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Part IV: How to Get Industrial-Strength Results
by Sara Lewis, Michael Watson, John Bell, Thomas J. Golds, Peter Cacioppi, Jay Jaya
The Definitive Guide to Modern Supply Chain Management (Collection)
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Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Global Macrotrends and Their Impact on Supply Chain Management: Strategies for Gaining Competitive Advantage
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Preface
Part I: Global Macrotrends Impacting the Supply Chain Environment
1. Supply Chain Management in the 21st Century
A Note on Futurism
The Underpinnings of Supply Chain Management
What You Will Learn from This Book
Managing the Supply Chain to Mitigate Macrotrend Risks
2. Global Population Growth and Migration
Impacts of Population Change on Demand and Supply
Population Growth Perspectives
Organic Population Growth Issues for Supply Chain Managers
Supply Chain Problems Created by Migration-Based Growth
The Future Supply Chain Manager’s Population-Oriented Agenda
3. Global Connectivity and Socioeconomic Leveling
Is Globalization Real?
Economic Leveling and Connectivity Issues for Future Supply Chain Managers
4. The Changing Physical Environment
The Environment and You, You and the Environment
Environmental Pressures on Supply Chains
Environmental Challenges for Future Supply Chain Managers
5. Geopolitical and Social Systems Disruptions
Commodity Hoarding and Export Restriction: The China Syndrome
Government Risks and Considerations
Tangible and Virtual Intentional Disruptions
Geopolitical Challenges for Future Supply Chain Managers
Part II: Macrotrend Implications for Supply Chain Functionality
6. Implications for Supply Chain Planning: Demand and Supply Uncertainty
How Supply Chain Plans Improve Performance
The Supply Chain Planning Function
Macrotrend Demand/Supply Impacts: Supply Chain Planning Considerations
7. Implications for Sourcing/Procurement: Natural Resource Scarcity
Understanding Resource Scarcity Today and Tomorrow
Natural Resource Attributes and Their Future Implications
The Seven Forces Driving Resource Scarcity
Scarcity Strategies for the Future Procurement/Supply Manager
Sourcing and Procurement Responses to Resource Scarcity Through 2030
8. Implications for Production: Disrupted Process Flows
Manufacturing and the Larger Economy
Manufacturing-Driven Supply Chain Strategies
Manufacturing Strategies for the Future Production Manager
9. Implications for Transportation/Logistics: Congestion and Infrastructure Decay
Friction of Distance
Public-Private Partnerships and Other Solutions
Responding to Congestion, Distance Friction, and an Overwhelmed Infrastructure
Diffusing Congestion with Advanced Technologies
Part III: Macrotrend Risk-Mitigation Strategies
10. Mitigating Supply-Driven Imbalance
Employment Approaches
Conservation Approaches
Resource Scarcity Mitigation Strategies for the Supply Chain
Mitigating Supply-Driven Imbalances
11. Mitigating Demand-Driven Imbalance
Demand Shaping in the Transforming World: Macro and Micro Issues
The Case for Demand/Supply Integration
Implementing DSI to Mitigate Demand-Side Imbalances
Applying the Demand-Imbalance Mitigation Strategies
Index
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Supply Chain Network Design: Applying Optimization and Analytics to the Global Supply Chain
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
Praise for Supply Chain Network Design
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Preface
Book Web Site
Part I: Introduction and Basic Building Blocks
1. The Value of Supply Chain Network Design
What Is Supply Chain Network Design and Why Is It Important?
Quantitative Data: Why Does Geography Matter?
Quantitative Data: Why Have Warehouses?
Quantitative Data: Why Have Multiple Plants?
Solving the Quantitative Aspects of the Problem Using Optimization
Data Precision Versus Significance: What Is the Right Level in Modeling?
Nonquantifiable Data: What Other Factors Need to Be Considered?
Nonquantifiable Data: What Are the Organizational Challenges?
Where Are We Going with the Book?
