International Journal of Production Research Vol. 48, No. 17, 1 September 2010, 5137–5155 Supply chain performance measurement: a literature review Goknur Arzu Akyuz* and Turan Erman Erkan Department of Industrial Engineering, Atilim University, Kizilcasar Mahallesi, 06836 Incek Go¨lbasi, Ankara, Turkey (Received 19 February 2009; final version received 2 June 2009) This paper is intended to provide a critical literature review on supply chain performance measurement. The study aims at
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Introduction Starbucks started in 1971 as a single store in Seattle’s historic Pike Place Market. It offered fresh-roasted whole bean coffees in the store. There is a group of coffee lovers which shared a passion for quality coffee and exotic teas included English teacher Jerry Baldwin, history teacher Zev Siegel, and writer Gordon Bowker, they put investment and finally opened a store called “Starbucks Coffee, Tea, and Spice” in Seattle, WA. In 1981, Howard Schultz (Starbucks chairman, president
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Inbound side of logistics includes procurement or purchasing inventory management activities. It is important to note that the inbound and outbound logistics systems share common activities or process, since both involve decisions related to transportation, warehousing, materials handling, inventory management and control, and packaging, as well as some other activities. With the warehouse management system, company can control the goods receipt and goods issue processes at a physical level. Goods
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capitalism, though it is still not comparable with the European conditions. The company Boeing is being subsidized by the government, which can be characterized as crony capitalism, since the cooperation between these organizations helped Boeing develop a monopoly in the market of aircraft manufacturing. The entrepreneurial decisions in corporate strategy and structure have led Boeing to both peaks and disappointments. Table of Contents Introduction 3 Phases of American capitalism 3 Characteristics
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THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THE PORT OF BALTIMORE Prepared for the: MARYLAND PORT ADMINISTRATION Revised January 28, 2008 Prepared by: MARTIN ASSOCIATES 941 WHEATLAND AVE., SUITE 203 LANCASTER, PA 17603 Maryland Port Administration Inter-Office Memorandum TO: DATE: File March 19, 2008 SUBJECT: MPA’s comments concerning the Martin and Associates Study of Economic Impacts to Port of Baltimore in 2006 The MPA commends the excellent work by Martin and Associates in completing a comprehensive report
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Chapter 1 BACKGROUND OF THE COMPANY Executive Summary ZZ Limousine Sdn. Bhd is a limousine service serving KLIA, Sepang, and state of Selangor with top quality transportation services using late model limousine sedans and multi-purpose vehicle (MPV). The limousine in KLIA is quite competitive. ZZ Limo will concentrate on before and after flight passengers. Currently ZZ Limo has 15 sedans. To control costs, the office is home-based and the vehicles are stored in a rented garage. Office
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1.0 Introduction AirAsia Group, a well-known low-cost airline around the Asia, which ownsby a parent company name “Tune Group”. This company was actually founded by “DRB-Hicom”, which is a company own by Malaysia’s government back in 20th December 1993 and started their operations on 18th November 1996. Unfortunately, the company’s performance not doing very well for few years until it was 2nd December 2001, the day that this airline taken over by Tony Fernandes, the CEO of Air Asia Group. Since
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to 1920 MHz. DECT is the leading technology in voice quality at home. DECT represents around 90% of the total revenues of the cordless telephony. Picture 2 – Source: MZA Ltd The Five Forces First of all, let’s have a look at the Five Forces Model of Porter. According to Porter, the intensity of competition in a given industry is influenced by five main forces: * Competitive rivalry within the industry * Threat of new market entrants * Threat of substitutes * Bargaining power
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Tianming Dong 1. Current situation a. Introduction Tesla Motors is an American company that designs, manufactures and sells electric cars and electric vehicle powertrain components, which was funded in 2003, in San Carlos, California by Martin Eberhard and Mark Tarpenning. Elon Musk was one of the first investor and became CEO later. By DEC.29, 2009 the firm has more than 500 employees and had sold 937 Roadster models in 18 countries around the world. Tesla Motors sell 2 models of car, Tesla Roadster
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1. Question Supply Chain Resources definition are Materials, People, Information, Money or any other such resources that must be managed for profitable business operations. Define and describe brief information of the resources defined. Supply chain management (SCM) is the management of the flow of goods. It includes the movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption. Interconnected or interlinked networks
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