Laurel Miller

WalMart has decided to go ahead with the peer-to-peer e-fulfillment model and hired you to manage the same. Propose a solution – technological and process based that will help WalMart succeed in this process.

Interesting article on how WalMart plans to crowdsource the “last mile problem” by having customers deliver online orders to others (click here). Think about the following points:

1. Will you buy products […]

click here for week 9 lecture notes

Think for 100 seconds, and summarize the key things that you learned in the class in week 8 (eProcurement  + XBox case).

Think for 100 seconds, and summarize the key things that you learned in the class in week  7 (information goods  + hulu case).

MIS 3537
Internet & Supply Chains
Spring 2013
Due Date: April 2, 2013
Refer to the case “Amazon.com’s European Distribution Strategy”

Answer the following questions briefly (6-7 lines each):

1. Explain […]

Here are a couple of articles in NYT on outsourcing.

1. Why cost is not the only factor which affects firms’ decision on whether to outsource or not (click here).

2. Why outsourcing needs to be carefully […]

What is rolling warehouse? Why is information sharing essential to implement this strategy? Give examples.

Do you think distribution centers that supply to traditional retail stores are geared to handle online orders from individual customers? Explain your answer.

Here is an interesting article on how Netflix is trying to control the supply chain (click here) by securing exclusive rights to content such as movies and TV programs. Do you agree with Netflix’s strategy – or […]

Here is an example of the the pitfalls of collaboration – you never know who will stop collaborating. It is a game called golden balls played in Europe I believe.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3Uos2fzIJ0&quot; […]

check out a dutch auction http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2CK2TatM_U

True or False: give reasons

English auction is one in which all bidders submit their bids separately, without revealing their bids and the highest bidder wins.

Recently, the “Made in China” label has attracted a lot of negative publicity due to the high profile quality issues surrounding some products. A group of customers experimented with avoiding all products with the […]

Why are contracts important in supply chain relationships? Give examples.

What factors can the factory use to assess supplier performance? Elaborate each in 1-2 lines.

Natural disasters such the Japan tsunami of 2011 can cause great disruptions in the supply chain. Read this article on how the supply chain of technology companies has been affected by this event (click […]

MIS 3537
Internet and Supply Chains
Spring 2013
Due Date: March 26, 2013
Refer to the case “Evolution of the XBox Supply Chain”.

Answer the following questions briefly (6-7 lines each):

Why do companies […]

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Bruce Weber
Dean, Lerner College of Business & Economics
University of Delware

March 8, 2013

Speakman Hall 200, 10:15am – 1145am
Seminar Title: Launching Successful E-Markets: A Broker-Level Order Routing […]