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Mohammad S. Faruqi commented on the post, Q&A: WalMart, on the site Internet and Supply Chains – MIS 3537 Spring 2013 1 month, 2 weeks ago
I think this is a good strategy on Walmart’s part. The store is known for low prices everyday so customers will know that the items that Walmart sells will be relatively low possibly lower than other convenient […]
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Mohammad S. Faruqi commented on the post, Q&A: Final thoughts (100 section reflection on the course), on the site Internet and Supply Chains – MIS 3537 Spring 2013 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Overall, I really enjoyed this class. Before enrolling, I really did not know much about supply chain management and how it was aligned itself with the company’s business units. As a I went through the semester, I […]
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Mohammad S. Faruqi commented on the post, Q&A: Networks and Standards, on the site Internet and Supply Chains – MIS 3537 Spring 2013 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Network externalities are very important to eBusiness standard wars because they add value to the products in an industry as these products become more popular amongst users and therefore consumers have a greater […]
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Mohammad S. Faruqi commented on the post, Global Supply Chain Management Assignment, on the site Internet and Supply Chains – MIS 3537 Spring 2013 2 months ago
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Mohammad S. Faruqi commented on the post, Q&A: eFulfillment, on the site Internet and Supply Chains – MIS 3537 Spring 2013 2 months, 1 week ago
I do not think that distribution centers are ready to take online simply because they would have to change the way they do business. Distributors are aware of the procedure to deliver goods to retailers and there […]
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Mohammad S. Faruqi commented on the post, Q&A: 100 second reflection for week 7, on the site Internet and Supply Chains – MIS 3537 Spring 2013 2 months, 1 week ago
In week 7, we discussed information good and how they are becoming digital on websites such as Hulu. Although information goods such ad CD’s, DVD’s, and blue ray discs are expensive to produce, they become […]
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Mohammad S. Faruqi commented on the post, Q&A: Will you deliver for Walmart??, on the site Internet and Supply Chains – MIS 3537 Spring 2013 2 months, 1 week ago
1. I would not consider buying products online from Walmart if they were delivered by a stranger. The issue here is regarding trust and reliability. FedEx is an established delivery service who customers trust […]
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Mohammad S. Faruqi commented on the post, Q&A: Green Supply Chains, on the site Internet and Supply Chains – MIS 3537 Spring 2013 2 months, 1 week ago
Green Distribution: Many water bottle companies such as Aquafina and Poland Spring are now using less plastic when packaging their products to sell to customers.
Green Production: Cathode-ray tube(CRT), a toxic […]
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Mohammad S. Faruqi commented on the post, Q&A: Ethics and Environment, on the site Internet and Supply Chains – MIS 3537 Spring 2013 2 months, 1 week ago
Technology/information systems can help companies become socially and environmentally responsible through various ways. Technology serves as an information source to educate companies on how to become more […]
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Mohammad S. Faruqi commented on the post, Q&A: Ethics and Green Supply Chains, on the site Internet and Supply Chains – MIS 3537 Spring 2013 2 months, 1 week ago
E. All of the above
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Mohammad S. Faruqi commented on the post, Q&A: RFID, on the site Internet and Supply Chains – MIS 3537 Spring 2013 3 months, 3 weeks ago
One of the main concerns with RFID technology is its inability to identify specific readers so anyone can scan the RFID tags without the owner’s knowledge. This creates a concern in the sense that competitors can […]
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Mohammad S. Faruqi commented on the post, Q&A: RFID, on the site Internet and Supply Chains – MIS 3537 Spring 2013 3 months, 3 weeks ago
1. RFID technology enables the reading of several electronic labels simultaneously.
2. RFID prevents counterfeit. Barcodes can be reproduced using photocopies.
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Mohammad S. Faruqi commented on the post, Q&A: Bullwhip Effect, on the site Internet and Supply Chains – MIS 3537 Spring 2013 3 months, 3 weeks ago
False: Although forecasting errors are one of the major causes of the bullwhip effect, it is not the sole cause of the incident. There are other causes such as order batching, price fluctuations, lead time […]
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Mohammad S. Faruqi commented on the post, Q&A: Bullwhip effect, on the site Internet and Supply Chains – MIS 3537 Spring 2013 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Some causes of the bullwhip effect are forecasting errors, consumer demand swings, overcompensation of inventory, lead time variability, price fluctuation, and order batching. Knowing the “point of sale” […]
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Mohammad S. Faruqi commented on the post, Q&A: RFID, on the site Internet and Supply Chains – MIS 3537 Spring 2013 3 months, 3 weeks ago
c. The tag’s power source
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Mohammad S. Faruqi commented on the post, Instructions for Beer Game, on the site Internet and Supply Chains – MIS 3537 Spring 2013 4 months ago
1. Mohammad S Faruqi
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Mohammad S. Faruqi commented on the post, Q&A: Week 2, on the site Internet and Supply Chains – MIS 3537 Spring 2013 4 months, 1 week ago
Companies can utilize technology and the internet to collaborate with their supply chain partners. For example, Ford has created an eMarketplace to help integrate all of its partners. This eMarketplace allows the […]
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Mohammad S. Faruqi commented on the post, 100 second reflection for week 2, on the site Internet and Supply Chains – MIS 3537 Spring 2013 4 months, 1 week ago
In week 2, we learned how technology has an impact in making supply chains more efficient. Effective warehouse management plays an important role in shipping customer orders quickly satisfying their needs. Zappos […]
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Mohammad S. Faruqi commented on the post, Using Kiva Robots at Zappos, on the site Internet and Supply Chains – MIS 3537 Spring 2013 4 months, 1 week ago
I thought the video really shows us a glimpse of what the future of warehouse management will be. In the past, humans were doing what robots do today. Obviously, there is a difference in both speed and efficiency. […]
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Mohammad S. Faruqi commented on the post, Ford eMarketplace Video, on the site Internet and Supply Chains – MIS 3537 Spring 2013 4 months, 1 week ago
Ford implemented the eMarketplace in order to better communicate with all of the players involved the company’s various segments such as supply chain. Ford wants to transform itself from a manufacturing company to […]
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