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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Supplier management"”.
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Implementation of supplier management in a defense subcontractor
… Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1995.
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Supplier management practices of the Joint Direct Attack Munition Program
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1996.
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Supplier selection and supplier management improvements at an analytical instrument manufacturing company
… of improving the quality of parts received from suppliers at Waters, an analytical instrument manufacturing company. Preliminary analysis identified improvement opportunities at evaluation of supplier's capability, agreement on requirements with suppliers at early supplier selection stage as well …
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Analysis of supplier involvement in new product development and launch
… conceptually as a buyer with a network of suppliers - as those were originally designed for efficiency purposes and existing products. While new products due to their characteristics, such as short life cycle, demand variability, and high investment risk, require responsive, flexible, …
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Six Sigma process improvements and sourcing strategies following factory fire
… addresses Six Sigma process improvements and the supplier management issues resulting from the shift to external suppliers in the aftermath of a fire. Originally, this thesis was to address a lean implementation in Raytheon's substrate fabrication area. It was intended to build on work done by …
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Capturing value in outsourced aerospace supply chains
… structure to manage the supply chain, effective supplier management processes to avoid cost of failure, integrated supply chain and operational excellence to unlock value, and business continuity planning to protect value. This framework is analyzed in the context of Spirit Europe, which is a …
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A system perspective on warranty problems within a supply chain
… especially automotive companies. Carmakers and suppliers must work aggressively to improve their warranty management approach as warranty cost often equals or exceeds their investment in engineering. This thesis focuses on studying warranty management in a supply chain from a systems …
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Essays on supply chain contracting and tactical decisions for inter-generational product transitions
… we explore problems in two areas of Supply Chain Management. The first relates to strategic supplier management. The second focuses on tactical decisions on inventory and pricing during inter-generational product transition. In many industries, manufacturing firms use multiple competing suppliers …
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Auswirkungen der Coronapandemie auf die Kunden-Lieferanten-Beziehungen in der Schweizer Industrie – Eine empirische Untersuchung aus Sicht der Beschaffung
… businesses, particularly in their supply chains, supplier management, and customer–supplier relationships. Despite these profound effects, limited research has been conducted on this subject. According to van Hoek (2020b), a key question to address is how customer–supplier relationships evolved …
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Predicting adequacy of supplier responses for multi-year government contracts based on supplier performance metrics
… predictable production levels for ACX and its suppliers. At the time of this research, the company was soliciting bids from suppliers for the next five-year multi-year contract. Since this is a sole-source situation, ACX must substantiate all costs to justify that the pricing is fair and …
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Integration of third party logistics providers within the distribution network
… the strategy and guidelines for effective supplier management in a logistics context. The decision to outsource is just one of the decisions analyzed in the development of distribution strategies. Studying the strategies utilized by other organizations can enhance the competitiveness of a …
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Information technology (IT) as a mechanism to build trust and foster collaborative innovation in the buyer-supplier relationship
… a competitive advantage through is supply chain management (SCM). One aspect of a disciplined and effective SCM program is supplier management, both from a risk and cost perspective. In this paper, the author explores an area oftforgotten when dealing with suppliers: trust. During a research …
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"Plan de emprendimiento para la implementación de una empresa de ventas de sábanas"
… of operational policies, planning, inventory management, equipment, activities and processes, supplier management, purchasing, stock management, and concluding with outsourcing and process integration. Chapter 6 defines the organizational structure and human resources, including organizational …
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Extending the Boundaries of Supply Chain Transparency: Supplier Monitoring Activity Disclosure, Consumer Evaluations, and Brand Equity
… by disclosing information about their supplier monitoring activities (SMA). Yet, high monitoring costs and the complexity of supply chains pose challenges for firms to effectively monitor their extended supply chain, including both first-tier and lower-tier suppliers. In order to …
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Enhancing Manufacturing Performance to Plan with Predictive Analytics
… equipment purchases, staffing changes, and supplier management. From the time of each decision to the day of production, demand may change, supply may be disrupted, and manufacturing performance may fall short of expectations. These uncertainties lead to high error in production plans, which …
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Key success factors for achieving green supply chain performance : a study of UK ISO 14001 certified manufacturers
… protection instruments such as environmental management systems (EMS). One such system is ISO 14001 which is designed to assist organisations to create a structured mechanism for continuous improvement in environmental performance.However, more knowledge is required to identify the impact …
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The relationship between quality management and competitive advantage : an empirical study of the Egyptian hotel industry
… resource based view (RBV) of the firm, quality management (QM) is one of the sources the firm can use to generate competitive advantage (CA). Although QM and CA have widely attracted the attention of both academics and practitioners, the link between these two concepts has rarely been examined …
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Developing a Focal Firm’s Sustainable Supply Chain Framework: Drivers, Orientation, Practices and Performance Outcomes
… supply chain is a crucial step for operations management (Hall, 2000; Zhu and Sarkis, 2004; Koplin et al., 2007; Matos and Hall, 2007). Despite a growing number of studies on sustainability from the point of view of the supply chain (Linton et al., 2007; Carter and Rogers, 2009; Pagell and Wu, …
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Supplier relationship management : value creation via systematic management of suppliers and processes
Toimittajasuhteiden hallinta (SRM) on monivuotinen strategisen toimitusketjun hallinnan käytäntö ja suunnittelutyökalu. SRM tähtää arvon luomiseen johtamalla hankinnan toiminnot systemaattisella tavalla. Tyypillisesti yritys voi luoda arvoa hyödyntämällä SRM:n systemaattisia prosesseja kun se …