“The Navy employs 320,000 Sailors, 202,000 Marines and almost 200,000 civilians…comparing our FY10 budget to companies in the Fortune 500 the Navy would rank as the sixth largest corporation Ranking by number of employees it would place second” (Nevell, 2010, p. 11) There is a need for the Navy to stay competitive in that there are outside sources that would make the case of being able to provide a better service. Like any business supply chain management is vital to immediate and continued success. Wisner, Tan, Leong, provides a literal picture of supply chain management that best describes the Navy’s SCM efforts. It is that of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professional (CSCMP) which describes it as “The planning and management of all activities involved in sourcing and procurement, conversion and all logistics management activities. Importantly, it also includes coordination and collaboration with channel partners, which can be supplier, intermediaries, third-party service provider and customers” (Wisner, Tan, Leong, 2012, p. 7) This paper purposes to address each of these attributes as they relate to Navy Supply Chain Management and how they support the business of the Navy.
Problem Statement Due to the financial instability of the current supplier, Fox Routers Electronics needs to select a new supplier from India, China and Taiwan in order to guarantee the continuous production of the Model 301 Frontier IP Router. In addition, the marketing department of Fox Routers Electronics has observed three potential markets (South Africa; Victoria, Australia; Brazil, South America) for the new product. Also, the warehouse location in the new market should be decided. Situation analysis Fox Routers Electronics is a global communications company with the latest technological products and has wide range customers. Fox Router is an ODM which responsible for design products in-house and outsource the manufacturing of the products.
Atmosphere Issues Name University of Phoenix As the new Mayor of Sparksville, the town was anticipating a change that could sustain the city. The best choice I went with made the economy thrive and successful it stated I was an ECO – Hero but my grade does not reflect that. The first one was the Distribution Company which was good but had some issues with the proposal, the proposal was straight forward yet not enough information to help Sparksville be a sustainable city. The proposal was to create jobs five hundred jobs for Sparksville citizens but that was all, the Distribution Company promised to do emissions testing a couple of times a year but that was not enough to make me want to vouch for the them to the Board. The Distribution Company felt that the government was to help Sparksville become a sustainable city.
The confidential market-demand information that Fonderia di Torino receives from the OEMs help increase the precision of production scheduling. In addition, the company receives relatively long-term supply contracts from these manufacturers. In November of 2000, Francesca Cerini was faced with the decision of investing in an automated molding machine called the Vulcan Mold-Maker. Purchasing this machine had a lot of implications not only on the quality of Fonderia’s products but also on its labor force. The sand molds currently used to make castings were prepared in a semi-automated process, which means it needs the extra labor force.
The firm needs more attention to a solid marketing effort including a website design and website launch and it needs to find alternate means of financing beyond its current sources. In 2003 and 2004, more than 52% and 60% of the customers felt that they paid more for the merchandise that the merchandise was worth. Kudler Fine Foods will employee a generic strategy of focus. Kudler Fine Foods will serve their niche market that is the gourmet chef and people that appreciate and are willing to pay for high quality, specialty, organic and locally grown foods. “A firm pursuing a focus strategy is willing to service isolated geographic areas; to satisfy the needs of customers with special financing, inventory, or servicing problems; or to tailor the product to the somewhat unique demands of the small- to medium-sized customer” (Pearce and Robinson, 2009, p.205).
Threat of Substitutes: Management consulting firms are one of the threats for substitution. (“Management Consultants doubled as potential clients as well as direct competitors in terms of offering digital strategy”, p.9, para 2). Another outside industry threat is the IT firms. (“Huge found itself pitching against an IT company who were offering many of the services as Huge” p.9, para 3). Another threat of substitute could be companies hiring in house people to save costs, in which case they will have to compete with them in terms of attracting talent as well.
What are his options? ....................................................... 3 APPENDIX ...................................................................................................................................................... 5 1 Corporate Valuations case submission Sayan Ray (U1273586) Why does Warren Buffett want to buy MEG’s newspaper division? The following can be cited as reasons: Addition to his media portfolio: In 2011 Buffett had invested in newspapers in Nebraska and Iowa spending up to $200 million – a transaction which analysts deemed as overvalued. The current fleet of 63 newspapers would be a good addition to this media portfolio because o They are all small town newspapers with a limited but loyal reader base. Even though their readership is small (5000 – 25000) they are unlikely to face the kind of completion which national or big-city newspapers face.
Firewire Surfboards As the entrepreneurial team of Firewire Surfboards blazes the trail in the manufacturing of surfboards with new technology, one will have to consider if technology alone will be sufficient to meet the demands of long-time hardcore surfers. In analyzing the current market needs for eco-friendly board materials, it is evident timing has been on Firewire’s side. However, their position in the marketplace, inability to provide custom-made surfboards, in addition to cost could possibly send Firewire’s eager entrepreneurial team to revise their overall strategic plan. The most challenging opponent for Firewire Surfboards has been the past 40 plus years of polyurethane-foam based boards, in addition to custom-shaped to order manufactured boards. For that reason, the industry has been reluctant to revamp and conform to new high-tech materials such as bamboo and carbon.
Threat of New Entrants The cruiser market has important entrance barriers. First, entering it requires high investment (17 million euro), substantial costs (26 million euro) and high mechanical expertise. Those first barriers make it difficult and risky for small or starting organizations to enter. Then, the strength of Harley Davidson’s brand and heritage in cruiser segment built a high customer loyalty and a strong association between the brand and the cruiser bikes in customers’ mind. However, the market size of the segment, though decreasing, remains approximately one fifth of the global motorcycle market making it therefore attractive to new entrants.
Contents Introduction 2 PART A: 3 Neptune Gourmet business model 3 Strengths and weaknesses of the Neptune business philosophy 3 Opportunities and threats 4 Neptune vision statement 5 PART B 6 Consequences of launching a lower price brand 6 Neptune position in the next two years with only a single premium brand 7 Part C: 9 Radical change from premium products to value priced products 9 Brand extension strategies 10 Recommendations 10 References 12 Introduction Neptune Gourmet Seafood, North America's third-largest seafood producer. It has the intention of maintaining its premium image and is obsessed in investing in new technology in an effort to surpass its competitors from Peru, China and Japan. For that reason, the company has invested in a multi-millions state-of-the-art fishing boats equipped with modern technology of harvesting fish in an environmental friendly way and capable of preserving the catch for days before selling to the consumers. This has increased their market advantage and the company has been able to maintain its premium image. Unfortunately, the technology has resulted to an unpredicted increase in supply of the seafood and consequently their inventory of finished goods has shot up to sixty days supply which is twice the normal levels and close to three times a year ago.