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Distribution Management at World Peace Industrial Group |
作者姓名:Chris J. Piper, Shwu-Min Horng |
商品類型:Case (Field) | 商品編號:9B16D024 |
出版日期:2016/12/05 | 內容長度:12 頁 |
In November 2005, World Peace Industrial Group was at an important milestone as it prepared to join two other major electronics components distributors to form the WPG Holdings and become a dominant player in its industry. As its chief executive officer prepared for the merger, it became apparent that the company’s financial position was threatened by inventory management and forecasting problems. Although sales and market share were increasing, profit .....more
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Greaves Brewery: Bottle Replenishment - Spreadsheet |
作者姓名:Chris J. Piper; |
| 商品編號:5B04D017 |
出版日期:2015/05/20 | 內容長度:37 頁 |
Excel spreadsheet for instructors.
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Alara Agri: Fresh Cherry Production |
作者姓名:Chris J. Piper; Jordan Mitchell |
商品類型:Case (Field) | 商品編號:9B09D004 |
出版日期:2009/05/14 | 內容長度:13 頁 |
Alara Agri, based in Bursa, Turkey, is one of the world’s foremost cherry and fig producers. The president and chief executive officer (CEO) was concerned about a recurring capacity problem at the end of the process where cherries were packed. On some of the plant’s conveyor belts, piles of cherries of one size waited to be packed while other belts had too few cherries to keep workers busy, and thus delayed order fulfillment. Diverting excess .....more
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Note on Material Requirements Planning |
作者姓名:Chris J. Piper |
商品類型:Note | 商品編號:9B07D005 |
出版日期:2007/02/26 | 內容長度:8 頁 |
The note on material requirements planning (MRP) explains MRP at an introductory level, indicates some of the essential ingredients for success, and suggests the implications for MRP adopters who are unable to provide them.
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ForeFront Manufacturing: Production Processes and Change Management in Mainland China |
作者姓名:Chris J. Piper; Nigel Goodwin |
商品類型:Case (Field) | 商品編號:9B06D020 |
出版日期:2006/10/12 | 內容長度:15 頁 |
ForeFront Wood Products produces high quality wooden door-sets. The company faces capacity constraints and inefficiencies resulting from its processes and culture. As a consequence, it struggles to be profitable. ForeFront's parent company, ForeFront Holdings, plans an initial public offering in 2007. It has recently hired a new operations manager with the mandate to turn the factory around. As the operations manager begins his job he tours the .....more
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CPSIM2: The Critical Path Simulator (Windows Version) |
作者姓名:Chris J. Piper |
商品類型:Case | 商品編號:9B06D002 |
出版日期:2006/01/11 | 內容長度:7 頁 |
CPSim2 is a Critical Path Simulator that runs under MS Windows. Participants use the simulator to manage the construction of an automated factory - a fairly complex, 43-activity project that must be completed in 107 days if penalties are to be avoided. As project manager, students must make effective trade-offs between the costs incurred by crashing (speeding up) activities, and the financial penalties for late completion. Unforeseen delays and speedups .....more
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Earth Buddy (Traditional Chinese version) |
作者姓名:Chris J. Piper |
商品類型:Translation | 商品編號:9A94DT19 |
出版日期:2004/12/15 | 內容長度:3 頁 |
About 15 operators work in a simple hybrid batch-flow environment to produce the Earth Buddy novelty product. The case introduces the topic of process analysis. Sufficient information is presented to introduce and discuss the following concepts in an 80-minute class: capacity, throughput time, cycle time, bottleneck identification and resolution, and work-in-process inventory accumulation and draw-down. Issues that can be explored during the discussion .....more
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Butler Metal Products: Focusing The Factory (Traditional Chinese version) |
作者姓名:Chris J. Piper; Wendy Osborne |
商品類型:Translation | 商品編號:9A92DT15 |
出版日期:2004/12/15 | 內容長度:17 頁 |
The newly-appointed general manager of Butler Metal Products was considering changes to his firm's shop floor organization. About two years earlier, his predecessor had switched from a traditional functional hierarchy to focused factories. Although the changes were accompanied by 35% reductions in inventories, throughput times and defect rates, there was concern that they would not be enough to assure Butler's survival in the economically-stressed .....more
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Greaves Brewery: Bottle Replenishment |
作者姓名:James A. Erskine; Michiel R. Leenders; Chris J. Piper |
商品類型:Case (Gen Exp) | 商品編號:9B04D017 |
出版日期:2004/09/20 | 內容長度:7 頁 |
The purchasing manager was wondering how many bottles he should purchase in the coming year. Last year, the market had levelled off and sales predictions were difficult. On the one hand he wanted to be sure sufficient bottles were available to supply this year's sales levels, yet he also wanted to minimize year-end inventories as covered storage space for empty bottles was tight and a bottle change-over seemed possible in the next two years.
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Daikin Industries |
作者姓名:Chris J. Piper; Tetsu Imigi |
商品類型:Case (Field) | 商品編號:9B04D018 |
出版日期:2004/08/10 | 內容長度:11 頁 |
The president of Daikin Industries Residential Air Conditioning Shiga Factory was confronted by the prospects of an unseasonably cold summer, at a time when the Shiga Factory had large quantities of its products in inventory in anticipation of strong summer sales. The president was concerned not only about pending losses in the current year, but also about the factory's long-term survival. Unprofitability was unacceptable and Daikin was caught .....more
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