About BPW CorporationBPW Corporation (BPW) is a Canadian based firm that supplies electronic controls to the wind-power/turbine industry. The firm is twenty years old and is a subsidiary of a fifty year old electronics supply firm that specializes in supplying electric power generating components to the military, atomic energy and space industry. It is a publicly traded firm that employs 25 full time staff. This includes three teams of four in...
Core Supply Chain Management ConceptsDiscuss in detail the five (5) basic Supply Chain levers to deal with uncertainty. 1. Demonstrate an understanding of core Supply Chain Management concepts and operating strategies 2. Describe common process components for managing supply chain 3. Be able to draft a project describing supply chain management goals for your organisation or an organisation of your choice 4. Demonstrate reflectio...
Current and Future Supply ChainApple is an American multinational corporation founded by Steve Jobs that produces a wide variety of consumer-electronics such as smartphones, laptops, and tablets. They develop their own software and sells subscription services for movies and music. In August 2020, Apple was valued to over 2 trillion dollars (Gramstad et al., 2020). During the same fiscal yea...
Inventory Control in CERAMICOSACERAMICOSA SA is a Spanish company of which you are the logistics director. It is dedicated to the manufacture of plates, tiles and various ceramic structures for housing (walls, floors, countertops, etc.). It has its production and distribution warehouse in La Vall d'Uixó (Castellón). CERAMICOSA has experienced an exponential rise in sales due to new decorative trends based on the use ...
Task This assignment will provide an opportunity for students to: Reflect on the concepts/models/theories and their relevance/ implications on business processes Demonstrate understanding of the concepts and theories Read widely, including materials on the Internet, magazines, newspapers, journals and books Description 1. Select a model, theory or concept that you have learned in this module. Think about how a typical organiza...
Questions: Critically Evaluate the Role of Procurement in New Product Development Reports must be submitted online through the submission box on Moodle (Turnitin).Individually you will prepare a report which may include the following:? Use formal report structure.? Critically evaluate appropriate procurement and supply chain approaches in this specific context.? A review ofsupply chain concepts, (supported by references) must underpin discussion...
Task: Also what is the flow of the report is it as follows: 1. Introduction 1.1 Characteristics of fiberglass Cows 2. Procedure and justification 2.1 Step 1: Terms of trade 2.2 Step 2: Terms of payment 2.3 Step 3: Currency of payment and transaction risks 2.4 Step 4: Logistics and insurance 2.5 Step 5: Packaging for export 2.6 Step 6: International Transportation 2.7 Step 7:...
Project RequirementWarehousing relating to Supply Chain Management at ST Logistics Pte Ltd and carry out a feasibility study. Project Requirement: In the study, minimally, the background, literature review, methods, approach, suggestion, solution and implementation plan must be included. You will be required to submit a Project Proposal and Report Outline and final report base on the proposal. The project is recommended to c...
The Retail IndustryIntroduction James Neuhausen was a U.S. stock analyst tasked with preparing a recommendation on what his firm, a large U.S. investment house, should do with its stake in WalMart Stores, Inc. It was an unseasonably warm day in early February 2012, and Neuhausen was reviewing his notes on the firm. Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, was trying to recover from a series of misste ps that had seen competitors such a...
Question: Canadian Tire is one of Canada’s most iconic and successful retailers in operation since 1922. The company’s retail business involves consumer products in the automotive, hardware, sports, leisure and housewares sectors. It also operates other business segments including Mark's, FGL Sports, PartSource and Canadian operations of Party City. In the mid-1990s, the company made a decision to fundamentally reengineer their en...
Topic: Did RFID provide great convenience in supply chain system Dissertation Structure • Chapter 1 Introduction – Problem / issue / concern / opportunity • Chapter 2 Literature Review – Find 3-5 answers to the problem from R articles • Chapter 3 Research Methods – Detailed plan on your data collection & data analysis methods (Quantitative / Qualitative) • Chapter 4 Findings & Discussion – Summa...
Background of ST LogisticsEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system being adopted by ST Logistics: You should aim to cover the following areas, but not limited to: Describe the major business functions of your company Describe the main characteristics of the Enterprise Resource Planning(ERP) system, and how it supports your company’s business functions and your department’s business processes Identify a typical process (...
The Sunny Hotel/Spa & Wellness Resort is well known in Izmir, Turkey. Founded in 1995, it started as a family-owned business and has dramatically expanded especially during the recent five-year period. It has grown at the rate of 200% during the period of 2000-2006. Mr. and Mrs. Gunes, owners of the hotel, stated during an interview in 2006 that the secret of their success is: We believe that we have a different point of view than that ...
Quote 1 from Original WireSheila Austin, a buyer at Autolink, a Detroit-based producer of subassemblies for the automotive market, has sent out requests for quotations for a wiring harness to four prospective suppliers. Only two of the four suppliers indicated an interest in quoting the business: Original Wire (Auburn Hills, MI) and Happy Lucky Assemblies (HLA) of Guangdong Province, China. The estimated demand for the harnesses is 5,000 ...
Total Quality Management PracticesCompany: Colgate-Palmolive Procurement • Total Quality Management practices • Type of inventory management • Procurement strategy • Manufacturing processes • Manufacturing strategy • Application of LEAN design Refer 6th chapter of Textbook 'Supply chain Logistics Management, 5th Edition published b...