...CHAIN MANAGEMENT IN THE GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT ABSTRACT With the fall of East European Socialist-Bloc and opening up of the Asian markets, the trade barriers began falling during the 1980’s and continued throughout the 1990’s. This development lead to organizations having a supply chain, that criss-crossed the whole globe. The proliferation of trade agreements has thus changed the global business scenarios. The Integrated Supply Chain Management (ISCM) is now not only a problem of integrated logistics (as a process) but also demands that the supply chain management (SCM) must look into the ramifications of these arrangements on the cost of transportation (including tariffs or duties) of products within a trade zone and outside it, besides, developing logistics strategies. The field has thus developed in the last few years for bridging the gap between demand and supply vis-à-vis efficiency and cost trade-offs. The SCM now not only involves the “management of logistic function”, as was done in the past (to achieve internal efficiency of operations) but, includes the management and co-ordination of activities, upstream and downstream linkage(s) in the supply chain. The integrated supply chain management, in particular include : Planning and Managing supply and demand; Warehouse Management; Optimal Inventory control; Transportation and Distribution, Delivery and customer’s delight following the basic principles of supply chain management viz. working together; Enhancing revenue;...
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...ENVIRONMENT R.K. Gupta* and Pravin Chandra** ABSTRACT With the fall of East European Socialist-Bloc and opening up of the Asian markets, the trade barriers began falling during the 1980’s and continued throughout the 1990’s. This development lead to organizations having a supply chain, that criss-crossed the whole globe. The proliferation of trade agreements has thus changed the global business scenarios. The Integrated Supply Chain Management (ISCM) is now not only a problem of integrated logistics (as a process) but also demands that the supply chain management (SCM) must look into the ramifications of these arrangements on the cost of transportation (including tariffs or duties) of products within a trade zone and outside it, besides, developing logistics strategies. The field has thus developed in the last few years for bridging the gap between demand and supply vis-à-vis efficiency and cost trade-offs. The SCM now not only involves the “management of logistic function”, as was done in the past (to achieve internal efficiency of operations) but, includes the management and co-ordination of activities, upstream and downstream linkage(s) in the supply chain. The integrated supply chain management, in particular include : Planning and Managing supply and demand; Warehouse Management; Optimal Inventory control; Transportation and Distribution, Delivery and customer’s delight following the basic principles of supply chain management viz. working together; Enhancing revenue;...
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...ENVIRONMENT R.K. Gupta* and Pravin Chandra** ABSTRACT With the fall of East European Socialist-Bloc and opening up of the Asian markets, the trade barriers began falling during the 1980’s and continued throughout the 1990’s. This development lead to organizations having a supply chain, that criss-crossed the whole globe. The proliferation of trade agreements has thus changed the global business scenarios. The Integrated Supply Chain Management (ISCM) is now not only a problem of integrated logistics (as a process) but also demands that the supply chain management (SCM) must look into the ramifications of these arrangements on the cost of transportation (including tariffs or duties) of products within a trade zone and outside it, besides, developing logistics strategies. The field has thus developed in the last few years for bridging the gap between demand and supply vis-à-vis efficiency and cost trade-offs. The SCM now not only involves the “management of logistic function”, as was done in the past (to achieve internal efficiency of operations) but, includes the management and co-ordination of activities, upstream and downstream linkage(s) in the supply chain. The integrated supply chain management, in particular include : Planning and Managing supply and demand; Warehouse Management; Optimal Inventory control; Transportation and Distribution, Delivery and customer’s delight following the basic principles of supply chain management viz. working together; Enhancing revenue;...
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...Supply Chain in the Food Industry by Abdelrahman Ahmed El-Hefny Bachelor Thesis submitted to the Operations Department at the Faculty of Management & Technology German University in Cairo Student registration number: 16-1841 Date: 29th May 2012 Supervisor: Professor Dr. Ehab Yaseen Table of Contents Table of Contents ............................................................................................................. ii Table of Tables ................................................................................................................ iv Table of Figures ................................................................................................................ v Abbreviation List ............................................................................................................. vi 1 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 1 2 Literature Review ..................................................................................................... 3 2.1 Overview on the Supply Chain..................................................................... 3 2.1.1 Definition of the Supply Chain......................................................... 3 2.1.2 Types of Supply Chain ..................................................................... 4 2.1.3 Supply Chain Processes ..........................................
