Ethan Scott Mandel

Things Learned in Week 10:

Amazon Europe Case:
– Amazon had to decide how to split up distribution in Europe, considering its vastly different barriers
– Things like language, buying habits, shipping companies and regulations, all had to be considered before implementing any decision
– One warehouse? North and South Warehouse? Multiple…[Read more]

Things learned in Week 8:

Hulu Case:
– Hulu’s mastery of digital channels to distribute their products and generate ad revenue has upended the traditional creative industry’s distribution channels
– Digital supply chains can be used to visualize how companies like Hulu and Netflix acquire the content for their websites and applications
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A few of the things that I took away from the topics covered in Week 7:

– RFID technology comes in passive and active varieties
– Passive RFID tags, like on an EZ-pass, are rather inexpensive
– Active RFID tags are much more expensive but provide greater uses to the vendor/supplier using them
– It would be very expensive for Metro to package…[Read more]

A few of the things that I took away from the topics covered in Week 7:

– RFID technology comes in passive and active varieties

I learned that as important as communication is to the successful execution of a cost-effective supply chain, it is also just as difficult to perfect. One problem I kept running into was the difficulty in creating and adequately communicating a supply chain strategy with my group. Part of the problem could have been with regards to understanding…[Read more]

My key takeaways from the Crocs case is how Crocs was able to establish themselves in such a competitive market, by establishing a superior SC mechanism – from sourcing and molding their Croslite material, to distributing them to distributors. They do this with extreme efficiency, as each retailer is delivered the season’s correct amount/variety…[Read more]

MIS professionals should hold a stable understanding of SCs to better optimize their software developments. MIS professionals should observe and understand all moving parts to an org’s SC, especially those areas that use or are Internet enabled. If an MIS professional understands the dynamics and nuances of an org’s SC, they can gain greater…[Read more]

My main takeaway from this week is that every company has some form of Supply Chain, and that, if structured correctly, can produce a real competitive advantage for a company. IT has a possible role in mitigating SC risk and enhancing SC operations to produce such an advantage for a company. Supply chains typically start at raw material sourcing,…[Read more]

My name is Ethan Mandel. I am a Senior at Temple majoring in Risk Management with a minor in MIS.

Currently, I work in a restaurant year-round but last summer I had a summer internship Maiden Re, a large reinsurance carrier, in Mt. Laurel. Before that I had a yearlong internship with the Risk Management Association in Philadelphia.…[Read more]