End-of-Chapter Questions
2. Intuition Building with Center of Gravity Models
Problem 1: Physics Weighted-Average Centering
Problem 2: Practical Center of Gravity
Lessons Learned from Center of Gravity Problems
End-of-Chapter Questions
3. Locating Facilities Using a Distance-Based Approach
Retail Case Study: Al’s Athletics
Formal Problem Definition for Locating “P” Facilities
Formulating and Solving the Problem
Hands-On Excel Exercise
Analysis of This Model for Al’s Athletics
Lessons Learned from Locating Facilities with a Distance-Based Approach
End-of-Chapter Questions
4. Alternative Service Levels and Sensitivity Analysis
What Does Service Level Mean?
Supply Chain Design Service Levels
Consumer Products Case Study: Chen’s Cosmetics
Consumer Products Case Study: Chen’s Cosmetics European Warehouse Selections
Mathematical Formulation
Service-Level Constraints
The Importance of Sensitivity Analysis on Any Solution
Lessons Learned from Alternative Service Levels and Sensitivity Analysis Modeling
End-of-Chapter Questions
5. Adding Capacity to the Model
Case Study: Swimming Pool Chemicals
Case Study: Warehouse Capacity Utilization
Case Study: Paint Company and Capacity
Adding Capacity to the Model
Mathematical Formulation
Possible Difficulty with Models That Have Capacity Constraints
How Capacity Constraints Can Change a Model
Lessons Learned for Adding Capacity to Our Models
End-of-Chapter Questions
Part II: Adding Costs to Two-Echelon Supply Chains
6. Adding Outbound Transportation to the Model
Formulating and Solving the Problem
Demand is Expressed in Total, Not Shipment by Shipment
Transportation Costs Per Unit
Determining All the Transportation Costs
Regression Analysis for Building a Rate Matrix
Estimating Multistop Costs
Transportation Case Study
Lessons Learned with Transportation
End-of-Chapter Questions
7. Introducing Facility Fixed and Variable Costs
Mathematical Formulation
Facility Variable Costs
Facility Fixed Costs
Categorizing Fixed and Variable Costs by Analyzing Accounting Data
Lessons Learned from Adding Facility Variable and Fixed Costs
End-of-Chapter Questions
8. Baselines and Optimal Baselines
Actual Baseline
Optimized Baseline
Other Versions of the Baseline
Baseline Case Study—Illinois Quality Parts, Inc.
Lessons Learned from Baseline and Optimized Baseline Modeling
End-of-Chapter Questions
Part III: Advanced Modeling and Expanding to Multiple Echelons
9. Three-Echelon Supply Chain Modeling
JADE’s Corporate Background
Determining Warehouse Locations with Fixed Plants and Customers
The Problem and the Mathematical Formulation
JADE Case Study Continued...
Plant Locations Considering the Source of Raw Material
Linking Locations Together for More Than Three Echelons
Lessons Learned from Three-Echelon Supply Chain Modeling
End-of-Chapter Questions
10. Adding Multiple Products and Multisite Production Sourcing
Why Model Products?
Adding Products to the Model—Mathematical Formulation
Case Study—Value Grocers, Grocery Retailer
Addition of Product Sourcing
Modeling Bills-of-Material (BOMs)
Bills-of-Material Example—Beer Manufacturing Process Modeling
Lessons Learned from Adding Products
End-of-Chapter Questions
11. Multi-Objective Optimization
Lessons Learned with Multi-Objective Optimization
End-of-Chapter Questions
Part IV: How to Get Industrial-Strength Results
12. The Art of Modeling
Understanding the Supply Chain
Start with Small Models and Iterate
Run a Lot of Scenarios—Don’t Be Afraid to Experiment
Don’t Be Afraid of Including Things in the Model That Don’t Exist in the Actual Supply Chain
Models Are Not a Substitute for Due Diligence and Decision Making
Optimization Will Do Anything to Save a Penny
Debugging Models
Fixing Infeasible Models
Fixing Feasible Models
Lessons Learned for the Art of Modeling
End-of-Chapter Questions
13. Data Aggregation in Network Design
Aggregation of Customers
Validating the Customer Aggregation Strategy—National Example
Validating Customer Aggregation—Regional Example
Aggregation of Products
Testing the Product Aggregation Strategy
Aggregation of Sites
Aggregation of Time Periods
Aggregation of Cost Types
Lessons Learned on Aggregation
End-of-Chapter Questions
14. Creating a Group and Running a Project
Typical Steps to Complete a Network Design Study
Setting Up a Modeling Group
Lessons Learned
End-of-Chapter Questions
Part V: Case Study Wrap Up
15. Case Study: JPMS Chemicals Case Study
Indian Chemical Company—Case Study
Single-Sourcing
State-Based Single-Sourcing
Lessons Learned from the Case
End-of-Chapter Questions
Index
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Demand and Supply Integration: The Key to World-Class Demand Forecasting
Copyright Page
Praise for Demand and Supply Integration
Dedication Page
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Preface
What This Book Is, and What It Is Not
How This Book Is Organized
1. Demand/Supply Integration
The Idea Behind DSI
How DSI Is Different from S&OP
Signals that Demand and Supply Are Not Effectively Integrated
The Ideal Picture of Demand Supply Integration
DSI Across the Supply Chain
Typical DSI Aberrations
DSI Principles
Critical Components of DSI
Characteristics of Successful DSI Implementations
DSI Summary
2. Demand Forecasting as a Management Process
What Is Demand Forecasting?
