In week 10, I learned about the ethical issues and environmental issues in supply chains. Doing business ethically is not only makes the companies image better in the industry, it also saves money. In Starbucks […]

My personal carbon credit is $240. I will not pay for it because I can’t track donation and I don’t know how would they use my donation.

I am not a big Apple Fan, but if Apple tried to ignore these labor issues, I would not buy Apple products.

E. All of the Above

Technology / information systems can help companies to reduce the impact on the environment. Companies can use Technology / information to save paper and the energy , transport and dispose of it. For example, […]

I have learned eProcurement which is processing to acquire raw materials from suppliers to execute operations by suing internet. I have learned that from the Xbox case how companies need to balance between being […]

I have learned that information goods cost companies a lot to produce and companies can benefit from implementing it in its system. In addition, I have learned that from Hulu case how IT could change the way we […]

False.
In an English auction, the seller announces a starting price, the price is increasing when there is no higher bids.

1. Laptop-China
2. T-shirt- China
3. Mug-Thailand

Contracts are important in supply chain relationships because it can protect two parties. They ensure business continuity and cost control, and avoid the critical threats posed by potential supply chain problems. […]

There are some factors that the factory can use to assess supplier performance including:
(1) On-Time Performance: how often the supplier is on time with deliveries; the higher percentages of on-time performance […]

There are some steps that companies can take to prevent such disruptions in supply chains:
1. Companies can partners with supplier or outsource manufacturing to a third party and produce more units to backup […]

1- RFID have a longer distance to read than a bar code.
2- RFID have read write capabilities.
3- RFID tags have more information than bar code. RFID can tell what brand of the products.

Some privacy and security concerns for the commercial use of the RFID applications is that if debit/credit cards using RFID technology, someone could use RFID reader at some distance, and debit/credit cards […]

C. The tags power source

I have learned about the the importance and benefits of e-markets and and the important of collaboration with partners in WWT & ClearOrbit case. To reduce inventory cost, suppliers can share their information. […]

Ford implemented Auto Exchange to drive the cost out of the supply chain. Auto Exchange enable the data and information to share. They can bring all the business partners in one place to create an environment […]

Companies collaborate with their supply chain partners by share their information, and they can lower cost and increase sales volume. Therefore, the companies can offer low price product t to the buyers.

I have learned that how the company use technology to make Supply Chain more effectively. In the Zappos case, the video shows that Zappos used the robot in the shipping center, the workers don’t need to pick up […]

Push Supply Chain is to product forecasts the demand and push the product on the customer.

Pull Supply Chain is to produce products that meets customer demand and needs.