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...“Worldwide Information Technology partner” for the Athens 2004, Turin 2006, and Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. We provide the people, processes and technology supporting the Games. We are responsible for the overall IT strategy, project management, key software integration, network security and data integrity. With over 3 billion people all over the world watching, no single project could better illustrate our commitment to delivery 3 Turning Client Vision into Results Atos Origin & RFID February 2005 The Integrated IT architecture of the Real Time Enterprise 5 Turning Client Vision into Results The Integrated IT architecture of the Real Time Enterprise Strategic Enterprise Management Data Warehouse SCM WMS ERP MES CRM SCE Equipment E-Monitoring Chained into reality with RFID…. 6 Turning Client Vision into Results RFID Markets & Applications RFID-EPC enabled systems offer significant benefits in a wide variety of supply chain oriented applications Retail Lower Labor Costs Out-of-Stock Triggers Reducing Shrinkage Reducing Inventories Locating Products Real-time supply/demand data Smart Shelves Reverse Logistics Customer Convenience Healthcare/Pharma Tracking Hospital Equipment Patient ID and Tracking Preventing Medication Errors Tracking Samples, Vials etc. Environmental Monitoring (e.g. Blood...
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...An Introduction To Supply Chain Management Commerce Essay The term supply chain management was first coined by a U.S. industry consultant in the early 1980s. However, the concept of a supply chain in management was of great importance long before, in the early 20th century. Supply chain management is the word coined for the effective management of all the partners and the information disseminated between them. Take an example of Dell computers, Micheal Dell cant built his business just by selling the computers to the customers, but he need to see the complex problems of the customers and solve these problems through just in time manufacturing of the product, then how to minimize the wastage in the production then to evaluate what customers are doing and how they can make their production efficiently (NYT 2010), as the manufacturer cannot sell the product at the higher prices than the competitors are selling but through effective management you can actually reduce the cost, so concisely he need to be a master of supply chain management. Before supply chain management there was effective inventory control system exist but due to some pit falls like; no supply chain metrics, inadequate definition of customer service, , organizational barriers, inaccurate delivery status data, simplistic inventory stocking policies, inefficient information systems, ignoring the impact of uncertainties, and an incomplete view of the supply chain (Teigen 1997). There is a need for another system...
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...are three business problems that need to be addressed at Club IT. There is no B2B e commerce transaction and there is no B2C e commerce transactions and the supply chain used for ordering food and beverages online is used is not efficient. These ideas and suggestions for Club IT will help make the club business flow more proficient. Evaluate Club ITs’ resources, customers, and supply chain. The Club IT marketing team has put together marketing strategies’ to let the community know where Club IT is located and it is designed for your nightclub entertainment needs. Club IT offers dance floors with various types of music and trendy food and beverages of your choice. Club IT also has a gift shop to purchase varies of gifts. Numerous nightclub owners attempt to gather a mixture of patrons to make certain the club is full to the capacity so that Club IT can create revenue and stay in business to satisfy the community club’s needs. The customers range from young adult professionals to university students but are commonly open to the public so whoever wishes to party at Club IT is welcome but keep in mind there is a 21 and up age requirements enforced. Club IT has several reliable food chains suppliers to choose from in order to run the nightclubs needs for the clientele. The food and beverage products preferred are kept in data in the interorganizational informational system. Provide three detailed IT solutions to resolve the three problems. ...
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...indecisiveness in pitching in Supply Chain Management (SCM) into Med-Tec business model. Don’s indecisiveness stemmed from several sources that imbedded doubts into his mind wondering whether SCM is just another fad whose benefits are overstated and the costs are understated. Don Kagey was the vice president of purchasing and operations at Med-Tec, a supplier of disposable medical equipment to the hospital industry. He has spent the past 2 years in implementing Six Sigma and lean manufacturing in reducing defects and increasing productivity. But the recent hype about SCM has gotten him thinking if it can indeed benefit Med-Tec too if it is implemented. Together with his team, they have found several findings regarding SCM in term of its benefits and how it should be implemented into a business. Recent comments from the Wall Street Journal has highlighted the cons of following fad business tools that doesn’t deliver what it seems to promise which further add on to the doubts Don has toward the ability of SCM to improves a business performances. 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? Supply Chain Management(SCM) is define as the process of integrating products and information from the suppliers in the upper tiers stream passing through the focal business and into the down streams of buyers and vice versa. A SCM only works when all key players in a supply chain works...
