quiz 1 an 2 SCM

Hotel distribution strategy

is a plan of action for selling rooms profitably through a variety of channels.

STRATEGIC ALLIANCE

A cooperative agreement involving two or more firms through which linkages are built to share resources, leading to the joint accomplishment of individual goals

Joint Venture

is established when the parent companies establishe a new child company.

Equity Strategic Alliance

alliance is created when one company purchases a certain equity percentage of the other company.

Non-Equity Strategic

alliance is created when two or more companies sign a contractual relationship to pool their resources and capabilities together

Licensing Arrangements

The least sophisticated and easiest to manage type of alliance.

Consortia and Networks

Highly complex linkages among groups of companies

e GomesCasseres et al. (1999) refer to alliances as an

“organisational structure

Survival strategy

an arrangement between two companies to undertake a mutually beneficial project while each retains its independence

Trucks

are the primary workhorses of the global supply system.

chassis

is a crucial component in land and intermodal transportation,

Freight trains

are crucial for the supply chain, transporting 14.5 million intermodal cargo containers in 2018, accounting for the majority of freight rail revenue in the US

Aircraft

are highly efficient in transporting cargo due to their speed and dependability. T

Air freight

is the primary usage for Unit Load Devices (ULDs)

E-PROCUREMENT

Involves conducting business-to-business procurement processes online using web-based applications.

SOFTWARE

is a cloud-based solution providing tools that facilitate each stage of the e-procurement process.

Procurement Software

- These are cloud-based apps that carry out your organization’s eprocurement processes.

ERP SYSTEM

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems

Electronic Data Interchange

EDI tools enable electronic information exchange between two separate organizations.