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Operations Management And Business Strategy
...Shipping Operations Management
Introduction to the Company
Fiyeli Coffee is an artisan coffee roaster in a mid-sized city. The company operates with a wholesale-only business model, which allows it to focus on the high end restaurant and hotel trade in the state, along with a mail order retail business. Fiyeli also sells to select coffee shops, but most of its market is on the restaurant and hotel side.
In the United States, the retail coffee market is worth an estimated $12.8 billion and saw a growth rate of 7.9% (Morder Intelligence, 2017). The market is highly competitive and highly stratified, but the growth provides opportunity for companies to grow, and to find specialized niche markets.
The Challenge
Fiyeli faces a long-term challenge to ensure a stable supply chain of high quality coffee beans. Rising consumption has increased demand, while climate change is threatening supply, the result being a spike in the……
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CT Magazine (2012) Coffee packaging freshness. Coffee Talk Magazine. Retrieved June 13, 2019 from https://coffeetalk.com/ctmagazine/10-2012/3926/
Del Valle, G. (2019) Wholesale coffee is cheaper than it has been in years. That’s not good news. Vox. Retrieved June 13, 2019 from https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/4/25/18512680/coffee-futures-price-dropping-brazil-currency
Garza, E. & Hoffman, M. (2019) How climate change is killing coffee. Knowledge @ Wharton. Retrieved June 13, 2019 from https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/coffee-climate-change/
Khan, O. & Creazza, A. (2005) The impact of product design on the supply chain. Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Retrieved June 13, 2019 from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265492088_The_Impact_of_Product_Design_on_the_Supply_Chain_The_Impact_of_Product_Design_on_the_Supply_Chain
Manetti, G. & Becatti, L. (2009). Assurance services for sustainability reports: Standards and empirical evidence. Journal of Business Ethics. Vol. 87 (2009) 289-298.
Mersie, A. (2019) Coffee prices seen rising 25% by year end. Reuters Retrieved June 13, 2019 from https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-coffee-poll/coffee-prices-seen-rising-nearly-25-percent-by-year-end-reuters-poll-idUSKCN1Q11JD
Mordor Intelligence (2017) United States coffee market – growth, trends and forecasts. Mordor Intelligence Retrieved June 13, 2019 from https://www.mordorintelligence.com/industry-reports/united-states-coffee-market
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General Electric Appliance Company Quality Control Instruments
...Shipping Quality Control of General Electric Appliance Company
Company background
General Electric Appliances is renowned for designing and building the best appliances across the globe. Ranging from the design process to production and further to service, the main endeavor of GE Appliances is to assist people in enhancing their lives at home. From self-cleaning varieties to ice and water dispensers, to speed cook rotisseries and fridges that make coffee, GE Appliances has electrified and simplified life for over 12 decades with our heritage of innovation (GE Appliances, 2020).
GE Appliances has its main center of operations situated in Louisville in the state of Kentucky, United States. The company has manufacturing facilities operating in Decatur in the state of Alabama. Moreover, GE Appliances has wholly-owned subsidiaries that are situated in Georgia and also in Tennessee (GE Appliances, 2020). Significantly, GE Appliances has ownership of FirstBuild, a multinational co-creation community, and an ultramodern……
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General Electric. (2019). Annual Report, 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.ge.com/sites/default/files/GE_AR19_AnnualReport.pdf
GE Appliances. (2020). Our Community. Retrieved from: https://www.geappliances.com/our-company/
QIMA. (2020). What is the Product Inspection? Retrieved from: https://www.qima.com/quality-control-services/product-and-manufacturing-inspections
Goh, A., Sullivan, M. (2011). How To Conduct Quality Control With Chinese Manufacturers. Business Insider.
