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I do not believe in paying for news. In addition, I do not think Rupert Murdoch should charge for online news. News should be free for everyone in the public because it informs them what is going on.

Traditional retail stores are only limited because they can only provide to there geographical area. However the internet solves this because now they can cater to people all around the world.

In week 5, I learned about RFID tag and how they are used. I learned that companies like Walmart, Amazon, EZpass, Credit Cards, etc. Also I learned that the difference between RFID and Bar codes is that RFID can […]

Pros: People can view tons of movies, videos, TV shows for a fixed price. As Netflix is accessible just about anywhere, on your dvd player, roko, apple tv, computer, phone.

Cons: If you do not have internet […]

True, they are fixed to create the software, but the marginal cost is low because it can be easier duplicated.

This week I learned how the bullwhip effect companies inventory. This is because there is always a fluctuations in customer demand that leads people to order more or less, and sometimes this causes backlog when […]

I learn that communication is key because without know what the customer demand it will be hard to predict how much inventory to order. In addition, I learned that there is fluctuations in demand. I will used […]

Privacy Concerns: Companies can buy information from other companies about customer’s buying behavior or they can use the information for themselves to predict what customers want.

Security Concerns: Companies […]

Benefits: reduce manual labor, visibility, better tracking, and speedy

Pitfills: security

1. productivity increases
2. asset tracking
3. less manual labor

C. The tag’s power source

Some causes of the bullwhip effect is price fluctuations, inaccurate information, demand increases/decreases

Knowing the point of sales does have effect on the bullwhip effect because it will allow managers to […]

False, because customer demand is never stable, it is important for businesses to predict future demands so they can produce enough inventories for demand spikes. The bullwhip effect cannot be eliminated because […]

This week I learned that E-market is very effective in doing business. This is because it is very quick and convenient for businesses. In addition, there is not switching cost. Also, I learned about different […]

Mattress: http://www.sleepys.com/

The services sleepys offers for customers is buy and order mattress online. They will ship it to your house and even bring it up to the bedroom for you. The value added […]

MRO stands for Maintenance, Repair, and Operations. MRO items differs from raw materials because raw materials are used to make and build products but MRO repairs, fixes, maintain these products.

This video explain how Ford shares information through the internet. The eMarketplace lets Ford updates that business model to the newer one that uses the web. The information that share is available to the whole […]

This week I learned how companies like Polo keep head of the competition by adjusting their supply chain management. I also learned about integration between supply chains how they collaborate among each other. […]

Some ways companies can collaborate with their supply chain partners are sharing information with them. For example, Walmart is directly connected with there suppliers. When their inventory runs low, it will […]