Second, there is a high premium placed on supply chain visibility, so Dell can for example see several layers deep into their supply chain, seeing how demand for a popular laptop or PC could potentially impact their overall production schedule and ability to meet shipment dates. In addition, Dell concentrates on creating supply chain processes that concentrate on speed, quality and customer service by ensuring a very tight integration between all of their supply chain partners. In conclusion, Dell has been responsible for many of the innovations in supply chain management, concentrating on perfecting the concept of Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) for example due to their very high level of inventory turns required to stay profitable. In addition Dell relies on replenishment, e-procurement, collaborative planning, collaborative design/product development, e-logistics and the use of B2B exchanges/supply webs to ensure their supply chain goals are achieved.
4. Discuss the issues related to the widespread adoption of e-books.
By definition, an e-book is a book in digital form that can be read on a computer screen or most recently, on the new Amazon Kindle device. There are many advantages to e-books, both for the seller and consumer of them. These include the inherent portability of them, the lack of space they take up as opposed to hardcover books, the ability of the publisher to frequently update them and the opportunity to search an...
These factors all emanate from the digital form they are delivered in, and in addition to all these, the issue of cost is very compelling both for the consumer and publisher. In conclusion, e-books offer significant advantages over traditional books and will most likely surpass hardcover book sales within the 21st century.
5. Explain the components of content management.
The purpose of a content management system is to support the many processes required for adding, editing, revising and when dated, removing content from a Web site. The key to a successful content management strategy on a website is keeping the content fresh, new, interesting and increasingly, optimized for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) as well. The components of a content management system include components for completing content testing, measuring content quality, editing tools and applications for content editing and removal from a website and the foundational element of a content management system that can support multiple approaches to storing and retrieving both structured and unstructured content. Content management systems increasingly rely on both structured content and data for the Web-based sections and unstructured content often in their linguistic modeling areas as well. Search as an application is seen increasingly as a unifying application that stretches across enterprise content management systems as well.
