Group Case Study Spartan Heat Exchangers Inc. Current State Spartan Heat Exchangers Inc. has been a leading designer and manufacturer of specialized industrial heat transfer equipment for more than 10 years. The company’s primary products are transformer coolers, hydro generator coolers, air-cooled heat exchangers and transformer oil coolers. Their USP are Fin tube type heat exchangers and long lasting products. “… A heat exchanger is a device that is used to transfer thermal energy (enthalpy)
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SPARTAN HEAT EXCHANGERS INC. On June 10, Rick Coyne, materials manager at Spartan Heat Exchangers Inc. (Spartan), in Springfield, Missouri, received a call from Max Brisco, vice president of manufacturing: “What can materials department do to facilitate Spartan’s new business strategy? I’ll need your plan in next week.” SPARTAN HEAT EXCHANGERS Spartan was a leading designer and manufacturer of specialized industrial heat transfer equipment. Its customers operated in a number of industries such
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ESCUELA DE POSTGRADO DE LA UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA DE CIENCIAS CASO: Spartan Heat Exchangers Inc. PROGRAMA: MAESTRIA EN DIRECCION DE OPERACIONES Y LOGISTICA CURSO: GESTION DE COMPRAS Y ADQUISICIONES PROFESOR: MIGUEL SHINNO PARTICIPANTE: OSWALDO DANTE RAMIREZ ALVARADO 2011 LIMA-PERU Spartan Heat Exchangers Inc. DESARROLLO DEL CASO La nueva estrategia de Spartan´s era la siguiente “Reducir la variedad de tres o cuatro líneas básicas para cada categoría de producto. El departamento
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partan Heat Exchangers Inc. Group Case Study Spartan Heat Exchangers Inc. Current State Spartan Heat Exchangers Inc. has been a leading designer and manufacturer of specialized industrial heat transfer equipment for more than 10 years. The company’s primary products are transformer coolers, hydro generator coolers, air-cooled heat exchangers and transformer oil coolers. Their USP are Fin tube type heat exchangers and long lasting products. “… A heat exchanger is a device that is used
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PROC5000/Anthony Vatterott/SPARTAN HEAT EXCHANGERS, INC/Dalton 1 SPARTAN HEAT EXCHANGERS, INC. Rick Coyne is the Materials Manager at Spartan, Inc. Until recently, the company has benefitted from excellence in customization and specialized research & development of design with full-service custom unit fabrication. This has historically allowed Spartan to maintain a positive rapport with clients, as their approach allowed for meeting the client’s specific needs. However, the industry trend
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PROC5000/Anthony Vatterott/SPARTAN HEAT EXCHANGERS, INC/Dalton 1 SPARTAN HEAT EXCHANGERS, INC. Rick Coyne is the Materials Manager at Spartan, Inc. Until recently, the company has benefitted from excellence in customization and specialized research & development of design with full-service custom unit fabrication. This has historically allowed Spartan to maintain a positive rapport with clients, as their approach allowed for meeting the client’s specific needs. However, the industry trend has
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Case 2-1: Spartan Heat Exchangers Inc _________________________________________________________________________________________ Situation: 1. SPARTAN HEAT EXCHANGERS IS FACING INCREASED COMPETITION FROM EUROPEAN & KOREAN COMPANIES. KOREAN COMPANIES OFFERED LOW COST AND EUROPEAN COMPANIES HAD LESS LEAD TIME & COST. 2. Spartan Heat Exchangers have formulated new business strategy to reduce customization of products, reduce lead time from 14 weeks to 6 weeks, and lower production
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Case 20-1 Spartan Heat Exchangers Inc. Aaron Nelson Summary Spartan, who was a leading designer and manufacturer of specialized industrial heat transfer equipment earns sales revenues of $25M. The company has prided themselves on creating a Make-to-Order system that allows customers the option of customizing their orders to their needs. Customization is what gives Spartan the competitive edge over their competitors. Meanwhile, however, countries like Korea and Europe are currently changing industry
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Case 2–2 Sabor Inc. In mid-April, Ray Soles, vice president of supply chain management at Sabor Inc., had become increasingly concerned about the potential shortage of supply of marconil, a new high-tech raw material for air filtration. Sabor Inc.’s three suppliers, during the last two weeks, had ad- vised Ray Soles to sign long-term contracts and he was trying to assess the advisability of such commitments. SABOR INC. Sabor Inc. of Cleveland, Ohio, produced high-quality consumer and industrial
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The fourteenth edition of Purchasing and Supply Management focuses on decision making throughout the supply chain. Based on the conviction that supply managers, in concert with suppliers and distributors, have to contribute to organizational goals and strategies, this edition continues to focus on how to make that mission a reality. Fourteenth Edition Highlights of the Fourteenth Edition: More than 40 real-life supply chain cases afford the opportunity to apply of the acquisition process
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