ALPARGATAS S.A. BAXTER CASE STUDY MIDTERM PAPER Alpargatas S.A. Baxter Supply chain management is the management of a network of interconnected businesses involved in the ultimate provision of product and service packages required by end customers. Supply chain management spans all movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption. In order to have an effective supply chain management a company would beat competitors to market with functional and ground-breaking products. Globalization, outsourcing and information technology have enabled many organizations, such as Dell and Hewlett Packard, to successfully operate solid collaborative supply networks in which each specialized business partner focuses on only a few key strategic activities. Organizations increasingly find that they must rely on effective supply chains, or networks, to compete in the global market and networked economy.
Case: Great Lakes Carriers 1. What marketing data would you want to have available to make the decisión? First of al lis important to know the changes that the demand of cole and iron ore has had during the past few years . Because these have dresead , is important to know the new demand to evaluate two important things: * If its necesary the new ship that Kate sugested , this ship have a maximium carrying capacity but may be not necesary if the demand is low * How are going to be the schedules are also defined by the demand because they need to evaluate the rentability of the transportation in each port , also the frecuency of deliveries because one port can demand more tan another one. With the dates about the demand , GLC can evaluate the ofer that they need to handled the demand , and the way that they are gona do it , if they are going to do some hauls by trucks or by ships , how many workers they need to have , the schedudels that they are going to handled etc.
They have more knowledge and are able to choose the organisations that make the most value for them.. 2. Demand management As FedEx is a worldwide transportation company, they have different types of customers who can be divided as individual customers, small business and, large companies. FedEx’s main customers are multinational companies and international trade companies which require on time delivery, high quality, flexibility, and prompt service as they are high technique, and high value companies such as Del computer, Cisco system, and GM. They transport large quantities of products through FedEx. Organization customers can reduce the cost of distribution up to 20~30% via FedEx’s supply chain management system.
The speed and effectiveness of decision-making is enhanced. Administrative costs do rise and managers in each department may focus on their own product. Customer departmentalisation involves grouping activities to respond to and interact with specific customers or customer groups. The distinct advantage is that the organisation can use skilled specialists to deal with unique customers however a large administrative staff is required to integrate the activities of the various departments. Geographic departmentalisation involves grouping jobs on the basis of geographic sites or areas.
Case Analysis Paper on the CEMEX Nowadays more and more companies for any reasons are getting involved in mergers and acquisitions. But if they succeeded in the Pre-Merger Planning and Merger Process itself, they will eventually face another challenge such as the Post-Merger Integration (PMI). Namely the Post-Merger Integration will test whether the merger is a success or failure. In this case CEMEX has shown well-planned and efficient PMI process. CEMEX is one of the largest cement manufacturers in the world.
Why? – By Trang Duong Marketing analysis is well known as one of the most important parts of every business organizations. It describes and points out significant factors that effect to your organization inside and out. Hence, whether corporates or small firms both need it to built a good plan for its business strategies. There are a number of different tools used within marketing analysis process, one of which is SWOT analysis.
These countries are the most developed countries in the world they tend export valuable manufactured goods such as electronics and cars and import cheaper primary products such as tea, coffee and food produce. The G8 grouping can control politics on a global scale There are many combinations of grouping countries such as EU, G8. These organisations give power across the world due to their large economies, they are allowed to control politics with a large area such across pass laws for the whole of Europe or declarations for other countries to agree to. OPEC has power through the control of crude oil. The world needs a constant flow of crude oil to sustain
o Talent across markets- Ability to identify new emerging markets and having advantage of an already set up network system o Proximity to raw materials gives benefits on distribution channel. as CEMEX acquired the local plants and built distribution terminals, it has gained a competitive advantage of transportation cost. o Advantage of distribution and delivery process through sophisticated information systems- How has it been able to outperform it’s leading global competitors in the cement industry. Several elements together have made the CEMEX the largest international trader in the cement industry. The most important one, is that CEMEX has always been distinguishing itself by the intent of its focus on emerging markets.
Management may need information summaries prepared monthly for each unit of society. Engineer is responsible for the schedule of production planning need information is regularly updated, detailed information on the cost of alternative methods for the production of a product. Due to the intensity of competition and shorter life cycles of products and services, accounting and management is vital to the success of the organization. All managers need to understand the financial implications of their decisions. While accountants are available to assist in achieving and evaluating relevant information, individual managers are responsible for requesting information, analyse and make
d. The example of Vizio tells us about the future production of production within every manufacturing segment. That companies will continuously seek for countries where certain parts will be manufactured in specific countries and then shipped to others to be assembled. Companies will have to adapt the Think Global Act Global approach in order to sustain within the marketplace and thrive in a highly competitive one. Undeveloped countries are using this to their benefit to move manufacturing to their country and economy while developed countries are becoming more service based. Ecuadorian Rose Case 1.