Essays on Supply Chain Management

Introduction Simply put forward by Chopra, Miendl & Kalra (2010 p. 2) “A supply chain consists of all parties involved, directly or indirectly, in fulfilling a customers request”. The parties extend from the suppliers of your suppliers to the customers of your customers at every stage of the supply chain (Supply Chain Management, UoL, Lecture…

After Second World War there was a high demand to increase production, the most portion of the universe was enduring from hungriness. The universe entered in the Productivism epoch, most makers gave precedence to mass production to minimise unit production cost as the primary operations scheme. This was the first phase of the creative activity…

Summary This is a case study of Sport Obermeyer: a high-end fashion skiwear design and merchandising company. Though Sport Obermeyer ski wears were profitable, they still lack the experience for the short-life-cycle products with uncertain demand and shortening the lead time. The Sport Obermeyer Company has to compete in the fierce environment of global market….

QUESTION 1 Is supply chain management for real or is it just another fad? Does the answer to this question depend on how a company pursues SCM? ANSWER 1 Supply chain management is for real. This is because it is used frequently in today’s materials management environment. SCM is generally associated with advanced information technologies,…

A Green Sustainable Supply Chain involves using eco-friendly materials and processes to produce goods. Byproducts from these processes can be improved or recycled, creating outputs that can be reused. The goal is to create a supply chain that is environmentally friendly while also minimizing costs. There is some debate about whether being environmentally friendly leads…

This report provides an evaluation and analysis of the methods adopted by Howard Schultz to recover Starbucks Corp. from imminent economic instability. With over 16,000 stores across 60 different countries[1], the publicly listed Starbucks (SBUX) has endured a fiscal history of many troughs and peaks. From his return as CEO in 2008, this essay will…

From a set of activities is now considered a part, module, of an integrated system. There has been a change in supply chain management hinging from a push oriented supply chain that emphasizes distribution of a product to passive customers to a pull-oriented supply chain that utilizes the supply chain to deliver value to customers…

The research methodology consisted in data collection among Ducati and Oracle, literature review through published academic journals, and IS books. The information retrieved using the stated methodology, allowed a critical evaluation of the case study. In conclusion the findings have demonstrated how a well-planned business reengineering with the implementation of Internet-based technology has led to…

Supply chain management is the management of the flow of products and services between customer’s customers and supplier’s suppliers. The main objective of supply chain management is to satisfy the end customer. Each operation in the chain should be satisfying its own customers, with the ultimate objective of making sure that the end customer is…

1. Develop a model to understand the collaborative supply concatenation issues between the three spouses. Comparing with traditional supply concatenation system, in collaborative supply concatenation, parties go along with on universally distinguishable ends, and utilize their sole but matching abilities in order to accomplish long term competitory advantage. The common aims are defined with respect…