This paper should be written in APA format and include
a literature review of the techniques. The literature review should
include four peer reviewed and four non-peer reviewed articles. A
Reference Page should be attached and match in-text
citations.
Choose five techniques from the course that are or
could be implemented in your organization or one you are familiar
with.
Format: Introduction – Describe your
organization (product/service, suppliers, customers)
Technique #1 … Technique #5 – Discuss each
in detail and lay out precisely how the technique is or could be
implemented in an organization.
Literature review – four peer
reviewed and four non-peer reviewed articles. Ensure you
appropriately use in-text citations and list them on your reference
page.
Conclusion – Evaluate how the
techniques have improved or could improve the
organization.
Anticipated length – 2,000-3,000 words, typed and double-spaced.
book: operation management sustainability and supply
chain management Twelfth edition ( authors are Jay Heizer/ Barry
Render/Chuck Munson).
techniques:
1. location strategy
2. layout strategy
3. forecasting strategy
4. short term schedules
5. supply chain management
Format: Introduction
Dell is an IT company. It sells server, laptops, mobiles, tablets, PC’s etc.
Techniques with Conclusion:
1. Location strategy: Dell
applies the theory of manufacturing oversees and keeping
just-in-time inventory for manufacturing activities. And hence, has
a strategy to meet the customer expectation both in term of quality
and delivery time. It focuses mainly on cluster structure of
location strategy, where once Dell receives online orders it
contacts the nearby suppliers/OEM’s/vendors for different
components required for manufacturing the product. And due to its
close proximity with the suppliers in 2 hours the different
components are received at Dell’s assembly unit. Doing this saves
inventory cost and geographical proximity as a part of location
strategy helps in gaining both cost leadership and differentiation
(in terms of fast delivery).
2. Layout strategy: Out of
different layouts available in the market, Dell focuses on
product-oriented layout i.e. it is organised around product. Dell
has a “from to matrix” they have their manufacturing centres in US
and India. They only have assembly unit, with no warehouse or
inventory and shipping department. Which means the area required
for the office is less as it has opened up with suppliers in both
design and the production processes, this eliminates the burden of
hiring, reduces the cycle time, reducing the cost to company and
helps in providing best-in-class products by collaborating with
best-in-class suppliers. For example: Dell has outsourced hardware
from IBM, which is well known in market for its hardware. This
outsourcing helps Dell to maximise efficiency and reduce the number
of workstations of departments and hence reduction in cycle
time.
3. Forecasting strategy: Dell has a push and pull
inventory strategy. This requires a more accurate forecasts to be
done. Customers demand helps in knowing in how to pull and
increases the sales further. Company first pushes different options
to customer to choose from in order to customise the product. And
Dell chooses to use push and pull strategy to follow just in time
inventory in collaboration with vendors by informing vendors about
what to keep in inventory based on studying the push and pull
inventory strategy of the company
4. Short Term Schedules: In order to deal with
short term schedules, the company has multiple vendors for a single
component. This helps in reducing the lead time required for the
manufacturing and hence helps in delivery the product to the
customer faster.
5. Supply Chain Management: Dell has implemented
SCM very effectively by introducing vendor management, cluster
location strategy, Just int time inventory. Doing this has reduced
the total cycle time without compromising on the quality. Dell has
a supply chain management model to provide customised products to
the customer which involves only suppliers, assembly unit at Dell
and logistic partners delivering to the End customer directly. Dell
focuses on having a strategic fit between efficient and responsive
SCM by emphasising on product customization and quicker delivery
time.
References:
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