11월 20일 목요일에 발표하게 될 4조 CASE에 대해 알려드리겠습니다.
교재 p.187-p.196.에 나와있는 "Apple Computer's Supplier Hubs :
A Tale of Three Cities" 입니다.
CASE 4. Assignment Questions
1) What strategy is Apple pursuing to remain competitive?
What roll does Apple's materials management organization play
in making Apple successful?
What performance measures should Apple use with respect to
materials management?
2) Analyze the hub process at Fountain, Colorado
(a) What changes were made as part of the hub implementation?
(b) What roll does Friz play in the hub?
(c) Could Apple have made any of these changes without
implementing a supplier hub? What alternative solutions could
have been implemented?
(d) What effect did each change have on suppliers, Friz, and
Apple? Quantify the costs and benefits. What risks are being
assumed by each entity?
(e) Why was the supplier hub option chosen by Apple Fountain?
Was it successful?
3) Should Apple's implement a supplier hub for its Sacramento
site? Why or Why not? If yes, what companents should flow
through the hub? Should the process differ from that implemented
at Fountain? How much material should flow through the hub?
4) What are the difference between the Cork and Fountain hubs?