Company Case Analysis : Vf Corporation

VF also uses a “package sourcing” model in production where a single supplier is responsible for the entire garment, from raw material procurement to packaging and shipping finished goods to the market. “Package sourcing” has the benefit of low cost, as companies can choose between various suppliers all over the globe based on economic factors, such as labor and transportation costs, and trade quota or tariff considerations to get the cheapest price for finished goods. It also allows VF

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Supply Chain Management is essential to successful movement of goods through a supply network. Many supply chains involves multiple processes and service providers. Most businesses operate in a just-in-time environment, managers must develop efficient, and cost effective ways of moving goods through the process to prevent loss revenue. Maria Hannah, Owner of The Clean Dog Pet Grooming Company provides pet grooming servicing and manufacturing of pet garments. This paper will examine Ms. Hannah’s responses to the Supply Chain questions as it relates to the business.

In response to the request of the Director of Sustainable Sourcing Department, this memorandum provides analysis and recommendations on supplier risk mitigation. Government publications, industry reports, newspaper articles, company reports, and peer-review journals were used for this analysis. The five Asian countries, China, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Malaysia accounted for 40% of global apparel production and 50% of global exports. External factors may drive manufacturers to relocate due to increasing labor cost, the transition will be unlikely in the next five years. While U.S. based companies are facing various business challenges, the associated risks from sourcing products from Asia can have detrimental effects on both financial and brand image as seen from Nike, Inc. and Mattel. Therefore, establishing supplier credibility and developing strategies to mitigate supply chain risks are important agenda for Target Corporation to avoid potential damage.

Topshops performance is evidently heavily impacted by the actions of the suppliers, whether this is a strength or weakness for the company. The organisation has to repeatedly monitor the actions of the suppliers, thus will enable them to be prepared for any surprises coming their way. Topshops suppliers have an effect on their actions as, for example, if the supplier delivers a reduced facility to the company, the delivery to the stores would be increased and the product quality could be decreased. Topshop have to ensure a strong relationship bond with the suppliers to enable a successful and more trustworthy service in which the company have.

TJX operated in the off-price market segment and was one of the largest garments and home fashion retailer in the United States. It operated eight independent businesses which were throughout United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Europe. TJX operated in the Niche market of retailers which occupied the market ignored by departmental and speciality stores. TJX would get its merchandise directly from the manufacturer at wholesale rate throughout the year and also bought merchandise from departmental and speciality stores at a cheaper price who were overstocked.

The article discussed is written by Lisa Arnseth: “Sharing Value with Suppliers,” Inside Supply Management Vol. 23, No. 4. The article begins by talking about the economic downtown was hard on everyone and when things started looking up in 2009, that some suppliers could still not recover. Suppliers were forced to make cutbacks which made it very difficult for them to stay in business. Some of the larger manufacturers decided to help their suppliers by sharing their financial expertise, capital, and their lean manufacturing knowledge to help pull them out of the rut. In today’s world, a shared value approach is beginning to take course. The article begins discussing Toyota, Hyundai Motor Company and Samsung. These companies are looked at

VF has several approaches it can take when it comes to its global supply chain strategy. The industry landscape has changed, where seeking low cost suppliers through the international community has been highly saturated and cost optimization has reached its peak. Chris Frasier, President of the Supply Chain International for VF Brands, is worried that the company’s current supply chain strategies will not satisfy the future demand of customers in Asia. Company is trying to establish close relationships with their suppliers in order to minimize the costs of production, and shorten the lead-time that occurs with its traditional suppliers.

1. Question: Explain the importance of risk adjustment in the capital budgeting allocation process by answering the following questions.

Q1.Based on the 2004 statement of profit and loss data (Exhibits 1 and 2), do you agree with Water’s decision to keep product 103?

Harley Davidson is a famous American motorcycle manufacturer. Harley Davidson was founded in 1903, it survived from many challenge. Harley Davison has seen many changes through the years. The road of Harley Davison is not smooth, but under the successful management especially supply chain management, Harley Davison has

Contradicting to the Japanese, the Western companies treated supplier relationships as “additional” to the key procurement management role. The recent developments, such as rising complication of technologies, global competition, and need for competitive advantage are demanding “even more collaborative relationships with suppliers” (CIPS,2014). Northumbrian Water, believes that, collaborating and engaging with its suppliers is a key to supply chain sustainability, which narrows down this essay to discuss about only the supply management features and concepts associated with this article, (SRM) Supplier Relationship Management and sustainability. And how SRM eventually aids in improving sustainability.

The findings from the case studies indicate that the purchasing function is strongly determined by the policies of cooperation with suppliers, by the extent to which decision-making is centralized, by the choices made in other logistic functions and by external factors. Companies Beta and Delta seek to establish policies for relationships with suppliers which aim at obtaining economies of scale from the volume of goods purchased, responsiveness in the delivery of raw materials, storage of raw materials purchased, reductions in lead-times for orders and stability in the price and delivery of raw materials – this last item considered in relation to the quantity demanded by the companies. On the other hand, the lack of a policy for dealing with partnerships creates certain problems for companies Alpha and Gamma, such as low

The current situation of the Ford Motor Company, revenue of $44 billion, 6 percent above second quarter 2006. The company net income of $750 million, or 31 cents per share. Profit of $258 million, or 13 cents per share, from continuing operations excluding special items. There was a significant year-over-year improvement for all automotive operations. Ford Motor Credit pre-tax profit of $112 million. Cost reductions of $600 million; $1.1 billion through the first half of 2007. There was automotive gross cash at June 30, 20015 of $37.4 billion. Ford Motor Company sales and revenue over the last three years has fluctuated tremendously, 2005 was 176.8 billion, 160.1 billion and for the year of 2006 and 172.5 billion for 2007. The current return on investment is -10.4. The Fortune 500 list for 2014 features Ford Motor Co. at number eight.

Planning system weaknesses: To begin with, fundamental assumptions, such as new plants, inventory carryovers, packaging trends, etc., which are used for initial sales forecast, are entirely made by corporate headquarters. However, the divisional managers assume full responsibility for the estimates they submitted to the corporate head office. As a result, they have to make efforts to increase the overall accuracy of forecast and avoid making changes in subsequent reviews of the budget. Moreover, each product line uses the same forecasting method. It is ineffective for the company to make accurate budget since factors affecting each product line are different, such as industry trends, customer preferences and so on. Lastly, instead of plant managers, the district sale managers raise the sales budgets. However, the plant managers are held accountable for this budgeted profit number, which is connected with their performance and is not controlled by them.