Weber, A. (2019). Assembly Plant of the Year: Refrigerator Production Heats Up at GE Appliances. Assembly. Retrieved from: https://www.assemblymag.com/articles/95217-assembly-plant-of-the-year-refrigerator-production-heats-up-at-ge-appliance s
Trebilcock, B. (2020). GE Appliance: Pulling the digital thread. Logistics Management. Retrieved from: https://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/ge_appliance_pulling_the_digital_thread
Flannery, R. (January 15, 2016). Haier To Buy GE Appliances For $5.4B In China\\\\\\\\\\\\'s 2nd Big U.S. Acquisition This Week. Forbes. Retrieved from: https://www.forbes.com/sites/russellflannery/2016/01/15/haier-to-buy-ge-appliances-for-5-4b-in-chinas-2nd-big-u-s-acquisition-this-week/#2a6118503c24
Hayes, A. (July 28, 2020). Quality Control. Investopedia. Retrieved from: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/q/quality-control.asp
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Supply Chain Management In Canada
… flow for a consistent number of years. It will put demand on the supply chain management team to develop increased tactical designs for shipping and to establish strong logistical relationships so that products are moving consistently and at a rate proportional to the production of goods so ……
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Channick, Robert. “Fallout from China Trade War,” Chicago Tribune, 2019. https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-china-tariffs-illinois-impact-20190510-story.html
Krebbler Furniture Case Study, Supply Chain Management Association. Digital File.
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Enterprise Risk Management In Wells Fargo During The Pandemic
… the values and the boundaries of the organization in order to assess and manage risk. It is not just a matter of the shipping department looking at suppliers or the accounting department looking at the audit review board. It is a matter of the various departments working ……
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Beasley, M. (2020). How to Leverage ERM Principles to Better Respond to COVID-19-Related Risks. ERM Professional Insights.
Derysh, I. (2020). Watchdog questions why Wells Fargo reported giving only one large PPP loan to a Black-owned business. Retrieved from https://www.salon.com/2020/07/22/watchdog-questions-why-wells-fargo-reported-giving-only-one-large-ppp-loan-to-a-black-owned-business/
English, C. (2020). Wells Fargo Forced to Cut Its Dividend After Fed Stress Test. Here’s What Other Banks Did. Retrieved from https://www.barrons.com/articles/wells-fargo-forced-to-cut-its-dividend-after-fed-stress-test-51593467664
Hall, J. (2007). Internal Auditing and ERM: Fitting in and Adding Value. Retrieved from https://global.theiia.org/about/about-the-iia/Public Documents/Sawyer_Award_2007.pdf
Kaplan, R. & Mikes, A. (2012). Managing risks: A new framework. Harvard Business Review, 3.
Lewis, M. (2010). The Big Short. NY: W. W. Norton.
Lundqvist, S. (2014). Abandoning Silos for Integration: Implementing Enterprise Risk Management and Risk Governance. Lund University.
Morgenson, G. (2020). More Wells Fargo customers say the bank decided to pause their mortgage payments without asking. Retrieved from https://www.nbcnews.com/business/personal-finance/more-wells-fargo-customers-say-bank-decided-pause-their-mortgage-n1234610
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McDonalds International Expansion
...Shipping Global Marketing Project
Market Analysis
St. Lucia is a small market, with a population of 166,000 people and a GDP per capita of $14,400 (CIA World Factbook, 2020). This makes it a relatively weak market for fast food, and there are only a few outlets in the entire country, and none for McDonalds. There is potential, however, in Castries, and in tourist areas such as Rodney Bay, or near the airport in Vieux Fort. How much potential the market had is up for debate, as locals do not eat much beef, and this was responsible for the downfall of McDonalds in Barbados and Jamaica recently (Patrick, 2020). Furthermore, the pandemic has suppressed demand for all restaurants in St. Lucia. Other outlets like KFC have barely a foothold in the country. That said, McDonalds is motivated to figure out the Caribbean market, because there is opportunity if it can figure out……
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CIA World Factbook (2020) St. Lucia. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved May 29, 2020 from https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/st.html
Deloitte (2020) International tax St. Lucia highlights 2020. Deloitte. Retrieved May 29, 2020 from https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-stluciahighlights-2020.pdf
Duncan, N. (2019) The QSR 50. Quick Service Restaurants. Retrieved May 29, 2020 from https://www.qsrmagazine.com/reports/qsr-50-11
Patrick (2020) McDonald’s failure in Barbados hides in plain sight. Uncommon Caribbean. Retrieved May 29, 2020 from https://www.uncommoncaribbean.com/barbados/mcdonalds-failure-in-barbados-hides-in-plain-sight/
St. Lucia Times (2019) Saint Lucia slips in ease of doing business rankings. St. Lucia Times. Retrieved May 29, 2020 from https://stluciatimes.com/saint-lucia-slips-in-ease-of-doing-business-rankings/
Trading Economics (2019) St. Lucia corruption perceptions index. Trading Economics. Retrieved May 29, 2020 from https://tradingeconomics.com/st-lucia/corruption-index
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Canadian Reciprocity Treaty Of 1854
… two years after its signing, they started calling for its abolishment. The American protectionists who did not want the treaty were those with shipping and manufacturing interests. The protectionists cited…[break]…American products in the hope of reciprocal treatment of the natural products it was exporting to the United ……
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Ankli, R. E. (1971). The reciprocity treaty of 1854. The Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d\\\\\\\\\\\\'Economique, 4(1), 1-20.
