EBU 4008
Module: Supply Chain Strategy
Assignment: Strategy Development Report
Student No.: 1110434
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of MSc in Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
University of Bolton
Contents
1. Introduction 4 2. Structure of the report 4 3. Organization and supply chain background 5 4. Review of Business Strategy 5 4.1 Market Penetration 5 4.2 Strategic alliances 6 4.3 SPAR: expansion and growth. 6 4.4 System. 7 4.5 Market Research 7 4.6 Supply Chain 7 5. PESTEL ANALYSIS and SWOT analysis 8 5.1 PESTLE ANALYSIS 8 5.2 SWOT Analysis 11 5. Porters five forces 13 5.1 Barriers to entry 13 5.2 Threat of substitutes 14 5.3 Bargaining
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(Source: Spar Zambia.com) 4.2 Strategic alliances SPAR Zambia has entered into strategic partnerships with its wholesalers, retailers and farmers. This unique partnership allows SPAR Zambia to operate locally offering customers a personal service supported by all the benefits of global business. SPAR partners are carefully selected by a panel looking at various variables of the product(s) being offered such as: 1. Pricing 2. Quality. Does it meet the minimum required standards? 3. Capacity of the supplier to meet the demands of the corporate stores 4. Packaging. Does it meet the standards stipulated by the government of Zambia?” Source: Interview with Dux Bhaga, 4.3 SPAR: expansion and growth. Expansion is a key component to SPAR’s business strategy. That is why spar continues to invest in the redevelopment and expansion of their store portfolios and the SPAR chains worldwide. SPAR Zambia is planning to open 30 stores by 2015. ( source: spar-stategy2sustain.com) 4.4 System. The electronic system that supports stock control, pricing and supply chains of SPAR Zambia is RMS (Retail Management System). RMS was recently interfaced with the centralized Finance operations. The system offers SPAR a complete point of sale (POS) solution that can be adapted to meet unique requirements. RMS automates POS processes and store operations and provides centralized control for SPAR
Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Volume 7, Number 5, 2002, pp. 271 – 282;
An ideal SCM integrates all aspects of logistics in a rapid manner attempting to achieve the objectives by using who, what, when, where, and why (the 5Ws) for accuracy and success. The focus of this literature will cover the history, functions, modifications and future of SCM, while also considering the literature and preceding research that was conducted in each area. This paper will enhance the readers’ understanding of the SCM in general along with the process and concepts of the subject. It will also enable readers to apply aspects of SCM in their respective line of business. The literature for this review is relative, ranging from one to three years old. Organizations must understand that Supply Chain Management can increase the company’s EBITA (Earnings Before Interest Taxes Amortization) or decrease it if used properly. An additional benefit of an optimal SCM is optimizing time from production to customer, which can increase customer base when the industry notice speed of delivery to customers.
Prepared for: Michael Lloyd (Tutor) Authors: Stephen Hill (7136196) Rohan Dwyer (6825079) Natalie Fraser (8382719) Vivian Ng (7660162) Due: 25/05/2012 Word Count: 2385 Tutorial: Thursday 1800-1900
A Customized Textbook, Supply Chain Management SCHM2301, ISBN9781308037400 Copies are on reserve in the library
The POS is a great indicator of items in stock and knows when to order more stocks of the items. Every time any item is sold, POS updates the server and the inventory amount changes. Remember that POS system is the location where a transaction or checkout takes place. POS systems are able to track the internal stock and automatically schedule the replenishment stock from external sources. This inventory management is an important part of Information Systems. Inventory management is mainly about specifying the size and placement of stocked goods. Inventory management is also required at different locations of the supply chain; this encompasses everything from replenishment lead time, carrying the cost of inventory, inventory and demand forecasting, inventory valuation, inventory visibility, price forecasting, quality management, and returns of defective goods. The inventory management needs to be handled in the efficient manner as it is
Russell, R. S., & Taylor,B. Operations and Supply Chain Management,8th Edition. Wiley, 2013-12-02. VitalBook file.
