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Eric Scott Eccleston commented on the post, Q&A: Final thoughts (100 section reflection on the course), on the site 8 years, 3 months ago
This course has taught me a lot about the supply chain in business, and how to connect it with information technology. There were a number of good things that I learned from this class, whether it was RFID, the bullwhip effect, or efulfillment. I enjoyed having a guest speaker a few weeks ago, and I enjoyed the simulations that we worked with.…[Read more]
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Eric Scott Eccleston commented on the post, 100 second reflection for week 13, on the site 8 years, 3 months ago
In our week 13 class, we worked on the global supply chain simulation. Once I paired up with a partner, we started learning about how to use the simulation. Our job was to add on new features to two cell phones that were already made. We chose our suppliers, which included where to buy, at what cost, and how many units to produce. The…[Read more]
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Eric Scott Eccleston posted a new activity comment 8 years, 3 months ago
In our week 11 lecture, we talked about a number of things, including the Starbucks case, the 7 C’s of collaboration, Electronic data interchange (EDI), and Supply Chain IT standards. The 7 C’s of collaboration are the connection with purpose and people, clarity of purpose, congruence of mission, strategy and values, creation of value, c…[Read more]
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Eric Scott Eccleston commented on the post, 100 second reflection for week 10, on the site 8 years, 3 months ago
In our last class we talked about ethics and the environment. We started our class by discussing the Amazon case. In the Fox school of business we have a class regarding Business Ethics in Society. That is because ethics is a huge part of business, especially in regards to supply chain. Outsourcing, globalization, complexity, and competition…[Read more]
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Eric Scott Eccleston commented on the post, 100 second reflection for week 9, on the site 8 years, 3 months ago
In our last class we started off by talking about the Xbox case. We discussed how eFulfillment and eDistribution is beneficial for a company. In the Xbox case it was talked about how Microsoft used eFulfillment to cut costs and make delivery faster. eDistribution relates to an electronic medium where services and goods can be transferred.…[Read more]
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Eric Scott Eccleston commented on the post, 100 second reflection for week 8, on the site 8 years, 3 months ago
During our week 8 class, we started discussing the Hulu case, which talked about how Hulu wanted to be innovative and obtain more customers. We then started talking about a number of things like eprocurement, and how Hulu had a lot of competition. Hulu is very competitive nowadays with Netflix, so they are doing everything to become a more…[Read more]
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Eric Scott Eccleston posted a new activity comment 8 years, 5 months ago
In our last lecture we learned about a number of things including SaaS, the iPod, and Blockbuster. It was interesting how we discussed about how successful of a business Blockbuster was, and how Netflix was able to run them out of business. Format changes is a big thing in today’s world, and you a business does not stay on top of the industry…[Read more]
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Eric Scott Eccleston commented on the post, 100 second reflection for week 6, on the site 8 years, 5 months ago
In our last lecture, first we took a test and then we talked about RFID. Radio Frequency Identification is used in a variety of places. In a supply chain it can be used in warehouses to speed up the transfer of goods, in some restaurants it can be used to notify customers that their table is ready for them, and it is also used for some cars so…[Read more]
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Eric Scott Eccleston posted a new activity comment 8 years, 5 months ago
In the last class we mainly learned about the bull whip effect, and worked on the beer game simulation. It was interesting, playing the simulation again. I felt that I understood how to preform better than my first attempt at the simulation, however, like professor Beaver explained in class, my group also had the bullwhip effect. As the…[Read more]
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Eric Scott Eccleston posted a new activity comment 8 years, 5 months ago
In the last class lecture I learned a number of new things. The biggest take away that I received was that to understand a supply chain, the best way to know how it works it to actually use a program or do a game and attempt it. It was interesting to see how my group was able to work together during the beer game and change our costs and other…[Read more]
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Eric Scott Eccleston posted a new activity comment 8 years, 6 months ago
In our last class, I learned more about Zappos and how great their customer service is. I learned that they pour more money into customer service then they do marketing, and that their supply chain is pretty cool. Having an airplane so close to their manufacturing warehouse has been very helpful for Zappos. I have also learned how important…[Read more]
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Eric Scott Eccleston posted a new activity comment 8 years, 6 months ago
In our last class, I learned more about Zappos and how great their customer service is. I learned that they pour more money into customer service then they do marketing, and that their supply chain is pretty cool. Having an airplane so close to their manufacturing warehouse has been very helpful for Zappos. I have also learned how important…[Read more]
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Eric Scott Eccleston posted a new activity comment 8 years, 6 months ago
In the last lecture, we learned about a number of things, involving crocs and their supply chain, also about how the internet has changed so many things with edesigns, emediaries, web-based collaborative planning, and efufillment. I learned that crocs is a high margin company that should keep a high amount of inventory, but also that there are…[Read more]
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Eric Scott Eccleston posted a new activity comment 8 years, 6 months ago
I learned a number of things in our first class. Mainly, that there are many processes in which most products go through in order to reach its final stage, and that everything should work together with one another. I have also learned that there has been a shift from functional integration to cross enterprise within supply chain integration.…[Read more]