Gerriets, M., & Gwyn, J. (1996). Tariffs, trade, and reciprocity: Nova Scotia, 1830-1866. Acadiensis, 25(2), 62-81.
Haynes, F. E. (1892). The Reciprocity treaty with Canada of 1854 (Vol. 7, No. 6). Baltimore, Md.: American Economic Association.
Hinton, M. (2013). Canadian economic growth and the reciprocity treaty of 1854. Working Papers 13038, Economic History Society.
Masters, D. C. (1963). The reciprocity treaty of 1854: its history, its relation to British colonial and foreign policy, and to the development of Canadian fiscal autonomy (Vol. 9). McGill-Queen\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Press-MQUP.
Officer, L. H., & Smith, L. B. (1968). The Canadian-American reciprocity treaty of 1855 to 1866. Journal of Economic History, 598-623.
Porritt, E. (1908). Sixty Years of Protection in Canada, 1846-1907: Where Industry Leans on the Politician. London: Macmillan.
Saunders, S. A. (1934). The Maritime Provinces and the Reciprocity Treaty. The Dalhousie Review.
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Purchasing And Supply Management
...Shipping Purchasing and Supply Management
Introduction
Why is purchasing and supply management so important to a firm’s success? Burt (2010) perhaps puts it best: “Historically, supply management has been considered important because of its impact on costs” (p. 9). In other words, a firm seeking to be competitive and profitable must have a good purchasing and supply management process in place—otherwise it risks watching its bottom line whittle away due to costs that it did not try its hardest to reduce. This paper will discuss the importance and value of purchasing and supply management by 1) looking at how the function relates to selecting a qualified supplier, 2) selecting the best strategies for negotiating prices, 3) creating a project supply, service and material budget for detailed requirements, 4) discussing the benefits and costs of outsourcing, and 5) evaluating various organizations that are benchmarks in purchasing and supply management and identifying their……
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BDC. (2019). 6 ways the purchasing department can improve your business. Retrieved from https://www.bdc.ca/en/articles-tools/operations/purchasing/pages/purchasing-department-objectives.aspx
Benton, W. C. (2013). Supply chain focused manufacturing planning and control. Nelson Education.
Burt, D. N. (2010). Supply Management, 8th Edition. Devry.
Harland, C., Brenchley, R., & Walker, H. (2003). Risk in supply networks. Journal of Purchasing and Supply management, 9(2), 51-62. Retrieved from http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.471.2910&rep=rep1&type=pdf
Holmlund, M. & Strandvik, T. (1999) Perception configuration in business relationship, Management Decision, 37(9), 686-696
MacNeil/Lehrer Productions (Producer). (1999). Your computer, your way: Dell and thedirect sales model [Video file]. Retrieved from https://libraryresources.columbiasouthern.edu/login
Monczka, R. & Handfield, R. (2016). Purchasing and supply chain management. Boston, MA: Cengage.
NC State University. (2003). Negotiating for success. Retrieved from https://scm.ncsu.edu/scm-articles/article/negotiating-for-success
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Manufacturing Systems In Automotive Industry
...Shipping Introduction
A manufacturing system includes four different components together with the production machine, material handling system, computer control system, and human resources (Lee, 1998). In recent times, due to the technological advancement, automation of manufacturing systems has continued to become prevalent. A key aspect in the contemporary automotive manufacturing systems and automotive industries is automation. An automated manufacturing system alludes to an intersected or interrelated system of material processing stations with the capability of automatically processing an extensive range of part types simultaneously under computer control. Imperatively, the system is not just interlinked by a material transport system but also interconnected by a communication network for assimilating all aspects of manufacturing. This sort of system portrays flexibility in handling, routing, processes, and changing of tools. Also, an automated manufacturing system demonstrates key features, including a high magnitude of automation, integration, and flexibility (Swamidass, 2000). This paper examines the four different……
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Boone, L. E., Kurtz, D. L., & Khan, M. H. (2009). Contemporary business. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons.
