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Case Study: Pretty Kitchens' Bag Filling Machine
Calculating the Cost of Quality
Av Mike Simpson, Andrea Genovese
E-bok, 2016
202 kr
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Pretty Kitchens'' Bag Filling Machine investigates how to calculate the cost of quality. Based on a real-life kitchen manufacturing company, it is aimed at students on operations management courses. The authors provide vital information on the types of cost of quality which people have to deal with …
Case Study: Data Sharing Between Supply Chain Actors
Advantages and Issues
E-bok, 2016
202 kr
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Data Sharing Between Supply Chain Actors examines the function of Track and Trace (T&T) which enables companies to know the location of various objects and the history of its movement. It focuses on the use of T&T when objects are moved between multiple supply chain partners in terms of sharing …
Case Study: Collaborative Distribution Considering Economic and Environmental Performance
E-bok, 2016
202 kr
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Collaborative Distribution Considering Economic and Environmental Performance provides guidance on how to make the operations of a company more efficient and more eco-friendly. Aimed at students on logistics, operations and supply chain management courses, this case study demonstrates how to make …
Case Study: Supply Chain Design for E-Retailers
E-bok, 2016
202 kr
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Supply Chain Design for E-Retailers compares e-retailing to traditional retailing and examines the reduced costs of store-keeping. Aimed at students on supply chain management and retail courses, it includes vital information on the responsibility of the e-retailer and the importance of delivering …
Case Study: Supply Chain Dreams and Nightmares
Risks of Unmanaged Cost Reduction
Av Gerard Chick
E-bok, 2016
198 kr
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Supply Chain Dreams and Nightmares looks at one classic and high-profile case, Boeing, which has a globe-spanning supply chain. Aimed at students on supply chain management or procurement courses, the case shows how companies can avoid increasing their exposure to risk. Supply Chain Dreams and …
Case Study: Supply Chain Management and Return on Total Net Assets
Understanding the Impact of the SCM Decisions on Financial Performance
E-bok, 2016
202 kr
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Supply Chain Management and Return on Total Net Assets explores how supply chain management decisions have a direct bearing on the financial performance of fictional company FMCG. The case examines the Income Statement, Balance Sheet and financial ratios, tools used to measure the performance of a …
Case Study: Managing Sustainability in the Fashion Supply Chain
Operationalization and Challenges at a UK Textile Company
Av Piyya Muhammad Rafi-Ul-Shan, Patsy Perry Dr m. fl.
E-bok, 2016
198 kr
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The fashion industry has a high environmental impact in terms of its carbon, water and waste footprint, and is therefore facing increased pressure from multiple stakeholders to balance environmental, social and economic needs - the triple bottom line. Managing Sustainability in the Fashion Supply …
Case Study: Uncertainty, Disruption and Resilience
Severe Flooding in Bangkok and its Effects on Supply Chains
E-bok, 2016
202 kr
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Uncertainty, Disruption and Resilience explores how companies implemented various plans of action to respond to the Bangkok floods in 2011. Aimed at students on supply chain management courses, this case study demonstrates how operations management can be more adequately prepared to deal with …
Case Study: Jewellery Design and Manufacture Operations
Delivery Delays and Solutions
E-bok, 2016
195 kr
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Jewellery Design and Manufacture Operations explains business process redesign (BPR) and provides examples of how it can reorganize activities. Aimed at students on manufacturing, supply chain, operations management and logistics courses, this case study analyses how factors at each stage of the …
Case Study: Delays Entering a Container Port
A Logistics Bottleneck
E-bok, 2016
198 kr
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Delays Entering a Container Port provides a fascinating comparison of three alternative scenarios which have been proposed for port management companies trying to resolve the bottleneck problem. The author also suggests the most suitable and offers essential guidance of best practice which will …
Case Study: The Closure of a Bank Department
The Cost of Interrupting Information Supply Chains
E-bok, 2016
198 kr
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This real-life case study analyses how information supply chains are critical in the running of day to day operations of a bank corporation. It explores how a hasty decision to close a local branch department designed to aid staff on the ground to deal with the head office IT experts was later …
Case Study: Sustainability in the Hotel Industry
The Role of Operating Agreements in the Hotel Industry
Av Arvind Upadhyay Dr, Francesco Pomponi m. fl.
E-bok, 2016
202 kr
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This case study is based on a survey conducted among major hotel chains. It looks at how to implement operating agreements and decide on different ways of increasing eco-friendly policies in the hotel industry. It highlights operational problems which arise when there are multiple stakeholders and …
Case Study: Managing Workers' Interests Across Global Supply Chains Networks
Case Studies of the Garment Manufacturing and Offshore Construction Industries
Av Patsy Perry Dr, Mohamed Abdel-Wahab
E-bok, 2016
202 kr
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This case study focuses on a UK-based designer knitwear manufacturer and retailer, involved in global outsourcing and retailing activities of own-brand products as well as contract manufacturing for other fashion brands. The case analyses the high environmental impact of the fashion industry, in …
Case Study: Growth Strategies of Logistics Service Providers
An RBV Perspective on Logistics Outsourcing
Av Christian Konig, Nigel Caldwell
E-bok, 2016
198 kr
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The logistics industry has experienced significant growth as a result of continuous outsourcing activities by manufacturers, producers, wholesalers and retailers from all industries. Recent trends such as global sourcing, increasing supply chain complexity, worldwide re-location of production …
