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Case Study Supply Chain Whirl

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Abstract

Whirlpool is renowned as a global electronic appliances manufacturer and marketer. The company's products and operations are present throughout the globe. The company has gained tremendous growth rate through effective implementation of supply chain methodologies. The comparison of previous results for the business reveals that an overall improvement in revenues is observed after implementation of supply chain management. Furthermore operational results are also improved significantly as availability increased at 97%, cost of freight and warehousing was reduced by 5%, and finished goods inventory got reduced up to 20% as compared with previous results. The implementation of solution for supply chain management improved procurement, planning, sourcing, production, and delivery to customers. The management initiative to implement a standardized approach for all supply chain functions has integrated business processes. These processes are regarded as central for automating and facilitating efficient supplies to customers. The management also implemented a collaborative approach for supply chains integration allowing the vendors to share key information and replenishment of inventory according to requirements.

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Whirl Pool Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Management

Critical appraisal of Whirlpool's Supply Chain Management

Company Overview

Products and Services

Critical review of Operations

Contribution to business performance

System Changes

Changes in Internal Forecasting Process

Business Performance Results

Criteria for trade Partner Fit

Competitive advantage

Critical Evaluation of System

Customer Centric-Supply Chain Management System

Collaborative Supply Chain

Whirlpool's production

Current System Changes

Planning and sourcing decisions

Planning

Sourcing

Drawbacks of Whirlpool delivery system

Inventory

Delivery

Factors for taking supply chain management decision

Figure: Supply Chain Performance factors

Gap Analysis

Strategic partnership

Integration

Reduced Cost and Inventory

Future trends in home appliances supply chain management

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Basu, R. & Wright, J.N. 2008, Supply Chain Management, Elsevier, USA.
Chang, S.J. 2011, Sony vs Samsung: The Inside Story of the Electronics Giants' Battle For Global Supremacy,Wiley, USA.
Coyle, J.J, Langley, C.J., Gibson, B &Novack, RA 2008, Supply chain management: a logistics perspective, South-Western Pub, USA.
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Basu, R. & Wright, J.N. 2008, Supply Chain Management, Elsevier, USA.
Chang, S.J. 2011, Sony vs Samsung: The Inside Story of the Electronics Giants' Battle For Global Supremacy,Wiley, USA.
Coyle, J.J, Langley, C.J., Gibson, B &Novack, RA 2008, Supply chain management: a logistics perspective, South-Western Pub, USA.
Ding, S, Guariglia, A, & Knight, J. 2012, Investment and financing constraints in China: does working capital management make a difference, Journal of Banking & Finance.
Dunphy, D. 2011, Conceptualizing Sustainability: The Business Opportunity, Critical Studies on Corporate Responsibility, Governance and Sustainability, vol. 3, pp. 3-24.
Gallmann, F. & Belvedere, V. 2011, Linking service level, inventory management and warehousing practices: A case-based managerial analysis, Operations Management Research, Vol. 4, No. 1-2, pp. 28-38.
Hugos, M.H. 2011, Essentials of supply chain management (Vol. 62), Wiley, USA.
Jain, C.L. & Malehorn, J. 2005, Practical guide to business forecasting, Institute of Business Forec, USA.
Kwok, S.K., Ting, J.S., Tsang, A.H., Lee, W.B., & Cheung, B.C. 2010, Design and development of a mobile EPC-RFID-based self-validation system (MESS) for product authentication Computers in Industry, Vol. 61, No. 7, pp. 624-635.
Liu, X. & Sun, Y. 2011, Information Flow Management of Vendor-Managed Inventory System in Automobile Parts Inbound Logistics Based on Internet of Things, Journal of Software, Vol. 6, No. 7, pp. 1374-1380.
Nilsson, F. & Rapp, B. 2005, Understanding competitive advantage: The importance of strategic congruence and integrated contro,Springer, USA.
Sabri, E.H. & Shaikh, S.N. 2009, Lean and Agile Value Chain Management: A Guide to the Next Level of Improvement, J Ross Publishing, USA.
Wang, W.Y. Heng, M.S., & Chau, P.Y. 2007, Supply chain management: Issues in the new era of collaboration and competition, Idea Group Pub, USA.
Whirlpool Corporation a, nd, Whirlpool, Retrieved from http://www.whirlpool.com/ ↗
Whirlpool Corporation b, nd, Our history, Retrieved from http://www.whirlpoolcorp.com/about/history.aspx ↗
Wincel, J.P. 2004, Lean supply chain management: A handbook for strategic procurement, Productivity Pr, USA.
Wisner, J.D. 2011, Principles of supply chain management: a balanced approach, Thomson South-Western, USA.