Lucille Jenkins, the CEO for the Durham International Manufacturing Company (DIMCO), believes that the company can significantly increase its operating profit by
implementing supply chain management. DIMCO manufacturers a variety of consumer electron products (from hair dryers to humidifiers to massagers) for the world
market. Lucille believes that DIMCO has already integrated its internal processes and is ready to proceed with external integration. However, she is certain as to
which direction to take. Should the company work on integrating the suppliers of the distribution first? Currently, DIMCO uses approximately 1350 different
components and/or raw materials in manufacturing its product line. Those components and raw materials are purchased from approximately 375 different suppliers
around the world. In terms of distribution, DIMCO currently sends its finished products to a central warehouse that supplies 10 regional distribution centers
(RDC); 6 are domestic and 4 are located outside of the United States. Each RDC supplies an average of 12 local distributors that each supplies an average of 35
retailers. Lucille is looking for advice. 1. Briefly describe DIMCOs supply chain 2. What are the advantages that DIMCOO can gain by implementing supply chain
management? 3. What would recommend DIMCOO attempt next? Should it work on integrating the suppliers or its distributors first? Or should it work on both
simultaneously? 4. What are your recommendations with regard to the external suppliers? 5. What are your recommendations with regard to the external distributors?
Case study
Case study
Case study
This assignment is a case studies. You should following the page and read it to answer the 5 question
Read the following case studies
1. ‘The new face of Coles supermarkets’ pp.37-39
2. ‘How the mighty have risen: a Chinese perspective on organizational change’ pp.39-40
Both are in the textbook (Graetz, F., Rimmer, M., Smith, A. and Lawrence, A. 2011. Managing Organisational Change, Third Australasian edition. John Wiley & Sons, Milton, Qld).
3 Using the cultural web analysis, described on pages 63 to 64 of the textbook, answer the following questions:
a. Draw on each of the elements of the cultural web to discuss how the culture at Coles has changed and evolved through Ian McLeod’s leadership.
b. Based on your cultural web audit, identify the key forces for and against change.
c. What are intended to be the key strengths of the new culture?
d. What aspects of Coles need to be monitored and sustained to ensure does not revert back to its old ways?
e. Are there similarities or differences between the change experience of Coles and the changes to the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China?
Write no more than 300 words (exactly 280-300) on each question.
Addresses learning outcome(s):
o 1. Understand critically a range of theories and practices of change management.
o 2. Demonstrate the applicability of organisational change practices in different circumstances.
o 3. Appreciate the complexities and challenges inherent in planning and managing organisational change.
o 5. Research, identify, organise and present relevant materials and arguments in a range of modes.
Case study
Case study
This assignment is a case studies. You should following the page and read it to answer the 5 question
Read the following case studies
1. ‘The new face of Coles supermarkets’ pp.37-39
2. ‘How the mighty have risen: a Chinese perspective on organizational change’ pp.39-40
Both are in the textbook (Graetz, F., Rimmer, M., Smith, A. and Lawrence, A. 2011. Managing Organisational Change, Third Australasian edition. John Wiley & Sons, Milton, Qld).
3 Using the cultural web analysis, described on pages 63 to 64 of the textbook, answer the following questions:
a. Draw on each of the elements of the cultural web to discuss how the culture at Coles has changed and evolved through Ian McLeod’s leadership.
b. Based on your cultural web audit, identify the key forces for and against change.
c. What are intended to be the key strengths of the new culture?
d. What aspects of Coles need to be monitored and sustained to ensure does not revert back to its old ways?
e. Are there similarities or differences between the change experience of Coles and the changes to the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China?
Write no more than 300 words (exactly 280-300) on each question.
Addresses learning outcome(s):
o 1. Understand critically a range of theories and practices of change management.
o 2. Demonstrate the applicability of organisational change practices in different circumstances.
o 3. Appreciate the complexities and challenges inherent in planning and managing organisational change.
o 5. Research, identify, organise and present relevant materials and arguments in a range of modes.