1. Is it important for coffee marketers such as Starbucks, Kraft, and Nestle to create “ethical supply chains” Why? In today’s global marketplace it is imperative for organizations to transform their brands and create an ethical supply chain. No longer do “old style” metrics depict the actual value of a brand. The world’s consumers have increasingly become aware of the true costs involved in the production and distribution of an item. Currently, there is a dire need to realize the historically
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Management Studies SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Maximum Marks: 100 Note: (i) Section A has six questions. Each carrying 15 marks each. Attempt any four. (ii) Section B is compulsory and carries 40 marks. SECTION A 1. What is Physical Distribution Management (PDM)? Why is PDM considered to be a critical area of overall supply chain management? Discuss the system or 'total' approach to PDM in detail. 2- Define SCM integration and discuss the four stages of Steven's model of supply chain integration.
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facility location, inventory management, transportation and information infrastructure to develop capabilities to support its supply chain strategy in Japan? In order to support it’s supply chain strategy in Japan, Seven Eleven has developed a number of capabilities to ease the movement of inventory to and from its distribution center and around it’s entire supply chain network. One method in particular that Seven Eleven has implicated is its cluster location strategy. This is where an average
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to maintain an accurate accountability of products in stock or on hand. Each time items are added or removed from inventory items on hand either decrease or increase in number. This paper will review inventory systems within Starbucks, Wal- Mart, Dell, Arby’s, and Starbucks. The paper will also provide information regarding the success of the inventory systems and if the companies are happy with the current systems. Businesses and Inventory Systems Dell is a leading global software company that
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OPERATIONS AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT www.ibscdc.org 1 Efficient Project Management at TransWorks Information Services Pvt. Ltd., an Indian-based BPO Company This is a real life case taken from a service industry; it discusses the real life problem faced by a BPO Company. It focusess on the problems faced by the calling agents and the management as a whole
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Business & IT Expertise Network Focus Study / Bench Marking SCM(4) : Á¦»ïÀÚ¹°·ù ¹× ÆÐÅ°Áö ¼Ò°³ À̺ÀÃá »ï¼º SDS, e-Biz Consulting ÆÀ Â÷ ¸ñ 1. Á¦»ïÀÚ¹°·ù (Third Party Logistics) 1.1 Supply Chain Management ÀÇ º¯È1.2 °í°´ÀÇ ¿ä±¸ & Third Party ÀÇ ¿ªÇÒ 1.3 Third Party Logistics ½ÃÀåÀÇ °-Á¡ ¹× ¾àÁ¡ 1.4 Á¢±Ù¹æ¹ý°ú ¼º°ø ¿ä¼Ò (Àü·«Àû Á¦ÈÞ) 2. SCM ÆÐÅ°Áö ¼Ò°³ 2.1 SCM Vendor Map 2.2 Gartner Group Magic Quadrant Evaluation Criteria 2.3 Numetrix Ltd 2.4 i2 Technologies 2.5 SAP 2.6 Manugistics
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JAPAN CO. Established in 1973, Seven-Eleven Japan set up its first store in Koto-ku, Tokyo, in May 1974. The company was first listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in October 1979. In 2004 it was owned by the Ito-Yokado group, which also managed a chain of supermarkets in Japan and owned a majority share in Southland, the company managing SevenEleven in the United States. Seven-Eleven Japan realized a phenomenal growth between the years of 1985 and 2003. During that period, the number of stores
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takes into consideration every facility, its objective is to be efficient and cost effective, it encompasses activities at many levels, and provides competitive advantage. System approach – system-wide strategy minimizing costs over the entire supply chain Challenge of SCM: 1. Strategies cannot be determined in isolation. 2. Minimize cost while maintaining system-wide service levels. 3. Uncertainty and risk Global optimization is complex because facilities are dispersed over a large
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operations decisions to other functions, and the need for strategy to guide all operations decision making. New-product design is treated as a cross-functional decision responsibility that precedes production of goods or services. 2. Operations and Supply Chain Strategy Chapter One The Operations Function Chapter outline 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Why study operations management? Definition of operations management Decisions at Pizza U.S.A. Operations decisions—a framework Cross-functional decision
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A direct marketing channel (also called a zero level channel) involves a manufacturer selling directly to customers. There are many examples of this that many people don’t realize on a day to day basis. TV selling and internet selling remain to be the main the channels in marketing. Many people shop on networks such as QVC and HSN to purchase goods that are directly sold to them. When a person buys a tea pot on macys.com, they are going through one of the direct marketing channels. Many other well-known
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