Home Depot’s Supply Chain Transformation Founded in 1978, the…
Home Depot’s Supply Chain Transformation Founded in 1978, the remarkable story of The Home Depot has many chapters. Although in earlier years this Atlanta-based home improvement giant recorded double- and even triple-digit annual growth, changing economic and market conditions forced the company to make and implement competencies in the area of supply chain management: • […]
C.H. Robinson, headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, is one of…
C.H. Robinson, headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, is one of the largest nonasset-based 3PLs in North America and the world. The firm has extended its service from its historical brokerage service to virtually every aspect of transportation and logistics service, which ranges from truckload/ocean/air shipping to TMS platform services and supply chain consulting. Today the […]
A keiretsu structure in supply chain management can be horizontal…
A keiretsu structure in supply chain management can be horizontal or vertical A vertical structure would consist of a group or interrelated companies overseen by some comittee or council representing firms in the supply chain True or false
J Peterman Catalog Co (JPC) is a major catalog sales company in…
J Peterman Catalog Co (JPC) is a major catalog sales company in greater Manhattan. To produce these catalog products, JPC employs the services of one of the largest contract manufacturers, Kramerica Company (KC). JPC is now considering to change the manner in which it interacts with KC. To provide some background, the supply chain for […]
What of the following determines the name used for the size of a…
What of the following determines the name used for the size of a ship (Panamax, Post-Panamax, Suez-Max) The weather on which the vessel can safely travel The type of cargo the vessel can load The locks of the canals through which the ship can travel The type of water on […]
The main ways the L’Oreal Group addressed sustainability concerns…
The main ways the L’Oreal Group addressed sustainability concerns commitment is through the “Planetary Boundaries” definition, meaning what the planet can withstand that’s defined by environmental science. The company understands preservation is important to the planet (L’Oreal, 2020). The main sustainable practices the company identified as priorities were fighting climate change and managing water sustainability. The […]
What is the risk equation, and how is it expressed? What is the…
What is the risk equation, and how is it expressed? What is the formula? How would “information sharing” between organizations reduce risk for the organizations? How does this concept of risk management relate to interagency coordination and B2B partnerships?
What are the fundamental reasons for Dell’s success in the personal…
What are the fundamental reasons for Dell’s success in the personal computer market? What should Dell do next to maintain their competitive advantage in this market? Will configure-to-order and postponed production work in other sectors? If not, why not?
Week 6 Homework 1. Name 4 of the typical content/elements of a…
Week 6 Homework1. Name 4 of the typical content/elements of a POA&M 2. Name the IT security officer that typically creates POA&M 3. Name 2 of the POA&M tracking tools 4. Which POAM tool is currently used by DHS and which is used by most federal agencies? 5. POA&Ms are generally created and inputted into the POA&M tracking system […]
Which statement is true? The level strategy involves varying…
Which statement is true? The level strategy involves varying the number of hours your workforce works Capacity is not affected by things such as overtime, employee vacations, sick leave, etc. An aggregate plan works by driving decisions at the product family level. The chase strategy focuses on identifying production bottlenecks.
