Questions from General Supply Chain

Q: How could a bicycle manufacturer increase responsiveness through its facilities?

How could a bicycle manufacturer increase responsiveness through its facilities?

Q: Why should a firm like Dell take into account total supply chain

Why should a firm like Dell take into account total supply chain profitability when making decisions?

Q: How could an industrial supplies distributor use information to increase its responsiveness

How could an industrial supplies distributor use information to increase its responsiveness?

Q: Motorola has gone from manufacturing all its cell phones in-house

Motorola has gone from manufacturing all its cell phones in-house to almost completely outsourcing the manufacturing. What are the pros and cons of the two approaches?

Q: How can a home delivery company like Peapod use pricing of its

How can a home delivery company like Peapod use pricing of its delivery services to improve its profitability?

Q: What are some industries in which products have proliferated and life cycles

What are some industries in which products have proliferated and life cycles have shortened? How has the supply chains in these industries adapted?

Q: How can the full set of logistical and cross-functional drivers

How can the full set of logistical and cross-functional drivers be used to create strategic fit for a PC manufacturer targeting both time sensitive and price conscious customers?

Q: On which supply chain drivers should a firm trying to shrink its

On which supply chain drivers should a firm trying to shrink its cash-to-cash cycle focus?

Q: What differences in the retail environment may justify the fact that the

What differences in the retail environment may justify the fact that the fast-moving consumer goods supply chain in India has far more distributors than in the United States?

Q: Amazon.com sells books, music, electronics, software,

Amazon.com sells books, music, electronics, software, toys, and home improvement products online. In which product category does e-business offer the greatest advantage compared with a retail store ch...