...Chain 49680: Value Chain Engineering Systems Assignment 1 LE Ngoc Thang 11187604 Table of Contents 1. Summary 5 2. Introduction 6 3. Value Chain 7 4. Engineering in Value Chain 9 4.1 Inbound Criterions 10 4.2 Warehouse management Criterions 11 4.3 Logistics Operation Specifications Criterions 11 5. Conclusion 14 6. Reference 15 Table of Figures Figure 1 Supply chain of a Router 7 Figure 2 Engineering Value Chain model 9 Summary This report focuses on the key component of a business, which is Value Chain. Value Chain, as Michael Porter's definition is those activities that add value to the products and/or service provided by the company. Additionally, to achieve advantages over competitors, those activities should be run at an optimized level with careful research and strict supervision. In the first part, Supply Chain and Demand Chain are researched and in the second part, a particular industry sector will be taken into consideration to shed light on the role of engineering and by that reveal the importance of engineering in the management of Value Chain. (Porter 1985) Introduction Nowadays enterprises are facing a number of issues to maintain and expand their business. With those that manufacture goods or provide services should be aware of the importance of Value Chain in order to deeply know the flow of raw material from suppliers to end-users for example. This report gives a brief view over Value Chain system and Engineering roles. Value Chain Nowadays...
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...2. The overall management of the way resources are obtained, stored and moved to the locations where they are required. Logistics management entails identifying potential suppliers and distributors; evaluating how accessible and effective they are and establishing relationships and signing contracts with the companies who offer the best combination of price and service. 3. Materials management as a definition is the process which integrates the flow of supplies into, through and out of an organization to achieve a level of service which ensures that the right materials are available at the right place at the time in the right quantity and quality and at the right cost. * Material Management is responsible for purchasing the highest quality equipment and products at the lowest possible cost for the organization. 4. supply management describes the methods and processes of modern corporate or institutional buying. This may be for the purchasing of supplies for internal use referred to as indirect goods and services, purchasing raw materials for the consumption during the manufacturing process, or for the purchasing of goods for inventory to be resold as products in the distribution and retail process. * Supply management deals primarily with the oversight and management of materials and services inputs, management of the suppliers who provide those inputs, and support of the process of acquiring those inputs. The performance of supply management departments and...
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...1.0 INTRODUCTION The misc shipping line is a large company. Company is preferred provider maritime transportation and logistics services. It made in 1968 to become integrated maritime, offshore floating solution, heavy engineering and logistics service provider. This made misc become a subsidiary of PETRONAS in 1988, a move that produced synergistic benefits especially in the field of oil and gas transportation. Misc also is the world leading LNG owner operator with over two decades of proven experience for safely, reliability. They are forging partnerships in technologies advancement to offer LNG technology solution and new offshore applications. The company misc is a currently third largest shipping conglomerate in the world by market capitalism. The company is specialist in Energy Transportation and leading maritime corporation in Malaysia. The companies consists of ship owning, operating of offshore floating facilities as well as marine repair, marine conversion and engineering and construction works. The company MISC also delivers freighting solutions for Vegoil and Chemical products to various corners of the globe, leveraging on its extensive experience in bulk trading .Misc is currently growing the fleet of chemical tankers, establishing itself as transporter of chemicals and vegetable oils on the global platform. MISC is also a growing player in the offshore industry, offering floating facility solutions mainly FPSOs/FSOs with our ability to add value combined with...
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...completed the second-largest acquisition in its history with the addition of Amtech Elevator Services. Amtech brings . . . a customer base spanning universities, hotels, hospitals, airports and convention centers throughout the United States. Overall, Otis revenues grew by more than $1 billion to $7.9 billion. Operating profit increased by more than $300 million to $1.38 billion, and operating profit margin grew by more than one point to 17.4%) Otis was the largest manufacturer, installer, and servicer of elevators, escalators, and moving walkways in the world. The operating landscape was shifting. "Today," Bousbib said, "we are no longer making things; we are moving things. Our differentiating focus is orders-of-magnitude improvements in logistics and service." No longer was Otis an old-line industrial company. Just a year earlier, when Bousbib...
