unexpectedly successful and the BCT is currently in pursuit of the enemy. You are greatly concerned the forces may run out of fuel in the midst of pursuit operations. On your own initiative, you dispatch a forward logistics element (FLE) with fuel and supplies sufficient for the BCT. Which two principles of sustainment are you applying? Answer | A. | Responsiveness and survivability. | | B. | Anticipation and continuity. | | C. | Economy and attainability. | | D. | Economy and simplicity.
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expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Sloan Foundation or the National Science Foundation. Abstract This article analyzes the distribution of value from innovation in the global supply chains of the Apple iPad and iPhone. We find that Apple continues to capture the largest share of value from these innovations. While these products, including most of their components, are manufactured in China, the primary benefits go to the U.S. economy
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Filling baby bottles and soothing aching joints are a habit for Abbott. Abbott Laboratories is a top health care products manufacturer. Its pharmaceuticals include HIV treatments Norvir and Kaletra, rheumatoid arthritis therapy Humira, and Lupron to treat endometriosis and prostate cancer. Its nutritional products division makes such well-known brands as Similac infant formula and the Ensure line of nutrition supplements. But at the same time, its competitors are having different strengths and weaknesses
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Flipkart-The Online Megastore Company was co-founded in 2007 by Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal who are alumni of IIT-Delhi after they left amazon.com which was then the largest online retail hub. Legally, Flipkart is not an Indian company since it is registered in Singapore and majority of its shareholders are foreigners. Because foreign companies are not allowed to do multi-brand e-retailing in India, Flipkart sells goods in India through a company called WS Retail. Other third-party sellers
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process and ingredients helped Natureview Farm to save on efficient supply chain that competitors needed to reduce shipping time to their distributors. Strong reputation for high quality and great taste, as well as high perception of natural ingredients helped the company to grow quickly to national distribution. The Natureview brand occupied the organic & natural segment that was not served adequately through the normal retailing chains at that time. Natureview Farm was considering two growth strategies:
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siness-ethics.html#ixzz3XSqGf1O6 Outline some ethical issues facing a business of your choice. The business I’ve chosen is Tesco. Tesco faces a protest from the trade union Unite over the treatment of migrant workers in its meat and poultry supply chain at its annual meeting in Glasgow today. Another issue Tesco faced is the horse meat scandal. Tesco said the horsemeat scandal had a "small but discernible impact" on frozen and chilled convenience food sales. Some Tesco Everyday Value Spaghetti
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used later Actual capacity is calculated by: Represents the theoretical output. What remains after planned loss of output. Capacity remaining after loss of planned and unplanned factors single-source or a multi-source supplier in a service supply chain Single source Can facilitate more efficient and effective communications in order to reduce administrative overheads and therefore allow for the service to spend the bulk of its time in production as opposed to administration.It enables stronger
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The Automotive industry – Inventory and issues of fleet. Theory of constraint Throughput: There is limited inventory of a specific vehicle domestically and it is really cutting into potential sales and profitability Inventory: Limited number of vehicles available in the US is hurting growth and our market share potential. The issue at hand correlates directly to inventory Operating expense: Legal issues and logistic costs to bring more vehicles over from overseas. Potentially the opening of
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international marketing. The author goes into good detail on the competition from emerging markets, marketing mix, global sourcing, and supply chain management. The author makes the reader look deeper into how globalization has brought down trade and investment barriers and has basically connected the world into very far countries by the use of global supply chains and emerging markets. The author has also given a very basic look into how emerging market from developed economies such as Brazil, China
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Identify which channel of distribution will provide the best coverage of the target market for your product or service. For example, will you implement a direct, indirect, or dual distribution strategy? Describe your decision for choosing this particular distribution strategy. The products I will be selling is clothing like shirts, leggings, sports bras, socks. My channel of distribution that I think would provide the best coverage of the target market is the dual distribution strategy. It basically
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