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This paper is concerned with the comparison of a factory managed inventory (FMI) supply chain to a traditional forecast-based orders supply chain. The particular emphasis of this paper is the impact the FMI structures have on the ''Bullwhip Effect'' generated within the supply chain. We especially focused on the relationship between the sales site and the factory site, and the developed FMI supply...
The electronic industry is the leading sector in Malaysia's manufacturing sector, contributing significantly to the country's manufacturing output 29.3%, export 55.9% and employment of 28.8%. In 70's Malaysia is well known for the backend manufacturing. In 2000 Malaysia established it's semiconductor fabrication facilities to fill in one of the major gaps in supply chain that generates RM0.5Billion/year...
By the end of 2008, companies based on the business model of offshore production were observed to be rethinking their business models, tending to consider the repatriation of production bases in order to lower costs and shorten delivery times. In this article, the authors of China's Electronics Industry (2009 Edition), M. Pecht and L. Zuga, (City University of Hong Kong Press, Hong Kong, China, 2009)...
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