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...Course Project Petrofac Logistics Performance Course Instructor GM591 - Leadership and Organizational Behavior John Drabouski Student Mohamed Fadel Bouledroua bouledroua@gmail.com February 2012 Introduction Petrofac is an international provider of integrated facilities solutions to the oil and gas production and processing industries. Some key facts about Petrofac: More than 14,500 employees and 27 offices worldwide. Seven business units providing life of asset solutions; from design to decommissioning. Quoted on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. 2010 Revenue of US$4,354m and Net profit of US$557.8m. Its business unit, Petrofac Engineering & Construction (E&C) based at Sharjah UAE, provides engineering & construction services from concept and feasibility studies through to detailed design and full project execution tailored to meet both the project and the customers’ requirements. Petrofac E&C can provide tailored and integrated engineering; procurement and construction (EPC) project delivery solutions. As part of its integrated EPC project implementation capability, Petrofac E&C provides: Health, safety, security and environmental management. Comprehensive quality assurance and control Project management Detailed design and engineering Procurement including inspection and logistics of all project materials and equipment Pre-fabrication and onsite construction Commissioning...
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...recent past, value chain management has undergone radical transformation through various stages of automation, optimization and integration. This is based on a variety of reasons such as shortened technology and product development lifecycles, globalization, and pressures of competitive forces. This has forced organizations to review their value chain systems in order to survive and grow in such dynamic economic environments. In the field of engineering, value chains have become vital aspects of operations management when it comes to the application of engineering systems to the industrial and commercial processes. The main purpose of this paper is to disentangle the role of the engineer in the value chain. In this context, it will go further in analyzing the key elements of value chain and any accrued benefits that come with use of engineers in the value chain management. Value Chain Analysis The inception of Value Chain is associated with Michael Porter. He gives his understanding to this concept using a model he referred to as; “Porter’s value chain model” (Sekhar, 2009: 115). This model evaluates the strategically vital activities in a firm that boost its competitive advantage. Such competitive advantage is usually achieved through the core competencies of the firm. According to Porter, a firm is defined by a set of processes and functions which he classified into five main activities; the inbound logistics; operations; outbound logistics; marketing and sales; and...
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...The F35 joint strike fighter program, formerly the Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) Program, began in the early 1980s and 1990s along with several other multi role stealth fighters but is the only one since that the department of defense has finalized and put into production. The combined efforts from previous models and several fighters have made the F35 the outmost advanced and deadly fighter to this day. The F35 is known as a fifth generation fighter because of its combined engineering efforts and advancements of fighter aircrafts over the past fifty years. The key to air superiority is obviously having the best aviation technology which is why the AIR Force, Navy, and Marines have all participated in the F35 program as well as an International community from the UK, Italy, Norway, Netherlands, Turkey, Canada, Australia, and Denmark. The primary contractor for the F35 program is Lockheed Martin, while Northrup Grumman and BAE systems have also been major contributors to the technology and advancement of the program. As it reads on the JSF website “The focus of the program is affordability -- reducing the development cost, production cost, and cost of ownership of the JSF family of aircraft.” This statement along with defining the F35 program as a system and as a whole will be the main topic of this research paper. A system is defined as a group of elements, components and attributes working together to perform some kind of function. The JSF program as a system has...
