Capacity and Facilities Design in Supply Chain
What is Capacity Planning? Capacity planning in supply chain management refers to the process of determining the production capacity needed by an organization to meet changing demands for its products…
Strategy and Operations in Supply Chain
What is Strategy? Strategy is how the mission of a company is accomplished. It unites an organization, provides consistency in decisions, and keeps the organization moving in the right direction.…
Productivity and Competitiveness in Supply Chain
A global marketplace for products and services means more customers and more intense competition. In the broadest terms, we speak of competitiveness in other countries rather than in other companies.…
What is Postponing the Point of Differentiation? Advantages and Disadvantages
What is Postponing the Point of Differentiation? Postponing the point of differentiation involves shifting the point of differentiation toward the end of the value-addition curve. This can be achieved in…
Mcdonald’s Process Planning
Process Planning at Mcdonald This Case Study discusses how precise process planning helps McDonald’s to achieve operational excellence. It is concerning Production Process. About McDonald Company McDonald’s was founded in…
Disney and Pixar Merger
Disney and Pixar Merger This Case Study discusses the case of successful acquisition of Pixar by Disney. It is concerning Corporate Level Strategy. In 2006, The Walt Disney Company bought…
Netflix’s Niche Focused Strategy
Niche Focused Strategy This Case Study discusses how the niche-focused strategy helped Netflix in capturing a global audience. It is concerning to Focused Operations Strategy. Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph…
Linking Supply Chain and Business Performance
Linking Supply Chain and Business Performance Let us see how the supply chain function is related to the business performance of an organization. Business performance refers to the extent to…
Performance of Supply Chain Strategy
The performance of a supply chain strategy can be measured using various key performance indicators (KPIs), including: On-time delivery: This measures the percentage of orders that are delivered to customers…
What is Customer Service and Cost Trade-Off? Factors for Balancing
What is Customer Service and Cost Trade-Off? Customer service and cost trade-off refer to the balance between providing high-quality customer service and managing the costs associated with delivering that service.…