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...Patel, Raxesh Shamsi, Shazeb Yellapragada, Ramachandra Date: November 30, 2005 Table of Contents Introduction 4 Why RFID over Bar-Code? 4 RFID Infrastructure 5 Introduction to Supply Chain Management 7 Wal-Mart Introduction and its Business Processes 9 Operations 9 Business Model 10 Market Strategy of Wal-Mart 10 Organizational Development 10 Competitive Advantage 11 Market Opportunity 11 Supply Chain Management at Wal-Mart 11 Procurement and Distribution 11 Logistics Management 12 Inventory Management 12 RFID in Wal-Mart 13 Efficiency in Supply Chain with RFID 14 Wal-Mart Suppliers 15 Kimberly-Clark 15 Kraft Foods 15 Gillette 15 Current Usage of RFID 16 RFID in Military 16 Successful RFID Implementation in different Industries 17 Volkswagen 17 Supermarket tries out smart tagging 17 Sun Microsystems sets up RFID test centre in Scotland 17 I.B.M. Expands Efforts to Promote Radio Tags to Track Goods 17 Texas Instruments 17 EPC global Network 18 Limitations and Challenges of RFID 18 Future of RFID 20 Future Applications 20 REFERENCES: 22 Introduction Technology is inevitable in every sphere of life today; it has always made things easier. Wal-Mart works on the same strategy, from the above description; we can understand how diversified Wal-Mart is and the volume of cargo it needs to handle for each of its business’s. Traditionally, it had started with computerization of...
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...Valentina Rasih RWS 305 11/15/14 My Future in Supply Chain Management in the Food Industry I've heard from so many people that college is a place you discover who you truly are and over time, I've come to agree with this statement. Since the ripe age of five, I knew I wanted to be a doctor and as I grew older I became fascinated with every relating to being and becoming a doctor. I watched doctor shows, asked my doctor's questions about how they've got to where they are today, volunteered at UCSD medical, and researched many medical topics. Unfortunately while attending college I have finally rationalized that I'm not exactly cut out for medical school. Through my internship at Jack in the Box Inc., I’ve discovered my true passion is in supply chain management. I am near the completion of my undergraduate studies and I believe that I must really consider the future. Because I want to be more aware of what I want to do in the future, I have proactively done research on grad school and supply chain management. Although I previously believed my sole purpose in life was to be a doctor, college and my experiences have assisted me in figuring out that I want a career in supply chain management and to further my education. All the products that we have didn't come from thin air, companies and corporations have supply chains to ensure that these products get to the consumer. Many are unaware of how products start from conception and end up in their hands, so I looked into supply...
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...retailers, and customers so that the right product or service is distributed at the right quantities, to the right locations, and at the right time, in order to minimize system-wide costs while satisfying customer service level requirements. SCM leads to a proficient way of doing things completely. Lean manufacturing and JIT play an importunate role in better functioning of SCM. Some of the lean manufacturing principles are: JIT inventory principle, JIT production principle, JIT human resource principle, JIT quality principle, JIT supplier relation principle, The present research involves role of lean manufacturing and JIT principles in SCM. Keywords: SCM, JIT, Lean manufacturing origin of the concept of lean or lean thinking cannot be easily assigned to any one person, company, INTRODUCTION Supply Chain Management (SCM) is a set of synchronized decisions and activities utilized to efficiently integrate suppliers, manufacturers, warehouses, transporters, retailers, and customers so that the right product or service is distributed at the right quantities, to the right locations, and at the right time, in order to minimize system-wide costs while satisfying customer service level requirements. The objective of SCM is to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. Lean is a dynamic process of...
