Logistics companies such as FedEx and UPS no longer merely carry goods from one place to another. Some of them also provide supply chain planning and management services to their customers and help them manage their supply chain information. Investigate the web site of FedEx OR UPS to see how these companies’ services may be used for supply chain management. Then, answer the following questions:
a) What supply chain processes can each of these companies support for their clients ?
b) How can customers use the Web sites of each company to help them with supply chain management ?
Labels: FedEx, logistics, supply chain management, UPS
2009年3月9日 星期一
2009年3月2日 星期一
Post # 2 Grid Report no. 1
This is the grid report to review the company North America business in 2005. Both Internet and reseller can be reviewed individually.
Group Assignment : Post # 3
1. Try any one of these decision support systems and describe two examples of decisions which they may help to support. For each decision, describe whether the decision would be made by operational, middle or senior management levels :
Break-even Calculator
Online Customer Lifetime Value Calculator (from Harvard Business School)
Hong Kong Yellow Pages Online Map
HSBC Mortgage Planner
2. Next, try out the different modules within the OpenBravo ERP demo. After you've familiarized yourself with these tools, identify which module can be used to handle each step within the Order-to-Cash business process below:
Accept/Enter Order
Order Acknowledgement
Purchase Materials
Receive Materials
Production
Packing
Shipping
Invoicing and Collection
3. Which departments need to coordinate from start to finish of the Order-to-Cash business process ? Describe how the ERP software makes their work easier. Also explain why ERP software can serve as the foundation or platform for decision support systems.
Break-even Calculator
Online Customer Lifetime Value Calculator (from Harvard Business School)
Hong Kong Yellow Pages Online Map
HSBC Mortgage Planner
2. Next, try out the different modules within the OpenBravo ERP demo. After you've familiarized yourself with these tools, identify which module can be used to handle each step within the Order-to-Cash business process below:
Accept/Enter Order
Order Acknowledgement
Purchase Materials
Receive Materials
Production
Packing
Shipping
Invoicing and Collection
3. Which departments need to coordinate from start to finish of the Order-to-Cash business process ? Describe how the ERP software makes their work easier. Also explain why ERP software can serve as the foundation or platform for decision support systems.
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