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Supply Chain Strategies: Customer Driven and Customer Focused

Tony Hines

Chapter 7

Supply chain integration and e-business strategies - all with Video Answers

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Problem 1

Explain why it is important for organizations to have in place e-business supply chain strategies.

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Problem 2

What are the benefits of e-business to organizations designing supply chain strategies?

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Problem 3

Discuss the consumer benefits of e-business supply chain strategies.

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Problem 4

'e-Business supply chain strategies are not always implemented smoothly.' Identify and discuss the reasons for this.

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Problem 5

'One major difficulty for pure dot.com organizations operating e-tail businesses was said to be their inability to fulfil the customer promise.' Discuss.

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Problem 6

'e-Business strategies present a number of supply chain opportunities for organizations.' Identify three opportunities and explain how organizations can benefit from developing appropriate e-supply chain strategies.

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Problem 7

Compare and contrast the relative merits of bar codes vis-Ć -vis radio frequency identification tags as a means of controlling inventories.

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Problem 8

Explain the major benefits that accrue to organizations adopting e-procurement strategies giving due consideration to any risks involved.

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Problem 9

'Auctions and reverse auctions are two online innovations that have captured the imagination of buyers and suppliers using e-business strategies.' Explain how each strategy works and the benefits of implementing such a business model for the customer.

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Problem 10

'CRM has many benefits for the supplying organization not least of which are reduced costs in doing business and a lifetime value stream.' Discuss.

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