Introduction to Li & Fung Company

The supply chains of L.L. Bean should be able to respond on the large fluctuations of orders (e.g. during Christmas the amount of orders will be

It operates in more than 170 countries through its retail stores, online presence, independent distributors and licensees. The company capitalizes on its brand equity to drive its sales growth. However, high inventory and declined liquidity are a few causes for concern to the company. Emerging economies, especially Asian could open new growth avenues for the company driven by their accelerating economic activity. Growing counterfeit products market, intense competition and rising manpower cost could challenge the company’s profitable growth. (Global Data, 2012)

ir share of financial issues though their belief in growth by acquisition and diversification of products and market channels ensures their ongoing success in a volatile and evolving world market.

Westminster Company is a giant Global manufacturer of health products whose brand has been recognized by the world. As the company they have three different operations which produce and distribute different product lines. Their main strategy on which they are working and which is a major success for them is decentralized management. Now they are re-evaluating their traditional supply chain strategy because the company is getting too much pressure from their large domestic’s customers and global customers. Now the company has to study on

Global sourcing is a technique of strategic sourcing in the global strategy, which is an effective approach as a part of organization’s procurement section. The objective of global sourcing is to develop global efficiencies in the delivery of a product or service for the firms achieving a sustainable competitive advantage and this is an important weapon have been focused in the 21st Century. The well-known organization, Hennes and Mauritz (H&M) is one of the largest international fashion retail and production house with the great deal of businesses all over the world. In the today’s competitive market and

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Local procurement of materials provides an ease in production at the plant in Hangzhou. Costs are one area that attention is paid so that they can be kept within reason ensuring an affordable product. Throughout the process careful negotiations must be done to ensure there are adequate materials as well as manpower to fulfill the orders that have been placed by customers. The plant has the ability to produce a large amount of stock fans as well as special order merchandise. With specialty orders the process for procurement shift slightly because of the unique nature of the order and the variety of materials that may be used as well. With the procurement of the polymer done locally this also expedites the production process simply because logistics will not be an issue. The necessary machinery for manufacturing is onsite for quick manufacturing times that can quickly move into the production lines for assembly. Assembly leads way into storage for sales. Orders can be filled at the plant as well as shipped directly to the buyer both within China and internationally. Depending on the final destination of the merchandise there are multiple companies that are used to ensure the fastest shipping time to the buyer.

Shortly thereafter, they acquired Dodwell and began to access sourcing markets in India and export markets in Europe. In 1998, they acquired Swire Group and Camberley to become the only supply-chain company listed publicly in Hong Kong. This acquisition also introduced the concept of “virtual manufacturing,” which added a new link to the supply-chain process in the form of in-house design process. The strategy of expansion via acquisitions has allowed Li and Fung to gain access to the Asian buying offices of Laura Ashley and Anne Taylor. By 2000, Li and Fung was five times the size of its two local competitors.

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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.

It only focus on high end and performance market segment initially, so R&D, marketing activities are more effective than other companies with its competitive advantage in High-Tech product.

importer and exporter of raw materials and per assembled parts from their vast group of certified

The Power of Suppliers: TFG have both international and local suppliers. International suppliers are in charge of importing/shipping the correct raw materials to distributors. Before the stock reaches the distributors TFG takes possession over the merchandise. Each brand from TFG purchasing merchandise is responsible for the correct ordering of the items being delivered. TFG aim on having a balanced, stable and professional relationship with their suppliers to ensure good trading. According to the INTERGRATED ANNUAL REPORT of TFG 2012 (http://www.financial-tfglimited.co.za/ar_2012/services/tfg_merchandise.asp, 2012), TFG added up 86 local

By spreading its value chain across different countries, Li & Fung had reduced the time between obtaining orders and their execution. With customer tastes rapidly changing, retailers in the West had more seasons a year and a shorter lead time for the fashion trends to be noticed. As a result, the business had become time sensitive. Li & Fung had attempted to build excellent relationships with its suppliers, and win their loyalty to ensure that they responded quickly to any situation . For a company so heavily dependent on outsourcing, quality control had become a major issue. Li & Fung carried out regular inspections at the raw materials, manufacturing and finished goods stages. Li & Fung had attempted to differentiate itself from its competitors by its ability to locate raw materials and components. Trading staff had detailed information on where the cheapest and the best quality material such as embroidery,

I feel that what helped them move along was the trust they had with the companies they were already dealing with because they had proved to them that they were more than capable and also focused on value and loyalty. The company put their customers first. They still believed in the old-economy know how. Another thing that made them stand above some of the others is when Li & Fung started to focus on the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This was decided after they did some market research. These smaller companies want the same options as the larger companies when ordering their products. Lifung.com allowed the smaller companies to at least get some options for customization unlike other online companies. Usually the smaller companies are not able to compete because they do not have the options to customize their product as much. By lifung.com being flexible and innovative it allowed them to reach even more businesses.