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...Journal of Traffic and Logistics Engineering Vol. 2, No. 3, September 2014 A Car Monitoring System for Self Recording Traffic Violations Ahmed M. Elmahalawy Computer Science and Engineering Department, Faculty of Electronics Engineering, Minufiya University Menouf, 32952, El-Minufiya, Egypt Email: ahmed.elmahalawy@el-eng.menofia.edu.eg; a_elmhalaway@hotmail.com which ought to be considered as sufficiently independent. These two major sub-systems are: 1) the transaction subsystem and 2) the enforcement subsystem. [2] Another example is video technology applications for traffic management and safety. This technology offers both tangible and intangible benefits. Video technology requires a substantial up- front investment costs for the purchase and installation of equipment and training of staff. Due to the complexity of video systems and the rapid pace of change related to this technology, agencies may overlook some applications while using resources to implement less valuable applications. [3] Over the last few years there has been a growing interest in Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA), to solve the problem of exceeding the speed limits. ISA has the potential to significantly reduce the incidence and severity of road trauma in many countries all over the world. [4], [5] The remainder of this paper is organized as follows: Section 2 gives a background of previous work in this field. Overview of Self Recording Traffic Violations system is presented...
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...the well-known leader in service excellence among all companies worldwide, the goal of Otis was to differentiate itself from other companies through logistics and service. Otis’s objectives were 1. To improve innovation, quality, cost and speed during the continuous transformation process and; 2. To move Otis core business from product and service management to customer solution management, and in the end to logistics and information management. Using a single finance and manufacturing system enabled Otis to add value to its entire supply chain. Below, two main transformation waves shown the progress of changes from the manufacturing company toward a total solution company to customers by Otis. Firstly, Otis introduced OTISLINE and REM, which facilitated the company to increase the efficiency of customer service and customer satisfaction. OTISLINE was a 24 hour customer service center, which produced excess callback reports to improve product reliability and allowed customer to experience an immediate response from Otis. REM was a control system that provided log performance statistics of the elevator directly into a distant computer, and the company could adjust and maximize the elevator performance. The second wave of the transformation was to increase the coordinated effort between operations, such as engineering, supply...
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...manufacturing, process and industrial engineering. Demonstrated success in introducing new products into production, and in developing, implementing and managing new processes to improve quality and productivity. Hands-on experience in fabrication, machining, assembly and lean manufacturing. Creative analytical problem solver with excellent team-building skills. Professional Experience Deere-Hitachi-Kernersville, NC Assembly Engineer/Analyst (CONTRACT) 12/2012-6/2013 Provide support for day to day operations, new product introductions, and long range projects and planning. The support will relate primarily to safety, quality, productivity, and delivery initiatives for assembly. * Develop Operational Method Sheets (OMS) – Detailed description of the related process, through the utilization of 2D and 3-D CAD. * Responsible for the development, maintenance, and management of the manufacturing Where-Used Bill of Material (BOM). All material utilized in the manufacturing process from fabrication through machining is accounted for in this document. The storage and point of use location is maintained in an Excel document. * Manage projects using SAP and Teamcenter Engineering, a high level PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) software platform from Siemens. Line side support for all paint, assembly, warehouse and logistics operations to help improve productivity...
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...Recycling journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/resconrec Full length article A carbon footprint based reverse logistics network design model Devika Kannan a,∗ , Ali Diabat b , Mahmoud Alrefaei c , Kannan Govindan d , Geng Yong e,∗ a Indian Institute of Industrial Engineering, Navi Mumbai, India Engineering Systems and Management, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates c Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Jordan University of Science and technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan d Department of Business and Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark e Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Science, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110016, PR China b a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received 2 March 2011 Received in revised form 12 March 2012 Accepted 12 March 2012 Keywords: Carbon footprint Reverse logistics Greenhouse emissions Case study a b s t r a c t Due to the environmental legislation and regulations, manufacturing firms have realized the importance of adopting environmental friendly supply chain management (SCM) practices. In this paper, a mixed integer linear model is developed for a carbon footprint based reverse logistics network design. The proposed model aims at minimizing climate change (specifically, the CO2 footprint), and it employs reverse logistics activities to recover used products, hence combining the location/transportation decision problem. The proposed model...
