Essays 121 - 150
response to the environment and provision of innovative solutions. Case Study Background From its earliest days during the...
change can be seen in the fact that in the mid-1960s, the "Big 3" in Detroit accounted for 80 percent of all Danas sales but by 20...
important role in the evolution of supply chain management. While still in flux as it continues to evolve, that role is seen as o...
Deming (1986) suggested. An example is that several departments in one organization may share a need for a specific item. Rather...
area of study sees an application in several contexts, goods in the supply chain may be working capital for a company, and as such...
policies at a competitive disadvantage resulting in a domino effect on their economy. Knowledge and the ability to create value an...
design it stocks. Purchasing agents spend much time in negotiations for prices at the time of each order. Because the company pu...
proven they could handle nothing else. Today, logistics is growing up and has a new name to distinguish it from its former positi...
for activities traditionally performed within the company. Outsourcing usually applies to a complete business process. It implies ...
(i.e., Wal-Mart and others) should deal directly with Exceso, the fact is that there is greater activity between these supply chai...
Six Sigma is a data-driven methodology for eliminating defects in any process. The concept of Lean Six Sigma comes from hybridizin...
through development and manufacturing or conversion, into a market for consumption" (p. 3). The traditional supply chain involves...
The first stage to get the goods into the organisation takes procurement or purchasing as a section of the inbound logistics that ...
the World to chronicle the predatory practices that Wal-Mart uses when entering a new market. Wal-Mart is famous - or infamous - ...
platform that could standardize procurement. Thus, there was no way to assure each emergency department was paying the guaranteed ...
moved; how quickly each shipment is needed; and what types of infrastructure exists in remote locations throughout the world. Eac...
One of the worst reasons to continue with any approach to accomplishing a task in todays business environment is "...because thats...
made (Harrington, 2002). In managing the supply chain there are many aspects that may be amended or adjusted to create val...
example as it applies to the different countries. In any business the supply chain is the chain from the production of the...
chain being disproportionately distributed to those with the power (Mintzberg et al, 2003). This has been the source of a great de...
that powers and heats and does not have the same level of disadvantages seen with the use of oil. Once gas was seen more as a wast...
reducing the cost of supply chain management (ICFAI, 2003). RFID technologies "use radio waves to automatically identify people o...
nalyzes Wal-Mart's supply chain, and how it can be improved through better collaboration with vendors. There are 9 sources listed ...
really just a "set of firms that pass materials forward" (5). In other words, a variety of independent firms tend to be involved i...
location of suppliers, production facilities, distribution centers, warehouses and customers. In addition, the supply chain manag...
In fifteen pages this paper examines supply chain management and the growing role of the Internet which will continue to expand in...
In twenty two pages capacitor industry vagaries over the years are considered with the emphasis on late 2000 to mid 2001 and relat...
In twelve pages this paper examines supply chain management in various aspects including effective components, tools of informatio...
In six pages this paper discusses SCM in terms of the changes initiated by the Internet with 6 variables and questions offered for...
In six pages this paper discusses the present and future changes represented by the Internet in this supply chain research conside...