Cpfar (Collaborative Planning, Forecasting & Replenishment)

The Process is that when received, all items are counted manually and taken to the warehouse - loaded on to special shelves. Information is recorded on the computer. Each department identifies goods needed. A list is made and items taken for display and sale in the shop. Department staff replenish the shelves when needed under close supervision and management in order to supply a high class service to customers.

One of the main ‘flows’ on transport, are goods (food, objects) that will be traded with other countries. The main improvement that has taken place in recent times is the creation of the freight transport, containerization. These containers can be loaded and unloaded, stacked, transported efficiently over long distances, and transferred from one mode of transport to another—container

The position of strength that the Army has is that everyone has seen over the last ten years what our Army has done, and is capable of. Lots of people want to put the Army in a box. They want to say this is what the Army can do -- they can do this little thing over here. I am here to tell them that the Army is probably the most flexible, adaptable organization across all the services, and that we can respond and be capable anywhere any time to support any Combatant

The purpose of this paper is to provide an evaluation of the U.S. military campaign planning for Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2002 to 2007 using the Joint Planning Publication 5-0 Joint Operational Planning as a framework. The overall proposal of this document is that it was the miscalculations associated with the understanding of the operational environment and specific elements of operational design that led to the major planning failures. This paper also covers how the reframing process, also known as “the surge”, led to significant changes to the operational approach. This essay begins with a discussion of the initial planning and execution of OIF, including a description of how well military leaders understood the operational environment

Within Logistics, there is a “Control Tower” and Distributor Connect” program that were with the intent to monitor all inbound or outbound activities within internal or external resources, it has since been able to effectively reduce deadhead moments. By bringing innovation into their supply chains to deliver better efficiency and lower cost, it is no surprise that P&G was ranked among the Top 5 in the award for Gartner Supply Chain Top 25. With the effective supply chain, it has help to keep hiking costs at bay, where P&G can price their product competitively; which ultimately spells benefit for the consumers.

The inventory and production departments also have issues. Currently, inventory is done by the receiving area supervisor confirming the shipping documents against incoming orders by hand. This allows for human error and is not a quick or efficient way to do inventory. The same process is used when production takes items from inventory. The inventory system is only updated once daily when new raw materials arrive and then again once daily from production when the raw material is used. The lack of tracking and checking in a timely manner leaves the organization’s processes at a higher risk of failure. The inventory system does not currently communicate with the sales or with the Finance and Accounting applications. This may lead to a

There is a multitude of reasons for an organization to have a business continuity plan in place. The incident does not really matter whether it is natural or manmade disaster/incident but if an incident occurs, it can have a disastrous effect causing the company operation to become unstable and having the inability to contain or control its impact can halt the business routine (Vacca, 2013).

Rachel W. Y. Yee Department of Logistics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong E-mail: Rachel.wyyee@polyu.edu.hk

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Sales order processing 3. Picking and packing the goods 4. Shipping Process Definition and Functions To create information flows supporting: Repetitive work routines of the sales order department, the credit department, and the shipping department -Decision needs of those who manage various sales and marketing functions Horizontal Perspective Management Questions Using Data Mining to Support Marketing Data warehousing Data mining Global E-business E-business systems are divided into two categories: Buy Side -Systems use the Internet to automate and manage corporate vendors and purchases E.g. Electronic data interchange (EDI), Supply chain management (SCM) Sell Side -Systems are designed to allow a company to market, sell, deliver, and service goods and services to customers throughout the world via the Internet CRM Systems Cultivate customer relationships by prospecting, acquiring, servicing, and retaining customers Customer self-service systems Context Diagram Diagram 1: Validate Sales Order 1.1 - Verify inventory availability Diagram 1: Validate Sales Order 1.2 - Check credit Diagram 1: Validate Sales Order 1.3 - Complete sales order Diagram 1: Validate Sales Order External Data Flow of Process 1.3: A picking ticket authorizes the warehouse to “pick” the goods from the shelf and send them to shipping -A customer acknowledgment notifies the customer of the order’s acceptance and the expected shipment date -A sales order notification is sent to the billing

• Advanced warehouse and logistics solutions, including package management and support for both automated and complex delivery” (Lawson, 2012)

Empty Cargo Containers shows how empty containers move through the supply system to be filled with exports or shipped overseas to be refilled with goods bound for import.

Before summarizing how West Marine was able to implement a successful CPFR system, it is necessary to explain exactly what CPFR actually is. Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (CPFR) is a system used by companies to enhance their current supply chain procedures. CPFR seeks cooperative management of inventory through joint visibility and replenishment of products throughout the supply chain.

The concept of supply chain is tightly linked to the concept of collaboration. A supply chain by nature involves the interaction of two or more firms, sharing resources, risks and capabilities and jointly working to achieve higher business performance. Therefore, companies involved in a supply chain structure must ensure collaboration among their partners by applying the following interventions :

Forward logistics (or conventional logistics) is the regular distribution channel followed by the manufactures from time immemorial. Forward logistics concentrates on the products (goods or services) reaching the consumer end and deals with the line of flow from the manufacturer’s end to the consumer’s end. It deals with the very essence of Supply Chain Management and logistical activities of an organization. It has a significant impact on the primary operations carried out, which act as the basic revenue generating aspect of a business. In this logistical system, the flow is a “one-to-many” type and the forecasting or traceability is quite simple.