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...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) • Email: imchen@ust.hk • Ph: 2358-7758 Instructor Qualification • BS &MS, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University • M Phil &PhD, IOMS-Operations Management Group, Stern School of Business, New York University Instructor Past Experience • Faculty, IEOR Department, University of California at Berkeley, 2007-2014 Taught Courses • Dynamic programming • Service operations management • Production system analysis •… Instructor Current Appointment • Department of ISOM, School of Business and Management • Department of IELM, School of Engineering • Joint (50 & 50) appointment • Home dept & office: SBM • Teaching: 50 & 50 • Service: 100 & 100 … Agenda Course Information Objectives and Learning Outcomes Structure and Grading Class Participation Topics Course Objectives Understand role of strategic logistics management in global firms Analyze logistics problems on a functional, business and company-wide basis Get...
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...reading) PTE (Pearson): 62 (minimum 55 in all components) Test dates should be within two years of the course start date. 2. ST ANDREWS 圣安Scotland MLitt International Business MLitt Marketing MSc Economics MLitt English Studies MSc Finance MLitt Finance and Management MLitt Human Resource Management MLitt International Business and Strategy MLitt Management MSc Management and Information Technology MSc Computing and Information Technology MSc Information Technology MLitt TESOL with Distance Learning 2:1 (UK), 2:2 or B+ (Europe), 3.6 GPA (USA), 85% (China), 70% (India) IELTS 7.0 with minimum 6.0 in writing or TOEFL 600PBT/100IBT £17,500 NO GMAT Requirement, 2+2 students’ IETLS may can be waived. 3. Bath 巴斯 England The School of Management: No 1 for Accounting and Finance in UK No. 1 for Student Satisfaction in Business Study in UK No 1 for Graduate Jobs in Business No 2 and No 11 in UK and World Ranking in MBA study Management: 44 (0) 1225 386742 MSc in Management MSc in Human Resource Management and Consulting MSc in Sustainability and Management MSc in International Management MSc in Advanced...
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...Citizenship: Yes, American Citizen Special Hiring Authority: 10 point Veteran preference Federal Experience: Yes, United States Air Force Logistic Service Technician for Inventory Management Clearance: Secret Security Clearance (Inactive) Objective To obtain a full time position in public service with Defense Contract Management Agency as Supply Management Specialist for job announcement number SWH89Y141405261194735D Education University of Phoenix [2011-2014] Currently attending the University of Phoenix to obtain a Bachelors degree in Business Management. Skills Focused and highly motivated Logistic Inventory Management Specialist professional, with 9 + years of extensive experience in medical, dental, surgical, environmental management, distribution, engineering, and other miscellaneous Logistic Inventory Management duties. Utilizing my background in Logistic Inventory Management, coordinating, purchasing, distributing, and receiving supplies to develop comprehensive programs based on the mission of the agency. Deploying Inventory Management based solutions and maximizing our stock levels for budgeting requirements. I’m an innovative and energetic team player, relationship builder, and highly effective communicator. * As Inventory Management Specialist I trained a staff of 10+ internal and external personnel on analyzing stock levels. This led to a 70% reduction in Inventory violations and improved the overall atmosphere in the...
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...installer, and servicer of elevators, escalators, and moving walkways in the world * Specialize in logistics, service excellence, and total solutions for customers * Key drivers: * Transform the culture of Otis to become a single-customer centric business model to increase profitability, attract new and maintain current customers to beat out competition * Shift focus of the Otisfrom manufacturing to logistics and information management Initiative Objectives/Benefits * Redefining the processes in the engineering, supply chain, sales, and field operations sectors to improve innovation, quality, cost, and speed * Convert the culture and migrate core business competencies from product and service management to customer solution management and logistics and information management * OTISLINE Customer Service Center * Centralize customer service system to improve service delivery, response time, and cumulative product issues in the field * Improveperformance visibility of the elevator service business to management * Reduce callbacks, improve product reliability resulting in improved customer satisfaction, thereby, reducing maintenance contract cancellations * Restructuring the company, eliminating several layers of management and speeding communication between field mechanics, customers, and company management * REM elevator monitoring * Enables a microprocessor-based elevator to monitor its control system...
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