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Seminar in Global Supply Chains Seminar in Global Supply Chains

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1 ISyE 6340 January 6 2014 Class leaders Dr John Bartholdi ISyE 202 JohnBartholdigatechedu Pete Viehweg ISyE 202 pviehwegbellsouthnet 2 Course purpose Course description Course requirements ID: 531752

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Seminar in Global Supply Chains

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ISyE 6340

January 6, 2014Slide2

Class leaders

Dr. John BartholdiISyE 202John.Bartholdi@gatech.eduPete ViehwegISyE 202pviehweg@bellsouth.net

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Course purpose

Course descriptionCourse requirementsQuestions and discussionWalmart videoIntroductions, time permitting

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AgendaSlide4

Course Description

M W 10:00–11:30, Main ISyE Bldg, room 228MS SCE course; letter gradeCheck the class website often for changeswww.isye.gatech.edu/~jjb/classes/6340/6340.htmlToursSites of key players in North American or global supply chainsSeminarsProfessionals, facultyClass discussions

Final exam

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To broaden our understanding of many different supply chains and their components through tours, presentations and in-depth classroom discussions.

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Course purposeSlide6

To aid you in focusing on areas

that interest you for further study or future employment.

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Secondary BenefitSlide7

To learn how to gain meaningful

information when walking throughan industrial operation.

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Also…Slide8

“You can observe a lot just by watching.”

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Also…

- Yogi Berra

Baseball catcher, manager

M B W ASlide9

Tours (information updated on web)

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Jan. 8 Walmart Super Center

Feb. 3 Snapper (Briggs & Stratton)

Feb. 5 Kia and Mobis

Feb. 12 Alcon (Ciba Vision)

Feb. 17 MSC Industrial

Mar. 5 Norfolk-Southern

Mar. 31 Walmart high velocity DCSlide10

If a picture is worth a thousand words…

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A tour is worth a thousand pictures

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A tour is worth a thousand pictures

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Complementary to other classes

In class, you learn abstraction, modeling, thinking and theoriesIn tours, you see flows, processes, clutters, human issues, complex relations

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Challenges

DistractionsMovement: Forklifts, conveyors, trucksNoiseSpace limitationsAttitudesAppearancesPeople from the same tour get very different perceptions

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What one should do

Dress appropriately“Corporate casual”Long pantsNo open-toed or high-heeled shoesRepresentatives of Georgia Tech

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What one should do

Stay alert and pay attentionMake sure everyone can see and hearKeep an open mindDo not limit yourself to your own or guides’ perspectivesKeep criticism within the classMost companies do something right to stay in business.Be thinking of strengths and weaknessesEach has room for improvement. Do not think the status quo is the “best” way, as some hosts might argue.

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Guided discussion after the tour

Very important to help everyone to understand betterObjectives: Review, digest and enhance learningCapture everyone’s impressions and ideasUnderstand strengths/weaknesses, niche in the supply chainFind other supporting information such as journal articles, books, etc. to enhance discussion

Everyone must participate !!!

Nametags

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Visiting speakers

Industry and academic representatives presenting interesting and pertinent information about particular supply chain areas They’re not on recruiting trips!!!

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Presentations (information updated on web)

Cotton farming & Mitumba

Supply chain IT

Container shipping (Career fair)

Warehouse design

Unions

Rail & Intermodal

Industrial real estate development

Container shipping

Cold supply chain

Transportation management & planning

Supply chain consultingSlide20

Visiting speakers

Questions:Ask lots of pertinent questionsMake sure they concern the issues at handWant presenter to be able to finishSave questions about other issues for the end of the presentation

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Grading

50% participation in tour and discussionsEvery tour, every classOpinions, your experiences, etc.Includes coordinated reading, etc. from syllabus10% professionalism40% final exam

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Activities in the near future

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Wednesday, January 8th

Tour Wal-Mart Super Center

Bus departs at 8:45 AM from Hemphill Avenue

Preparation: Read Wal-Mart material from syllabus, calendar

Pickup times will vary for subsequent tours !!!Slide23

Tour pickup point

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You are here

Bus pickup – 8:45AM, Hemphill Avenue

- John Patrick Crecine Residence HallSlide24

Tour pickup point

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8:45

AM ! ! !Slide25

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WalmartSlide27

Walmart

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Michael T. Duke

BS in Industrial Engineering, GA Tech, 1971Slide28

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Tim Cook

CEO, Apple Inc.

World’s most valuable corporation

Market Capitalization:

# of shares outstanding

times the share price

Apple, Inc: $486.7 Billion

ExxonMobil: $434.7 Billion

Walmart: $254.5 BillionSlide29

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Tim Cook

CEO, Apple Inc.

World

s most valuable corporation

BSIE,

Auburn University

MBA,

Duke University

Senior VP, Worldwide Operations

Apple Inc

VP, Corporate Materials, Compaq

Director of N. A. Fulfillment,

IBM Personal ComputersSlide30

Walmart

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Walmart

$466.1 Billion in annual sales$274 Billion in Walmart stores in the U. S. $56.4 Billion in Sam’s Club stores27 countries2.2 million associates worldwide10,700 stores worldwide4,700 in the U. S.245 million customer visits per week

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Walmart

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One Mission: Save Money, Live BetterSlide33

Potential Walmart Questions

What is the annual sales volume of this store vs. others?(Is this considered a small, medium, or large store)?How many SKUs in the store?Are they all delivered via Wal-mart trucks?If not, what other methods?What frequency?For Wal-mart deliveries: From where?  (Wal-Mart DC?  Which one?  Others?)  As pallets?  How many?  Any mixed pallets?What are the receiving hours?

How many trucks per day?

How long to unload a truck?

What is the schedule for Wal-mart truck deliveries?

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Potential Walmart Questions

When do you restock the shelves?How long from receipt until product is on the shelves, available for sale?Does the store have any responsibility for inventory management (SKU ordering, etc.)?If so, what is the time from order submission to receipt? What sort of seasonalities most affect you? What do you do with discontinued/obsolete SKUs? Is any inventory kept in the back room? Any local input to the store plan-o-gram? Who decides on special promotions - what items, displays? How often does the product offering change?

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Potential Walmart Questions

Do all items have Wal-mart specific labels/barcodes prior to arrival, or do some have to be labeled on-site?Any use of RFID within store?How large is the workforce?What is the turnover?How do you schedule? How do you track worker productivity?

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Questions, comments?

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Origin

Background, academic & otherwiseInterests

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Introductions