Sunil Wattal

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Multiple Choice Answers (Choose one correct answer. No credit will be given for multiple answer or answers which are not clear)

Following are the elements of Green Supply Chain

a. Green Sourcing
b. Green […]

How does technology / information systems help companies become socially and environmentally responsible? Give examples.

List examples on how companies are greening different parts of their supply chains – sourcing, production, distribution, and reverse logistics, and categorize your answer.  For example, your answer should read […]

Think for 100 seconds, and summarize the key things that you learned in the class in week 9 (eFulfillment  + Amazon Europe case).

You have been asked to make a presentation to students in your academic major on how distribution issues are relevant to your major.  Using examples from Amazon Europe case, summarize the lessons you learnt that […]

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 […]

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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 […]