by Rob O'Byrne | Dec 1, 2014 | eClasses
Last Week For your homework, did you consider this possible drawback of VCM? The possibility that an initiative implemented somewhere in the value chain may have a negative impact elsewhere? And to clarify, did you read again the example of differentiation advantage...
by Rob O'Byrne | Dec 1, 2014 | eClasses
Last Week How did you go with researching your use or a colleague’s use, of a Smart Phone? Did you find that you use it for a lot of processes and that you save time and paper in doing so? The Value Chain This week, Simon from the UK helps us understand Value...
by Rob O'Byrne | Dec 1, 2014 | eClasses
Last Week So last week we looked at Auto Logistics. Did you contact a shipping line and request a freight quotation for one or several cars? Did you ask for the requirements, and check them out on the internet? Or did you pick a country of destination, and locate the...
by Rob O'Byrne | Dec 1, 2014 | eClasses
Last Week Last week we looked at a range of cost reduction strategies. And for your homework, did you: 1. Estimate the weighting of each of the costs in your total cost/order. Then, determine what you spend on each type and check your estimates. Did you establish 3...
by Rob O'Byrne | Dec 1, 2014 | eClasses
Last Week So last week we looked at Emergency and Humanitarian Logistics. Did you get a chance to: Re-examine the Case Study from earlier about the Georgia Bay Complex Fire and identify the crucial entities involved as well as the logistical challenges they...
