Youngjin Yoo

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.

As we discussed in class, natural disasters such the Japan tsunami 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 […]

MIS 3537
Internet and Supply Chains
Spring 2012
Due Date: March 20, 2012
Refer to the case “Evolution of the XBox Supply Chain”.

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

Why do companies […]

Click here for slides from Jon Carrow’s presentation

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A bonus of 0.5 will be awarded for answering all three questions on this blog related to the guest lecture.

Explain the strategy importance of IT sourcing in an organization.

A bonus of 0.5 will be awarded for answering all three questions on this blog related to the guest lecture.

Explain the supplier dashboard, and some key metrics for measuring the performance of suppliers.

A bonus of 0.5 will be awarded for answering all three questions on this blog related to the guest lecture.

Do you think that the guest lecture was useful? Think for 100 seconds, and summarize the key things […]

Sunil Mithas

Associate Professor,

Decision, Operations and Information Technologies Department,

Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland

March 16, 2012

Speakman Hall […]

The bio of the speaker in as follows:

Jon Carrow is currently a Senior Director within Pfizer’s Business Technology organization. Pfizer purchased Wyeth in 2009 and Jon has been a part of the combined operation […]

Think for 100 seconds, and summarize the key things that you learned in the first half of the course.

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February 28, 2012

March 1, 2012  – Test 1(no class capture)

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February 21, 2012

February 23, 2012

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Information Systems Research 23.3-part-1 (2012): 679-697.

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February 14, 2012

February 16, 2012

Robert F. Lusch

James and Pamela Muzzy Chair in Entrepreneurship and Executive Director of the McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship

Eller College of Management, University of Arizona.

Date: February […]

Think for 100 seconds, and summarize the key things that you learned in the class in week 5 (rfid lecture + rfid case).

MIS 3537
Internet and Supply Chains
Spring 2012

Due Date: March 13, 2012
Refer to the case “Hulu: An Evil Plot to Destroy the World” from the HBSP website.

Answer the following questions briefly (4-5 […]