Logistics Planning and Management Lecture 1 Prof. Ying-Ju Chen Agenda Course Information Objectives and Learning Outcomes Structure and Grading Class Participation Topics Agenda Course Information Objectives and Learning Outcomes Structure and Grading Class Participation Topics Course Information Course Title • IELM 3450: Logistics Planning and Service Management • ISOM 3760: Logistics Management Instructor • Prof. Ying-Ju Chen • Office: LSK 4035 (Business building)
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Aligning Supply Chain Strategies with Product Uncertainties Hau L. Lee upply chain management has emerged as one of the major areas for companies to gain a competitive edge. Managing supply chains effectively is a complex and challenging task, due to the current business trends of expanding product variety, short product life cycle, increasing outsourcing, globalization of businesses, and continuous advances in information technology. The Internet has contributed to both the increasing
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APPLE INC. TABLE OF CONTENT INTRODUCTION… …………………………………………………………... 1 METHODOLOGY……………………………………………………………… 1 COMPETITION……….……………………………………………………….. 2 PORTER’S 5 FORCES……………………………………………………. 2 ANSOFF’S METRIX……………………………………………………… 2 SWOT AND PASTE ANALYSIS……………………………………………… 3 CONCLUSION ………………………………………………………………….. 4 RECOMMENDATION………………………………………………………… 5 APPENDICES
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Krispy Kreme Strategic Analysis: Introduction In 2003 Krispy Kreme was named by Fortune Magazine as “America’s Hottest Brand” and in 2004 they reported net income of $50 million. However over-expansion, an expensive store network, revelations of falsified financial reports and changing trends in diet have meant that Krispy Kreme revenues have declined by 50% between 2005 and 2010 The strategic problem considered is to analyse Krispy Kreme’s current operations and suggest recommendations for how
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elements. Rather like the Russian matryoshka dolls nested within each other, organizational subsystems are also systems with their own subsystems.20 For example, the Canadian Tire store in Smiths Falls, Ontario, is a subsystem of the Canadian Tire chain, but the Smiths Falls store is also a system with its own subsystems of teams and work processes. An organization’s subsystems are organized interdependently so they interact with each other to transform inputs into various outputs. Some outputs (e
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cutting-edge devices, Chen said. Although the world's first smartphone running on Google's Android system was made by HTC in 2008, such strong partnerships appear to have faded during the past two years when Samsung became more aggressive in supply chain integration and brand marketing, he noted. In the April-June period of 2012, HTC's shipments plunged 24.1 percent annually to 8.8 million units. The Taiwanese firm ranked fourth with a 5.7 percent share of the global market, said U.S.-based research
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The Distribution of Value in the Mobile Phone Supply Chain Jason Dedrick, Kenneth L. Kraemer, Greg Linden* Personal Computing Industry Center (PCIC) University of California, Irvine 4100 Calit2 Building 325, Suite 4300 Irvine, California 92697-4650 October 2010 *Authors are listed alphabetically. The Personal Computing Industry Center is supported by grants from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the U.S. National Science Foundation, industry sponsors, and University of California, Irvine
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G01_2.13A, Griffith Business School, Gold Coast Campus Prepared by Kevin Vohra 2746020 Word Count = October-29-2011 INTRODUCTION The global electronics industry comprises of many partners that make up a complex international supply chain. Due to globalisation, TNCs have set up subsidiaries that operate in under developed foreign countries like Asia. They operate in the areas of manufacturing of components for computers, assembly, contractors, suppliers, software, technical services
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a result development of a superior value system is imperative to their operations. Throughout this paper we will analyze their value system by using Michael Porter’s value chain analysis model. In an attempt to paint a current picture of the non-alcoholic beverage industry we will assess the market activity by using mergers, acquisitions and IPO’S as our benchmarks to determine if the market is growing or contracting. Value Chain Analysis A value chain is a model used to disaggregate a firm
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Portfolio Cover Sheet Management Control Systems Due: 12 noon on Thursday, 02 April 2015 Family Name / Surname: | NGUYEN | Other Names: | TIEN DAT | Student ID: | 15939982 | Name of Tutor: | | Workshop day / Workshop time: | Friday 12-2pm | Question 1: A. * Due to lack of company day-to day operations, other departments may feel that the view of upper manager in setting the organization budget does not suitable to achieve the primary objective (Hill n.d
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