第4讲 供应链合作伙伴的选择.ppt

思考题： 本田美国公司的零部件为何要本地化？ 本田美国公司为何要扶持Donnelly公司？ 良好的合作伙伴关系对本田公司有何益处？ 当地供应商在与本田美国公司合作中得到哪些益处？ 简述良好的合作伙伴关系在供应链管理中的作用。 * * An organization is a systematic arrangement of people to accomplish some specific purpose. Every organization has a purpose, people or members, and a systematic structure. The purpose of an organization is expressed in terms of a goal or set of goals. Within the organization’s structure, its employees strive to achieve these goals. * A compressed workweek consists of four ten-hour days. This schedule allows employees time off to take care of personal business. But studies have shown that there are drawbacks: for instance, decrease in service to customers, decrease in productivity, and under-utilization of equipment. A special type of part-time work, job sharing allows two or more individuals to split a traditional 40-hour-a-week job. Therefore, the organization can draw upon the talents of more than one person for a given job and acquire skilled workers who are only available part-time. However, it is hard to find compatible employees who can coordinate job responsibilities. Flextime allows employees some discretion over when they arrive and leave work. While they still work a specified number of hours, workers can vary the hours within constraints. Flextime offers several benefits: improved employee motivation and recruitment of higher qualified, more diverse workers. But, flextime is not applicable to every job. It works best with clerical tasks that require minimal employee contact with persons outside of the organization. No commute time, flexible hours, no dress code, and few interruptions are some of the benefits of telecommuting: employees working at home on a computer that is linked to their office. The long-term future of telecommuting depends on the answers to some questions. Will work-at-home employees be at a disadvantage in office politics? Will they be less likely to be considered for pay raises or promotions? Will non-work distra