Sunil Chopra TEACHING NOTE: SEVEN-ELEVEN JAPAN CO. The goal of this case is to illustrate how a firm can be successful by structuring its supply chain to support its supply chain strategy. Once Seven-Eleven Japan decided to provide responsiveness by rapid replenishment, it then structured its facilities, inventory, information, and distribution to support this choice. The case also brings up the question of whether the same approach can work in the United States, especially given the greater
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Supply Chain Management Case: Seven-Eleven Japan Co. 1 Responsiveness * In general, a convenience store supply chain has three ways of being responsive: 1.1 In-Store Capacity * Integrating cooking equipment inside the stores will match supply and demand for warm dishes. The process of cooking and assembling the food will be moved after the customer order arrives (i.e. pull process) reacting directly to consumers demand. This shift implies a decentralization of the supply chain hence, requiring
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1. A convenience store chain attempts to be responsive and provide customers what they need, when they need it, where they need it. What are some different ways that a convenience store supply chain can be responsive? What are some risks in each case? Some of the ways that a convenience store chain can response are: * Focusing in the total cost of the supporting a chain, that includes all the elements of cost that go into a purchase like order quantities, deliveries, warehousing, support systems
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Supply Chain Management Case study: 7-eleven Japan Co. Name: Chow Lai Ting Student number: 113226 Section 5 Background Seven-Eleven Japan was established in 1973 with its first store opened in Tokyo. It is considered an outstanding and well-known enterprise in Japan. The rapid growth of Seven-Eleven is also remarkable. In 1985 to 2007, its number of store had drastically increased from 2,299 to 12,034. The annual sales increased from 386 billion to 91.5 billion. Additionally, the company’s
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SEVEN-ELEVEN JAPAN CASE STUDY 1 1. A convenience store chain attempts to be responsive and provide customers what they need, when they need it, where they need it. What are some different ways that a convenience store supply chain can be responsive? What are some risks in each case? It is very important for a convenience store to be responsive, as they should be as convenient as possible, in order to fulfill their customers needs and preferences. Seven Eleven Japan
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CHAPTER THREE Case Questions 1. A convenience store chain attempts to be responsive and provide customers what they need, when they need it, where they need it. What are some different ways that a convenience store supply chain can be responsive? What are some risks in each case? A convenience store can be more responsive by doing exactly what Seven-Eleven Japan is doing; many locations, rapid replenishment, appropriate technology deployment, and an equally responsive supplier (vertical
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Upload (/upload.html) Login (/login.html? back=http%3A%2F%2Fdocslide.net%2Fdocuments%2Fsolution-scm-ch12.html) / Docslide (/) / Documents (/category/documents.html) / Solution SCM Ch1 2 Assignment 1 Supply Chain Management Topic: Understanding the Supply Chain Submitted by: Submitted to: Md. Faisal Hossain Md. Md. Akram Hossain EMBA Spring Semester 2013 Assistant Professor ID: 61120-13-017 MIS, University of Dhaka Date: 23-01-2013 Department of Management Information Systems
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Case Study #4 (7/11 Japan) A convenience store chain attempts to be responsive and provide customers what they need, when they need it, where they need it. What are some different ways that a convenience store supply chain can be responsive? What are some risks in each case? -A convenience store can be responsive in a few different ways in order to meet customer needs and wants. The store can conduct customer surveys in order to get a direct response on what the store is lacking or what customers
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1. A convenience store chain attempts to be responsive and provide customers what they need, when they need it, where they need it. What are some different ways that a convenience store supply chain can be responsive? What are some risks in each case? Convenience store supply chains can be responsive by doing several things right. Strategic locations for stores, rapid replenishment, technology deployment, buying trend research, responsive suppliers, and vertical integration are some key areas
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 7-11 JAPAN History 7-Eleven is part of an international chain of convenience stores, operating under Seven-Eleven Japan Co. Ltd, which in turn is owned by Seven & I Holdings Co. of Japan. Eleven, primarily operating as a franchise, is the world's largest operator, franchisor and licensor of convenience stores, with more than 46,000 outlets. Timeline 1973: York Seven Co., Ltd., established 1974: First store opened (Toyosu Store, Koto-ku and Tokyo) 1975: 24-hour operations
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