Defining Some Key Terms
How Forecasts Are Used by Different Functions in the Firm
The Forecasting Hierarchy
Managing the Forecasting Process
The Role of Forecasting Systems
Forecasting Techniques
The Need to Measure Performance
Summary
3. Quantitative Forecasting Techniques
The Role of Quantitative Forecasting
Time Series Analysis
Regression Analysis
Summary
4. Qualitative Forecasting Techniques
What Is Qualitative Forecasting?
Who Does Qualitative Forecasting?
Advantages of Qualitative Forecasting Techniques
Problems with Qualitative Forecasting Techniques
Summary: Qualitative Technique Advantages and Problems
Qualitative Techniques and Tools
Summary
5. Incorporating Market Intelligence into the Forecast
What Is Market Intelligence?
Bottom-Up versus Top-Down Forecasts
What Do Demand Forecasters Need to Do?
Customer-Generated Forecasts
Putting It All Together into a Final Forecast
Summary
6. Performance Measurement
Why Bother Measuring Forecasting Performance
Process Metrics Versus Outcome Metrics
Measuring Forecasting Performance
Outcome Metrics—The Results of Forecasting Excellence
Summary
7. World-Class Demand Forecasting
Functional Integration
Approach
Systems
Performance Measurement
Summary of World Class Forecasting
8. Bringing It Back to Demand/Supply Integration: Managing the Demand Review
Phase I: Preparation of Initial Forecast
Phase II: Gap Analysis
Phase III: Demand Review Meeting
Conclusions
Index
The Supply Chain Management Casebook: Comprehensive Coverage and Best Practices in SCM
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Preface
Objectives of the Book
Organization of the Book
1. Comprehensive Coverage of Supply Chain Issues
Case 1. The Salvation Army in Dallas: The Supply Chain Challenges of a Non-Profit Organization1
Salvation Army: Origins and Purpose
United States Southern Territory and Salvation Army–Dallas ARC
Discussion Questions
Acknowledgments
Case 2. Perdue Farms: A Vertically Integrated Supply Chain
Products and Markets
Vertically Integrated Supply Chain
The Manufacturing Process
Investment in Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (CPFR)
Discussion Questions
References
Websites
2. Supply Chain Risk Management
Case 3. Improving Stanford Blood Center’s Platelet Supply Chain1
Stanford Blood Center: “Give Blood for Life”2
A Snapshot of the SBC-SUMC Supply Chain in 2006
Questions
Case 4. Financial and Operational Risk Management at Molson Coors1
Company Background
Financial Risk Management Background
Discussion Questions
Case 5. Toyota China: Matching Supply with Demand1
The Automobile Industry in China
Toyota China’s Production Planning and Demand Management
Case 6. Cisco Systems, Inc.: Supply Chain Risk Management1
The Company
Case 7. BESSI: The Importance of Coordinating Product Development with Supply Chain Planning in the Fashion Goods Industry
Company Background
BESSI Leather Goods
The Central Role of Planning
The Challenge
Discussion Questions
Appendix 7-1 Gantt Chart of the Fashion Product Collection Definition (from Grid Definition to Start of Production)
Appendix 7-2 Fashion Product Collection Definitions
Appendix 7-3 Demand Forecasting Process
3. Supply Chain Analytics
Case 8. Queuing at eCycle Services
The Issue
Case 9. Multi-Echelon Inventory Decisions at Jefferson Plumbing Supplies: To Store or Not to Store?
