaster
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Course 616—Global Logistics Management Don Stuck (15-041). Lesson # 7 1.a. DEP/GARD DIAGRAM: (1) SUPPLIERS (six) to (2) DEP receiving to (3) DEP manufacturing to (4) DEP warehouse to (5) DEP/commercial transportation to (6) GARD 1.b. The stages adding value are: the performance criteria of the suppliers (product quality and timeliness in delivery); DEP’s advanced manufacturing equipment and ability to quickly change the manufacturing process;
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children, it is pertinent that its entertainment sector be expanded to outdoor activities. This will enhance the company to enlarge its customers and serve the attracted new ones better. 13. The Logistic description System of Angry Birds Activity Park Angry Birds Activity Park has a well-structured logistics management which enhances its business planning framework for the management of material, service, information and capital flows. The company has a large collection of angry bird toys, stationery
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Brief Background & Definition of Lean: Due to the economic depression in the late 90’s in Thailand, lots of business methodologies changed. PD Aquarium as a manufacturer was not unaffected. It positioned itself to meet customer needs of both ‘made to order’ and ordinary products applying the lean approach as a cost reduction means in avoiding excess production being stored as inventory in a bid to cut down on cost. Lean manufacturing or lean production is basically a production practice that targets
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creation of a scannable bar-coded “smart” label which can be done from the UPS website or using a special software provided by UPS, both accessible via the internet. These labels will contain data about the sender, the destination, and package arrival times. This data is received by UPS's central computer for processing and the information is then forwarded to one of their distribution centers where logistical planning will occur. UPS drivers are given a handheld Delivery Information Acquisition Device
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burden of demand fluctuations and venialities on its manufacturing and distribution system. Giorgio Maggiali as director of logistics trying to implement idea of JITD (Just-in Time Delivery) so that Barilla’s own logistics department could manage more effectively delivery quantities and meet end consumer’s needs and more evenly distribute the workload on its manufacturing and logistics systems. Giorgio Maggiali after couple of years of efforts to implement the idea has not been successful and could
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should consider whether my price meets the requirement of Wal-Mart. In order to obtain the lowest price, Wal-Mart adopts open bidding to the world, their purchase embranchments spread all over the South American, Europe, Asian and so on, and they build up their competitive advantage of price due to economic globalization. Wal-Mart insists on open and transparent competition mode, in the same condition, they choose the lowest price supplier to make the business. Wal-Mart rely on their strength obtain
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UPS worldwide services commitment to quality Thomas Edison State College August 15, 2015 Introduction Formed in 1907, UPS is a large company with recognized and fashionable brands globally (Rodrigue, 2015). As the largest package delivery and express carrier firm in the world, it delivers approximately 15.6 million documents and packages on a daily basis. In addition, the company provides specialized logistics, e-commerce, and transportation services to over 200 destinations worldwide
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Technology: UPS Georges bou chahine Case study 1) The inputs, outputs, processing of UPS package tracking system: * scannable bar coded label: it is attached to a package that contains detailed information about the sender and the destination and when the package shoud arrive. * Smart label: the information about the package are condensed in the smart label and sent to one of the computer centers and then sent to the distribution center near the final destination. * Dispatchers:
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