操作管理Operation_Management_Heizer_9_ch2_f.ppt

Outline Outline – Continued Outline – Continued Outline – Continued Outline – Continued Learning Objectives Learning Objectives Global Strategies Boeing – sales and production are worldwide Benetton – moves inventory to stores around the world faster than its competition by building flexibility into design, production, and distribution Sony – purchases components from suppliers in Thailand, Malaysia, and around the world Global Strategies Volvo – considered a Swedish company but it is controlled by an American company, Ford. The current Volvo S40 is built in Belgium and shares its platform wit