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5 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

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The following five mini case studies explore a few high-profile companies that have managed to sustain their supply chain cost reduction efforts and keep expenses under control. The company began with a pilot operation using a manufacturer in Malaysia. Like Intel, Starbucks is pretty much a household name.

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7 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

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The following five mini case studies explore a few high-profile companies that have managed to sustain their supply chain cost-reduction efforts and keep expenses under control. This operation was proving too costly and too slow, so the company launched an initiative to achieve a 10% supply chain cost reduction within four years.

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Supply Chain Management:Importance of Proactive Master Data.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Case Studies. |. This exercise was done before the monthly planning cycle start. This exercise yield positive results, in terms of planning community getting their confidence back in APO system & overall solution, over a period of time. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008.

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Business Process Optimization in Asset Management - Infosys Blogs

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Case Studies. |. Following are some of the key considerations which I think an organization should make to reap benefits from an optimization exercise in Asset management. For a real optimization to happen, Asset Management needs to be seen as an investment as opposed to operational spends. December 2008.

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Supply Chain Management:Confluence of IT and Business Strategy.

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Case Studies. |. Various reasons for a business transformation would include smart ways of working, effective information sharing, continuous improvement in the operation model, availability of vital information for better decision making etc. These forms key contributors to an effective transformation exercise.

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Supply Chain Management:A New Lens for Supply Chain Roadmaps

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Case Studies. |. The result is usually a supply chain roadmap that is more functional than operational , and aligned to getting quick wins and plucking low hanging fruit. It would have changed warehouse operations to create an agile value-added services organization. December 2008. November 2008. April 2009.

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Supply Chain Management:'Asset' in Enterprise Asset Management

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Case Studies. |. You do regular exercise to ensure frequency of your breakdown can be reduced or you take your kid for scheduled vaccinations - Preventive Maintenance. The advent of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) paved a way for business functions and related software services to operate in a plug and play model.