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Determining the Location of Packaging Operations at Company X

REA Auditado

As a leader in electronic devices, Company X works diligently to design and
manufacture products that enrich their customers’ lives. To provide innovative yet
affordable products, Company X continually searches for methods to improve upon its
processes and eliminate waste. In adherence to this mentality, this project analyzes a
method to reduce Company X’s costs as it relates to its supply chain and packaging
practices. Many large retailers in the electronics industry require products to be sold in
clamshell packaging due to its anti-theft properties.

Tema: general: 

• Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas›Ingeniería›Ingeniería (General)

Counterfeit Components: A Method to Identify and Manage Risk for the Government Contracted Manufacturers and Challenged Small Businesses

REA Auditado

Counterfeit electronic components have been infiltrating the electronics supply chain and as a result many manufacturer restrict their purchased to authorized distributors or original component manufacturers Military manufactures also require authorized distributors and original component manufacturer (OCMs), but need to support older systems that use obsolete parts or resold parts forcing them to purchase parts from other sources. Most small disadvantaged suppliers are not authorized distributors or OCMs and have difficulty selling material to military manufacturers.

Tema: general: 

• Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas›Ingeniería›Ingeniería (General)

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats of Wal-Mart in the United States

REA Auditado

Wal-Mart is a dominant force in the retail industry. Wal-Mart is the largest employer in the United States and the retail giant that has the clout to send suppliers scurrying for cover or jumping for joy. Wal-Mart, like any company, has its unique set of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. This paper reviews the strengths of Wal-Mart’s clarity of vision, pervasive culture that supports the vision, work ethic expectations, customer understanding of low prices, sustainable growth, supply chain, and store level decision making.

Tema: general: 

• Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas›Ingeniería›Ingeniería (General)

Sporting Good Manufacturing Company: Optimal Manufacturing and Shipping Cost Through Linear Programming Models

REA Auditado

Sporting Good Manufacturing Company (SGMC) needs assistance in defining a linear programming model to find out the minimal cost to manufacture and ship their products to their nationwide distributors. These specialty products are cricket bats, cricket stumps and cricket bails, all products manufactured with the finest quality of wood. SGMC currently has distributors located in Punjab, Sindh, Baluchistan, Northern and Azad Kashmir. The company currently has two factories located in Karachi and Lahore in Pakistan.

Tema: general: 

• Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas›Ingeniería›Ingeniería (General)