Case 10. Global Pharma: Managing Uncertainty
Introduction
Company Background
The Indian Pharmaceutical Industry
The Indian Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
Case 11. Supplier Selection at Kerneos, Inc.
Introduction
Upstream Supply Chain for High-Range Cements
Questions
Case 12. The Interface between Demand Management and Production Strategies at TractParts
Questions
Case 13. Analyzing Distribution Network Options at Remingtin Medical Devices
Questions
Appendix 13-1: Baseline Data and Three Solutions Offered by UPS
Case 14. NunaSacha: A Facility Redesign in the Ecuadorian Andes1
Introduction
Organization Background
Organizational Structure and Facility Layout
Operations Management
Supply Chain Management
Two Different Perspectives
Case 15. Sherman’s Supply Chain Challenge: Stopping the Retailer from Overcharging for Soda
References
4. Short but Sweet
Case 16. Ethical Product Sourcing in the Starbucks Coffee Supply Chain
Introduction
Overview of Fair Trade
The Fair Trade Supply Chain
Criticism of Fair Trade
Starbuck’s Fair Trade Policy
Case 17. Tmall, The Sky Cat: A Rocky Road Toward Bringing Buyers and Suppliers Together
Company Overview
The Crisis
The Rebranding Process
The Future
Discussion Questions
References
Case 18. Make to Demand with 3-D Printing: The Next Big Thing in Inventory Management?
Questions
Activity
Sources
Case 19. Airbus’ Overstretched Supply Chain: Just How Far Can You Go Before Your Supply Chain Snaps?
Questions
Sources
Case 20. How to Keep Your Food Supply Chain Fresh
Questions
Activity
Sources
Case 21. The End of Lean?: Automobile Manufacturers Are Rethinking Some Supply Chain Basics
Questions
Sources
5. Unique Challenges from Around the Globe
Case 22. A Brazilian Dairy Cooperative: Transaction Cost Approach in a Supply Chain
Background for the Cooperative and the Industry
Transaction Costs Approach
COAPEL Supply Chain
References
Case 23. Continuous Process Reforms to Achieve a Hybrid Supply Chain Strategy: Focusing on the Organization in Ricoh
Introduction
Company Background
Process Reforms
Organizational Operations
Discussion Questions
References
Case 24. Improving Preparedness in Supply Chain Risk Management at Jacket
Case 24-1: Helmets
Case 24-2: Puffs
Case 24-3: Sirop
Case 24-4: Blower
Jacket’s Decisions
Case 25. Supply Chain Strategy at Zophin Pharma
Introduction
The Meeting
Plant Visit
Questions
Case 26. Waste to Wealth—A Distant Dream?: Challenges in the Waste Disposal Supply Chain in Bangalore, India
Introduction
Bangalore: City Statistics1
Collection of Waste
Role of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
Case 27. Transitioning the Supply Network of Chennai Engineering Ltd to Cloud Computing1
About the Company
The Power Sector in India
The Challenge
Cloud Computing
Supply Chain Structure of CEL
IT in SCM
Discussion Questions
References
Appendix 27-1: CEL’s Balance of Plants Business in the Power Sector
Appendix 27-2: Trends in Installed Generating Capacity of Electricity Nonutilities in India from 1970–71 to 2010–11
Appendix 27-3: Business Process of CEL Sourcing
Case 28. Tussle between Maintaining Customer Satisfaction and Supply Chain Constraints: IGNYS Automotive1
Company Background
Spare Parts Supply Chain Management at IGNYS Automotive
Summary
Discussion Questions
Case 29. When a Western 3PL Meets an Asian 3PL, Something Magical Happens
Industry Background
Introduction of the Case Companies
Search for an International Partner
Joint Business Development and Complementary Service Offering
Joint Project Illustrations
Mutual Benefits from International Logistics Partnership
Discussion Questions
References
Case 30. Supply Chain Risk Management for Macro Risks
Introduction
Classification of Risks
General Supply Chain Resilience Model
European Case Study
Discussion Questions
References
Appendix 30-1
Index
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