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...DYNAMICS OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AN APPROACH TOWARDS EFFECTIVENESS & EFFICIENCY OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AT ITC LIMITED, Bangalore “A project report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of MBA” BY T.Lakshmi (02XQCM6061) 8QGHU 6XSHUYLVLRQ WKH RI Dr.N.S.Mallavali Principal, M.P.Birla institute Of Management Mr. Savio Suveire Branch Finance Manager ITC Limited, Bangalore. Mr. Vineeth Vishwambharam Asst. Branch Manager ITC Limited, Bangalore M.P.Birla Institute Of Management D C B B @ 9 8 7 5 E¦¢#A¦©§64 ¡2 1 £( ¡ % ¡ " ¡ £ ¨ ¡ ¥ £ ¡ 3'¦0)'&¤$#¦!¤¡ ©§¦¤¢ DECLARATION I hereby declare that the research work embodied in the dissertation entitled “Dynamics of supply chain management at ITC Ltd., Bangalore “ has been carried out by me under the guidance and supervision of Dr. N.S.Malavalli, Principal,M.P.B.I.M , Bangalore (Internal Guide) and Mr. Savio ,Branch Finance Manager,ITC Ltd. ,Bangalore (External Guide). I also declare that the dissertation has not been submitted to any University/Institution for the award of any Degree/Diploma. Place: Bangalore Date: (T.Lakshmi) ACKNOWLEGEMENT I thank V.S.Vaidhyanathan,Sr. Vice President Corporate Affairs ITC Ltd. Delhi, and Mr. Thomas Mathew ,H.R Manager of ITC Ltd. Bangalore, for giving me an opportunity to do research in their company. I extend grateful thank to Mr.Vineeth Vishwambharam, Asst Branch Manager and Mr.Savio Suverrie...
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...infrastructure have been very effective leaving Club IT a successful business so far. Club IT’s time has come to take the next step to set itself apart as a leader in the night club industry. Therefore this night club will undertake this by implementing a supply chain manager, using a cutting-edge customer resource manager, building on and improving the enterprise resource planning software. Owners both, Reuben and Lisa, currently order supplies when they consider they might be running low. They have been doing so with all of their supplies from food and drinks to office supplies. By running the club this way, it opens the door to ordering too much or not enough of certain supplies. Reuben and Lisa cannot afford to risk losing customers over incorrect guessing for orders and supplies. By implementing the use of an SCM like, ordering and deliver of goods and services is streamlined while reducing risk at the same time. Club IT can form a new business-to-business relationship with a company like Sysco who can supply food and beverage items. Reuben and Lisa will also be able to create relationships with other suppliers who specialize in specific areas that Club It is in need of. By implementing an SCM, Club IT will have more control over inventory and ultimately is finished product. The SCM will be integrated with the ERP to be discussed later and will maximize the club’s potential and profitability. Reuben and Lisa will have the ability to manually or automatically re-order...
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...CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Supply chain encompasses several business entities including suppliers, manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, retailers and customers concerned with ensuring the flow of raw materials, component parts or finished goods from the source to the final destination, organizations can no longer detached from these business entities (Adebayo, 2012). As stated by (Gunasekaran et al., 2003), companies cannot run away from being part of SCM in either operational or strategic level of implementation. In the traditional way, companies just buy the raw material, process it to become final product and distribute it to the customers. At the strategic level of implementation, the focus is more toward fulfilling customer’s requirement and satisfaction. Supply chain management can help a company achieve the true return on investment of customer relationship management (CRM) systems, making it easier to see how well-managed and efficient supply chain operations have a significant bearing on the organization’s overall financial performance. One important benefit is that supply chain management reduces the time required for a new product or service to progress from the initial concept to its final delivery to the market. Indeed, a key objective of supply chain management is to bring new ideas to market faster, whether they are innovations from in-house or ideas gleaned from elsewhere that an enterprise needs to transform into deliverable...
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (To summarize the whole paper) 1.0 Industry Background SAMA resort, located at Kuala Linggi Malacca, is a 5-acre resort area by a beautiful sandy beach, artistically landscaped with ten chalets and with the features of traditional Malay houses. The beautiful wooden chalets equipped with all the modern utilities signified the success of turning traditional Malay houses deserted by the youngsters who inherited them from their forefathers, could be salvaged and turned into fitting accommodations for tourists and holiday-makers. On average, the total amount of revenue earned from visitors is those who interested into food, accommodation and recreational activities at the resort. 2.0 Existing Manual Operation / Processes Most of the business operations and transactional activities are managed manually by the owner, En Annuar considering that it is a small-medium sized resort. The owner and employees of the resort perceived the implementation of Information Systems (IS) solutions into their business operations as tedious and unworthy having the mindset that it will be an expensive initiative on top of consideration of risk to deal with complicated procedures. 2.1 Customer Handling Process of room reservation manually had causing a lot of inconvenience and unpleasant experience to the customers. This will directly influence the sales and profit of the resort. During working days, the room reservation only can be done via phone booking in PJ office. If customer...
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