Case Study 8. 1 Sedgman Steel * Background * Sedgman Steel Inc. : * North American Co. (diversified) * Annual Sales of $1. 7 billion * Syracuse Plant * Produces cut to length steel tubing and steel sheets to the automotive industry. * Customers provide specs for orders (eg. chemical comp. , thickness, diameter, etc. ) * Raw Materials supplied from 3 sources. * Tubing […]

Supply Chain Management Arun Biswal* Abstract: Supply Chain Management (SCM) is backbone of any organizations. It is the combination of art and science that goes into improving the way a company finds the raw components it needs to make a product or service and deliver it to customers. Supply chains are difficult to put together but once they are in place, it looks just right. […]

Supply chain management has a significant role in international logistics and has changed the way manufacturing companies operate and do business. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that international logistics affects the operations of manufacturing companies. In particular, the factors contributing to the rise of international logistics will be discussed, and also the changes in manufacturing operations that utilize the benefits that supply […]

Kinley is one of the leading manufacturers in peripherals and connectivity solutions for users of computers and consumer electronics in the world. Since its establishment, Kinley has become the market leader across its production line. Nowadays, with a single European distribution centre in United Kingdom, where it was largest market in Europe and meets market demands for 2. 000 to 3. 000 ships to send […]

Research Publication Date: 12 November 2010 ID Number: G00208603 Case Study for Supply Chain Leaders: Dell’s Transformative Journey Through Supply Chain Segmentation Matthew Davis Faced with ever-changing customer needs, product commoditization, unique global requirements and new, low-cost competitors, Dell embarked on a three-year journey to segment its supply chain response capabilities. The company designed its supply chains based on a mix of cost optimization, delivery […]

The way when the local and national ways things become global all around the world is called globalization. It’s all to do about the culture, trade, politics and economics. Some people are always in favor of globalization whereas others think that it’s not good. Anything that changes in the economy because of technology or trade is what people consider as globalization. Lower tariffs or any […]

In a world which is experiencing climate crisis in the form of increased ecological footprint because of environmental damage caused by various businesses, there is an immediate need for value seeking and proactive approach based on increasing the efficiency of reverse logistics aspect of modern supply chains. This paper looks at steeps to lower the ecological footprint of the supply chains, challenges involved in adopting […]

Discuss the statement “Time is equal to money” within the context of supply chain management for both manufacturing and retail organisations. There is no such thing as constant. Everything in this world evolves, even strategic performance measures. An organisation must be open to the idea that some measures changes over time. Organisations must research on different approaches to be at par with the changes on […]

Introduction: In today’s rapidly changing business environment particularly in retails industry, there are ever-greater demands being placed on retailer and how they deliver goods (products) and services to their customers quicker, with greater added value, to the correct location, with no relevant inventory position, reduced damage or outdated goods, lost of earning to mention few. However, customers themselves are becoming more sophisticated, wanting more quality, […]

Management Presented below are live cases of Financial Supply Chain Management where Axis Bank helped Corporate improve their turnaround time of service delivery as bankable as save cost. Since this information is not public published it is requested that this is used for academic purpose only. Company Name: Jayvee Cement Segment – Manufacturing Product Offered: Counter Collection, Banker Cool Go live: June 2010 Case Study: […]