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Mark Adam Cylinder commented on the post, 100 Second Reflection: Week 11, on the site 6 years, 6 months ago
Starbucks Case:
-Starbucks has a strong relationship with Convservation International which allows the company to operate economically, environmentally, and create good PR for their brand.
-Starbucks supplier base was greatly increased, and CI as a business fulfilled its goal to help farmers around the world.Guest speaker:
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Mark Adam Cylinder commented on the post, Q&A: Can I/T Help with Ethics / Green in Supply Chains, on the site 6 years, 6 months ago
Technology and information can help companies become more socially and environmentally responsible in a number of ways. Technology and information systems help companies be more environmentally responsible by reducing waste, creating optimization, and reducing costs. Information systems replace paper processes, and reduce the amount of paper used…[Read more]
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Mark Adam Cylinder commented on the post, Amazon delivery and Ethics, on the site 6 years, 6 months ago
I have read a lot of places that Amazon is a terrible company to work at for numerous reasons. Amazon does not give independent contractors much wiggle room in their duties because of their heavy workload; they also are not responsible for insurance, maintenance, taxes, fuel, and other associated costs. This creates a lot of risk for the driver…[Read more]
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Mark Adam Cylinder commented on the post, 100 Second Reflection: Week 10, on the site 6 years, 6 months ago
In week 10 we started out by talking about Amazon and their challenges when it came to being able to distribute products in Europe. They faced challenges like cultural differences, regulatory laws, payment methods, procurement strategy, and post services. They had 3 decentralized distribution centers that created a lot of deficiencies in their…[Read more]
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Mark Adam Cylinder commented on the post, Future Delivery Methods, on the site 6 years, 6 months ago
think this is a great and innovative idea. If someone needs a product quickly, they can have it at their house in less than an hour. There aren’t many other services that can do this right now. People would love this commodity, especially because it’s cool to see a drone arrive at your front door with your package. This could bring Amazon’s deliv…[Read more]
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Mark Adam Cylinder commented on the post, CIO Perspective, on the site 6 years, 6 months ago
Melanie is an excellent leader with great communication skills and drive. Melanie wants to create as efficient and productive work environment for her company. In her to do that it’s vital that she keeps up to date on the newest technology and IT coming out. Companies have to keep themselves updated to keep up with competition. Even more so M…[Read more]
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Mark Adam Cylinder commented on the post, 100 second reflection: Week 8, on the site 6 years, 6 months ago
-In our class on week 8 we discussed how Hulu has become an extremely successful television streaming service. By the year 2015 it had 9 million subscribers and they are at an affordable price of 7.99/month. They even offer an advertisement free option for 11.99/month which is still affordable and worth the extra few dollars in my opinion since…[Read more]
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Mark Adam Cylinder commented on the post, 100 Second Reflection – Week 7, on the site 6 years, 7 months ago
RFID at Metro Case:
-Three options: expand pallet level rollout, case level introduction, and other types of process improvements.
-Reduces labor costs, shrinkage
-Increases worker efficiency, accuracyFRID Technology:
-RFID composed of tags, scanner/ readers giving active information to an antenna.
-Reduces Shrink -Reduces Human E…[Read more] -
Mark Adam Cylinder commented on the post, Blockchain: Is this the new Internet?, on the site 6 years, 7 months ago
Blockchain technology will not have the same impact to society and the economy as the internet has. The internet was a completely revolutionary device that gave the normal person access to all of the information that they could want within seconds. Internet greatly increased communication and was the basis of many information systems that…[Read more]
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Mark Adam Cylinder commented on the post, Amazon: Go – What do you think?, on the site 6 years, 7 months ago
I would feel comfortable shopping in a store like Amazon: Go. I don’t feel as if my privacy would be hindered in anyway. Data is being taken about the products and consumers. Even though they are using me and my purchases for data I am simply just a number in the system; I do not believe that Amazon will try and collect personal information from m…[Read more]
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Mark Adam Cylinder commented on the post, RFID Videos, on the site 6 years, 7 months ago
Benefits:
Increased efficiency
Increased accuracy
Increased visibility
Reduced labor costs
Real time informationPitfalls:
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Mark Adam Cylinder commented on the post, 100 second reflection for Week 5, on the site 6 years, 7 months ago
There were some clear takeaways when playing the beer game. The biggest was that the most important aspect of creating an important supply chain is to have clear and consistent communication between the members within the specific chain. Sharing information such as customer demand, forecasts, time between shipments will increase awareness and…[Read more]
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Mark Adam Cylinder commented on the post, Q&A: Software in Supply Chains, on the site 6 years, 8 months ago
I believe that MIS professional should understand supply chains. Often times MIS will have to work with other departments. Being able to understand the supply chain is essential in streamlining processes through software like SAP. Being able to understand supply chain allows for a more accurate decision when implementing software systems.
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Mark Adam Cylinder commented on the post, Progress Report for Week Ending, March 1, on the site 6 years, 8 months ago
-Crocs created an extremely efficient supply chain because they were able to take advantage of their flexibility, and commit to customer orders and fulfillment.
-Crocs created a different division throughout the world creating good infrastructure that was suited to a regions specific throughout the world.
-Crocs had a profit margin about double…[Read more] -
Mark Adam Cylinder commented on the post, Happy Birthday SNL // the typists from the Carol Burnett show, on the site 6 years, 8 months ago
-Mark Cylinder
-Supply Chain and Business Management Majors
-I work as a buyer and receiver at the center city Whole Foods -
Mark Adam Cylinder commented on the post, Happy Birthday SNL // the typists from the Carol Burnett show, on the site 6 years, 8 months ago
The first class was simply an introduction to supply chain management, as a whole. Essentially supply chain is so important because a lot of profit is made through savings and not just incoming revenue. By decreasing the expenses of operations and streamlining them it saves unnecessary costs. Supply chain is becoming much more prevalent in today’s…[Read more]