Oct 21, 2009
The history indicated that M&A deals when the downturns are starting to show good result. The Boston Consulting has analyze nearly 400,000 deals between the years of 1981 and 2008, which the finding was stated, “downturn deals create 14.5% more value for shareholders of the acquirer.” It is a high chance that there will be [...]
By Gabby Thao Category: Operations Management and Supply Chain Management
Oct 21, 2009
The article I chose for chapter eight is called “Amazon.com Introduces Same-Day Delivery.” The article is about a new service amazon.com has provided to its users as of this Thursday morning, October 15, 2009. The new service Amazon will be providing to its customers is same-day delivery and it will be available for an extra [...]
By mariaanguiano Category: Operations Management and Supply Chain Management
Oct 21, 2009
The article that I read related to chapter 8 by talking about a certain company’s supply chain. The company mentioned was Wal-Mart and it talked about how they adjusted their supply chain. Wal-mart adjusts its supply chain based on several different factors. Wal-Mart has stores in fifteen countries all around the world and each country [...]
By JonathanRader Category: Operations Management and Supply Chain Management
Oct 21, 2009
In chapter 8, it talked about Operations management and how quality and service had a lot to do with a business and how well they do as so. In this article, AT&T has many of its customers because of its service to offer the iphone which as everyone knows, not all wireless phone companies carry [...]
By VeronicaEsquivel Category: Operations Management and Supply Chain Management
Oct 21, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009 Ch. 8 IS in business Many of us do not imagine ourselves ridding a bicycle to work, or even to school. We would rather drive and get where we are going faster. What if there was a bike that could get you where you wanted faster than a regular bike, and [...]
By AngelaBarrientos Category: Operations Management and Supply Chain Management
Oct 21, 2009
The article I chose for chapter eight deals with inventory accuracy. Inventory management is very important to any business. There are a couple of things to keep in mind when dealing with inventory. The goal is to have enough on hand and ready to be purchased by customers, however you don’t want too much. Storage [...]
By Jerrett R. Thomason Category: Operations Management and Supply Chain Management
Oct 20, 2009
Case Study: SABMiller Revamps Supply Chain Management By Bill Goodwin SABMiller is a leading beer manufacture that owns over 200 brands on six different continents, and is also one of the largest bottlers of Coca-Cola products in the world. They operate 139 breweries and 35 bottling plants that product over 230 million hectoliters of beer [...]
By TiffanyHart Category: Operations Management and Supply Chain Management Tags: TiffanyHart
Oct 20, 2009
Ford recall hits 4.5 million vehicles Automaker issues largest single recall ever due to a faulty cruise control switch that could lead to a fire. Within operation management fundamentals, the Ford Company has issued 4.5 million vehicles to be recalled because of a faulty switch which can cause a fire hazard. Many buyers are upset [...]
By adam sulenta Category: Operations Management and Supply Chain Management
Oct 20, 2009
In the textbook chapter 8 Operation Management and Supply Chain Management, there is a supply chain for a product purchased from Wal-Mart. This article is about Wal-Mart`s building the best-in-market supply chain for overseas stores. At the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ (CSCMP’s) annual conference in the keynote address, a senior vice president of [...]
By Sunghyun Bae Category: Operations Management and Supply Chain Management
Oct 20, 2009
Known as one of the largest retail store in America, there are some things suppliers should know and understand before signing a contract with Wal-Mart. Understanding the supply chain is most important especially when deciding on whether you want to supply to Wal-Mart or not. The article states that not all suppliers to Wal-Mart does [...]
By Kong Her Category: Operations Management and Supply Chain Management
Oct 20, 2009
As Dell’s stock drops 3% what might be next? Will there be a larger percentage drop or a rise? With Dell’s latest creation I think a rise in the stock might be in Dell’s future. Dell has listened to customers and created a laptop that actually charges wirelessly! Unbelievable right? The Dell Latitude Z is [...]
By Jacob Gonzalez Category: Operations Management and Supply Chain Management
Oct 20, 2009
CIO Perspective: Taking Action in Uncertain Times, Beyond keeping the lights on, by Peter Blatman, Principal, Technology Strategy, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Tuesday, August 25, 2009, is a helpful article because it talks about how Information Technology can help in cutting cost. A company should not just cut off a certain portion of a particular department [...]
By Connie Jones Category: Operations Management and Supply Chain Management