Jason Man

– I/T can help reduce the cost to communicate (letters/fax/etc. use up paper, ink and other materials)
– It would also save a lot in energy (various phone calls to place one order vs. entering it into a system)
– I/T can improve communication and help unify ideas better, which can speed up the process of innovating new ideas and…[Read more]

Starbucks:
– Starbucks’s environmental strategy turned out more beneficial than negative.
– Customers care about environmentally friendly companies.
– The goal of having an environmentally friendly cup of coffee (cup and coffee beans) is still in the distant future.

Guest Lecture:
– Learned about the shadiness of some block-chains. Anonymi…[Read more]

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Amazon Europe:
– Amazon currently faces the dilemma of expanding their warehousing to meet its short delivery time promises.
– Problem of finding the right amount to invest, too much and it would overcomplicate and can hinder functions, too little and there won’t be enough to meet demands.

Lecture:
– C…[Read more]

Amazon Europe:
– Amazon’s environmental strategy turned out more beneficial than negative.
– Customers care about environmentally friendly companies.
– The goal of having an environmentally friendly cup of coffee (cup and coffee beans) is still in the distant future.

Lecture:
– Competition and costs deter companies from investing in an…[Read more]

1. An implementation like this takes very long and costs a lot because of the sheer size of the system. They need to make sure everybody involved is properly setup, problems and issues are ironed out, and data is carried over properly.
2. Despite the large expense, the generated value of the ERP system can be seen immediately, and its effects…[Read more]

– In this class I learned the impact of IT on the supply chain. I was familiar with some of the reasons how IT impacts the SC such as an eMarketplace, but others such as information delay having a large impact on inventory were very insightful.
– I would have liked to learn some more modern applications of IT in supply chains as opposed to cases…[Read more]

Username: tuf66681
Email: tuf66681@temple.edu
Group: Jason Man, Michael Sharpe

Benefits to Zappos from Kiva:
– Allows handling of many SKU’s with minimal error through automated handling
– Lowers the cost of human labor by replacing what would normally be employees.
– Training was reduced from 4 days to 1/2 days
– Saved energy without needing use of lighting or heating/cooling
– Worked 24/7

Takeaway from Crocs case:
– I learned about the advantage Crocs had over others in their supply chain, specifically with their ownership of Croslite. Owning Croslite, the manufacturing material, they are able to cut costs a lot by producing their own material instead of outsourcing it to a supplier.
– In the lecture, I learned a lot about the…[Read more]

The key topics I learned during the first class are:
– Supply chain does not just include materials/goods but also includes flow of information (dates/inventory levels to resupply/etc.) and financing (cash/credit owed to suppliers)
– Supply chain continuously gets cheaper with the increase in globalization. There are attempts to cut costs every year.

Jason Man – tuf66681@temple.edu
Anna Dollinger – tug12802@temple.edu
Haifa Roslan – tug24565@temple.edu
Cuc Chim – tuf46187@temple.edu
Joseph Forman – tub51151@temple.edu
And the 6th member you told us you’d give us his/her info because they cannot attend class today.

Jason Man
Major: Finance ; Minor: MIS
No Internship Experience
Supply Chain Experience as a customer.

Jason Man (tuf66681)