SEVEN-ELEVEN JAPAN CO. CASE ANALYSIS What is the future outlook for Seven Eleven Stores in USA? Seven-Eleven is part of an international chain of convenient stores. 7-Eleven, primarily operating as a franchise, is the world's largest operator, franchisor and licensor of convenience stores, with more than 46,000 outlets. The Seven-Eleven business model consists of five key elements: * A differentiated merchandising strategy; * Utilization of 7-Eleven’s retail information system & Managed
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1. What has Seven-Eleven done in its choices of facility locations, inventory management, transportation, and information infrastructure to develop capabilities that support its supply chain strategy in Japan? Seven-Eleven has two levels of facility locations, one is distribution center, and another is retailer store. Distribution center is a platform to collect and allocate the order from supplier to retail store. Limited number of distribution center supports the near cluster stores. Distribution
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Course: Logistics and Supply Chain Management Prof. Dr. Stephan M. Wagner Seven-Eleven Japan Co. 1) Demand uncertainty – Demand uncertainty means your business has difficulty accurately predicting customer demand in the future. This poses a significant challenge because it makes inventory hard to control and manage. Using technology to monitor sales over time can help offset demand that fluctuates from one period to the next. In the Seven Eleven case the company implied demand
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1 i CASE STUDY ~ SEVEN-ELEVEN 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
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Seven-Eleven 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 Seven-Eleven in the United States. Seven-Eleven Japan realized a phenomenal growth between the years of 1985 and 2003. During that period, the number
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CENTER FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH Sloan School of Management Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge Massachusetts 7-ELEVEN Japan Co., Ltd.: Reinventing the Retail Business Model Kei Nagayama and Peter Weill January 2004 CISR WP No. 338 and MIT Sloan WP No. 4485-04 2004 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. All rights reserved. Research Article: a completed research article drawing
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1. A convenience store chain attempts to be responsive and provide customers what they need, when they need it, where they need it. What are some different ways that a convenience store supply chain can be responsive? What are some risks in each case? Convenience store supply chains can be responsive by doing several things right. Strategic locations for stores, rapid replenishment, technology deployment, buying trend research, responsive suppliers, and vertical integration are some key areas
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TRIPLE-A OF SUPPLY CHAIN The concept of Triple A of supply chain is introduced by professor Hua. L.Lee . The concept was published in Harvard Business Review (October 2004). He focused that the traditional holy grails of supply chain i.e. high speed & low cost are not sufficient for an organization to survive in the market because they do not provide competitive edge to the organization over its rivals. The three As on which an organization can get success are as follows: (1) Agile, (2) Adaptable
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Case study of Seven-Eleven Japan Co. 1. Convenience store chain attempts to be responsive and provide customers what they need, when they need it, where they need it. What are some different ways that a convenience store supply chain can be responsive? What are some risks in each case? Ways of responsiveness of convenience store Risks supply chain Fast replenishment: Cost of transport 1-3 times daily store delivery Rely on the stability of Transport Local inventory: Cost of inventory maintenance
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Seven Eleven – Case Study Q1: Knowing the cross functional drivers of a supply chain performance, discuss how Seven Eleven have achieved a high performance and a successful supply chain. Keep in mind the strategic fit of this supply chain. Note: Referencing is a really important matter in writing any assignment, According to "Harvard Referencing" To reference you need to: First: point in your text the authors or the article that you have used as an evidence for your argument. Second: Write the references
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