In recent years, logistics has been identified as having the potential to become the next governing element of corporate strategy to create value for customers, generate cost savings, enforce discipline in marketing efforts and extend the flexibility of production and information technology helps to improve the logistics management.
Logistics is a broad, far-reaching function which has a major impact on society’s standard of living. In a modern society, we have come to expect excellent logistics services, and tend to notice logistics only when there is a
point of sale system. The POS system is a perpetual inventory counting method that electronically records items immediately upon their point of sale (Stevenson, 2015, pg. 552). In other words, as a cashier scans a customer 's groceries, each scanned item is automatically recorded in the system and deducted from the store’s inventory. Implementing a point of sale would benefit a business’s inventory management function in several ways. First, the POS system will provide managers with a continuous flow of updated information (Stevenson, 2015, pg. 552). As a result, the information will provide more accuracy when used for sales forecasts and analysis, which substantially affect inventory decisions. Continuously, this inventory system would also allow greater flexibility in the sense that it can be wirelessly linked to the main company’s inventory system, creating a network of the company’s inventory systems. The POS system is capable of tracking many operations at once and can be modified according to management’s needs (MacCarthy, n.d.). This flexibility would undoubtedly benefit a large company like Wegman’s with many store locations. Lastly, the system is able to help businesses maintain a high level of customer service. Because the system gives customers a receipt with the price and quantity of each item purchased, the customer is able to see exactly what he or she purchased. This practice
Russell, R. S., & Taylor III, B. W. (2014). Operations and Supply Chain Management, 8th edition. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Report Cover Page & Title Page American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) REPORT ON “Logistic System of DHL” Submitted to: Dr. Ehsanul Huda Chowdhury Course Instructor Course: Marketing Research Section: A BBA Program Submitted By: “Foysal Ahmed” “ID 08-12089-3” “Marketing” Date of Submission: 26-12,2011 MARKETING RESEARCH REPORT ON “Logistic System of DHL” Letter of transmittal December 26, 2011 To Dr. Ehsanul Huda Chowdhury Course Instructor Marketing Research Section: A Subject:
Westminster Company is one of the largest manufacturers of consumer health products, based in US. Their distinctive name and company logo are recognized throughout the world. Westminster was originally founded as a family-owned pharmaceutical supply business in 1923, the company has expanded, by virtue of aggressive new product development, into a global provider of health care consumer products. It consumes three wholly owned subsidiaries, manufacturing grocery product, drugs, and mass merchandise. Intense rivalry in the market, and distresses of having an effective supply chain, made the company evaluate its supply chain and logistics. The primary focus of its research was the key clients of the three companies. To understand logistics the company must first know what logistics is and how it works. Logistics is defined as a business planning framework for the management of material, service, information and capital flows (Logistics World , 2014). Logistics is an important function of the business and without a proper logistics system, all the manufacturing, marketing and other activities would fail, overall resulting with the company failing to reach its full potential. After thoroughly analyzing the case study of, Westminster Company, to improve their current logistic strategy, they would need to implement the following strategies: developing and analyzing a new system to focus on strategic effort to ship their products in a timelier, efficient and in a more accurate
A point of sale system is a computerized network operated by a main computer and linked to several checkout terminals (Point, 2015). With it, it would allow for the tracking of usage, analyze inventory levels item-by-item, and record each sale as it happened. Our recommendation to which POS system the government should mandate its SNAP retailers is SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service (SLEPOS). This is similar to the one Wal-Mart used to revolutionize their inventory program. Some of the system’s key features include (What, 2015);
(Bowersox, D.J., Closs, D.J., and Cooper, M.B. (2010). Supply Chain Logistics Management. (3rd Edition) New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
It is known to us, “in each industry, the customer is god, is operator's food and clothing parents.” This tells us that customers are important to organizations. With the current intense competition in logistics nowadays, most companies can provide high quality goods, even are willing to cut down prices if reasonable. However, how can suppliers gain a competitive advantage when high quality is expected and price must be maintained at a level to generate a reasonable return? In our views, it is no doubt that how various supplier service activities are valued by customers, more specifically, that is, the ability of logistics