Brian Wallace

The simulations was really fun, until the bullwhip effect came to light. I had a great understanding of the Bullwhip effect from the class lecture, but it is an entirely different monster when you actually have to deal with it. The beer game simulation at first made me feel like I knew what I was doing, but when the order amounts began changing…[Read more]

I thought the exam was set up fine and covered the material I expected it to. RFID is a technology that can seriously benefit a company struggling with picking/shipping/handling errors. These types of errors can cost a company a lot of money, so investing in the RFID technology should be paramount for any business today. Not only does RFID reduce…[Read more]

Learning about how RFID is impacting supply chains across the world was very interesting. At this point any business that isn’t making use of this technology is falling behind their competitors who are. The reduction is the amount of shipping/handling errors that RFID technology can deliver is really impressive. This leads to substantial…[Read more]

In this week’s lecture, we have talked about procurement and strategic source. The Hulu case was a great introduction into the topic of eprocurement and how businesses make money from providing their services online. It was interesting to see how the supply chain is assembled for a business like Hulu compared to one of a business like Amazon. T…[Read more]

eFulfillment is a process that is surging among the consumer market. I think it is safe to say that for a business to be taken seriously today, they need to have webiste that can handle customer orders, payments, and delivery. When the XBox first came out in 2005, it had all kinds of flaws and only sold 600,000 some units. However, with…[Read more]

This is one of those revolutionary ideas that I have mixed feelings on. I’m extremely curious to see how often this service would be used, and how Amazon plans to surmount the plethora of problems that would accompany this service. Personally, I wouldn’t see myself ever needing to use this delivery method, because I’ve never needed something from…[Read more]

I think for several years the value of green supply chains was grossly underestimated. Not many companies wanted to invest the initial capital required to turn their supply chains into environmentally responsible processes. Fast forward to today, and most companies that plan on sticking around for awhile are researching the latest methods for…[Read more]

Information Systems are meant to change processes into more efficient versions of themselves. This is accomplished by using data which has been analyzed and presented in a way which highlights potential opportunities or threats. Patagonia is a leader in the green business movement and has relied heavily on its information systems to provide the…[Read more]

I was an odd man out, so I completed the simulation SOLO.

Week 13 was our Global Supply Chain simulation. In the global supply chain simulation I learned that accurate forecasting and production flexibility are vital in a supply chain. . I liked that this simulation was a lot more interactive and I started to get the hang of the simulation as it went on. It was tough to make everyone happy in the board…[Read more]

This course gives me a good understanding of the relationship between supply chain and technology. It was also interesting to see how the internet can benefit supply chains in order to make processes and businesses more efficient. The case studies were very interesting and always offered a different concept relating to supply chains, and overall…[Read more]

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Week 1 focused on what supply chains actually are and what kind of advantages they can deliver. Supply chains are actually a very complicated and intertwined process that involves a lot of prediction software in order to fine tune the chain. Many different companies have to work with similar data in order to move a product from raw materials all…[Read more]

Name: Brian Wallace
Major / Minor / Year in school: Management Information System/Senior
Recent Internships / Industry Experience : I’ve been working for a health IT company in Pheonixville for over a year now. I’m still there learning mostly how to interact with databases.
Include at least one (1) Supply Chain you’ve dealt with and in what R…[Read more]