Chui, M., George, K., Manyika, J., Miremadi, M. (September 2017). Human + machine: A new era of automation in manufacturing. McKinsey & Company.
Deng, W., Luo, Q. (2012). Advanced Technology for Manufacturing Systems and Industry. New York: Pearson.
Groover, M. P. (2007). Fundamentals of modern manufacturing: materials processes, and systems. John Wiley & Sons.
HR Cloud. (2020). HR Automation - The Future of Human Resource Process Management. Retrieved from: https://kissflow.com/hr-process/
Joshi, V., Adhikari, M. S., Patel, R., Singh, R., Gehlot, A. (2018). Industrial Automation: Learn the current and leading-edge research on SCADA Automation. New Delhi: Pearson.
Krar, S. F., & Gill, A. (2003). Exploring advanced manufacturing technologies. Industrial Press, Inc.
Ladet, P., & Vernadat, F. (Eds.). (2013). Integrated manufacturing systems engineering. Springer.
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Strategic
… purchased through the website—the purpose being that this eliminates stocking and storage costs for us as the distributors can handle the cost of shipping and storing but the spa can collect the premium for handling the point of sale process.
Goals for Sales and Profit
The goals ……
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Kim, W. & Mauborgne, R. (2005). Blue ocean strategy: From theory to practice. California Management Review, 47(3), 105-121.
Mangold, W. G., & Smith, K. T. (2012). Selling to Millennials with online reviews. Business Horizons, 55(2), 141-153.
Neely, M. E., Schallert, D. L., Mohammed, S. S., Roberts, R. M., & Chen, Y. J. (2009). Self-kindness when facing stress: The role of self-compassion, goal regulation, and support in college students’ well-being. Motivation and Emotion, 33(1), 88-97.
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Weapons Of Mass Destruction WMD Antifa
...Shipping Weapons of Mass Destruction
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An electro-magnetic pulse (EMP) attack could crash the American economy and bring virtually every industry to a standstill—such is the reliance of modern business upon the digital infrastructure. Thus, considering an EMP attack is something that government should take very seriously. As more and more of the world becomes dependent upon cyber infrastructure for the maintenance of other systems, the complexity of the security services of a country grows and intensifies. Is it possible therefore that there is an overreliance upon technology and that this overreliance can actually compromise a country’s progress and increase its risk of falling into ruin should a sudden attack like an EMP attack hit where it hurts most? Absolutely—and both state and non-state actors know that, which is why either one could conduct a high altitude EMP attack upon the US. The consequences would be devastating.
Non-state actors are just……
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Chatfield, A. T., Reddick, C. G., & Brajawidagda, U. (2015, May). Tweeting propaganda, radicalization and recruitment: Islamic state supporters multi-sided twitter networks. In Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research (pp. 239-249).
Christenson, G. (2015). CBRN response. National Guard Bureau.
Freberg, K., Graham, K., McGaughey, K., & Freberg, L. A. (2011). Who are the social media influencers? A study of public perceptions of personality. Public Relations Review, 37(1), 90-92.
Garellek, A. (2016, March 4). The ISIS WMD Threat. The Cipher Brief. Retrieved from https://www.thecipherbrief.com/article/middle-east/isis-wmd-threat
Jennings, P. (2006). Miami port poses serious risks. Retrieved from https://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=131634&page=1
Johnston, W.R. (2016, November 30). Summary of historical attacks using chemical or biological weapons. The Johnston Archive. Retrieved from http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/terrorism/chembioattacks.html
Klein, A. (2019). From Twitter to Charlottesville: Analyzing the Fighting Words Between the Alt-Right and Antifa. International Journal of Communication, 13, 22.
Maras, M-H. (2014). Transnational Security. Florida: CRC Press.
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