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as two separate associations, the Supply Chain Council (SCC) and APICS. Supply Chain Council, the originator of the SCOR model, and APICS merged in 2014 to deliver the best professional association in one “global provider of supply chain research, education, and certification programs.” (Supply Chain Council to Merge with APICS, 2014) Members of what is now referred to as APICS (post- merge), represent a wide variety of industries across the supply chain from manufactures to retailers of good…

classifying individuals and/or objects above and below each other, according to their superiority to one another. A continuum is a comparison of similar beings that are different by degree and compared based on their quantitative difference. The Great Chain of Being, which consists of having both a hierarchy and continuum, would suggest that human beings are just a part of a hierarchy, where they are inferior to those who are higher up, which would make those superior to humans. Giovanni Pico…

Analysis of Results: Efficient and viable supply-chain and distribution networks must have a proficient and reliable framework for moving products between different stage in their process. Each stage is formed from two parts. Lead time which is the time span required for each stage of the product-flow process to finish and the second part is called the component cost which is basically the cost related to each step. These two features of the supply-chain administration together, are also known…

Big data analysis is changing supply chain management for the better. The technology is producing quantifiable improvements in supply chain operations around the globe. Manufacturing logistics is an increasingly complex process, and companies are incorporating big data analysis to manage operations throughout their enterprises. As engineers create more innovative technologies, it is helping firms track and efficiently allocate their vast new resources, and even though big data is fledgling, it…

Why Did Laurie Halse Anderson Write Chains? According to www.madwomanintheforest.com, it was Benjamin Franklin who started Laurie Halse Hernandez on her journey to write the book Chains. The text states that she did not know that he owned slaves, or that a lot of our first presidents did too. She also discovered that 1 in 5 people were slaves and “sold like cattle”. She states that as she began to discover more, her main character, Isabel, came more and more into focus. The text states that…

Alice in Chains, a alternative rock or grunge band founded in the late 80’s. With their Late guitar and singer Layne Staley, Lead guitar Jerry Cantrell, late bass guitar Mike Starr, current bass guitar mike inez, drummer Sean Kinney, and their current rhythm guitar William DuVall. Alice in Chains should be inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame because of their contributions to Rock in roll. Their success as a band. Also Alice in Chains impact on people. The first reason Alice in Chains…

A flat world is a sea of opportunities within a globally dispersed supply chain. Li & Fung defines and instructs the public how to utilize this flat world through network orchestration and competing network to network in a globally competitive economy in order to maximize the customer’s demands. This is not an easy tasks as the world is not completely flat and many stipulations cause companies in the global market to become stagnant. The following essay answers the questions of what is the flat…

Class, Welcome to QSO-630-X5806, Supply Chain Management! I’m looking forward to spending the next ten weeks with you, exploring the use of current best evidence as a basis for best practice. Professional Logistics and Supply Chain Management SME everywhere are incorporating research findings into their best practice to provide current, effective, and evidence-based best practices. Our exploration of evidence-based practice begins with developing focused research questions, directly relevant to…

suppliers at all stages of production. Effective Supply-chain Management The supply chain consists of various organizations involved in transferring a product from raw materials and into a finished product delivered to the customers (Hitt, Black, and Porter 377). Managing supply chain is critical for a company. Mattel’s complex supply chain involved in making a toy makes it different to manage the whole process of production. Its supply chains involve suppliers (raw materials), contractors…

Supply chain management Lothamilk’s supply chain activities in Vietnam: • Livestock farming: The Lothamilk’s supply chain starts with growing crops to feed dairy cows. Till the end of 2014, Lothamilk had 6 dairy farms under operation with the total of 10000 heads of cow. The majority of feed is grown on the farms owned by Lothamilk. • Milk production: Cows are raised and milked on dairy farms in Vietnam, including Lam Dong, Da Nang, and Can Tho. On average, Lothamilk produces about 300 million…