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Case Study 6: Exel PLC - Supply Chain Management at Haus Mart
Case Study 6: Exel PLC - Supply Chain Management at Haus Mart
Ans. Exel intends to enter into supply chain planning and execution,
according to the case, and offer additional value to the supply chain. The
company's execution approach is sound, but more attention to preparation
is required. Furthermore, while the organization has stronger capabilities
for controlling the execution process, it lacks key capabilities for
managing supply chain planning.
2. Did they have the capabilities and skills to manage an entire supply
chain, from planning to execution?
Ans. Exel has strong capabilities and talents in controlling the execution
process, and they were able to reduce the cost of moving and storing
goods. They were also able to speed up the delivery procedures, but only
a tiny percentage of their customer's supply chain costs, improvements,
and possibilities were represented. Haus Mart (HM), on the other side,
was strong at supply chain planning since they had some capable planners
and merchants who were generating supply chain plans. HM's execution
was lacking. The merger of HM and Exel would enhance their operations
since they would have all of the talents and expertise necessary to manage
a whole supply chain, from planning to execution.
Ans. Exel officials anticipated that if Haus Mart and exel worked together
on planning and execution, HM planners would benefit from exel's
extensive supply chain experience. This would result in immediate and
substantial cost reductions for HM. Exel also discovered that HM
planners failed to take advantage of some efficiencies due to their lack of
awareness about their supplier chain.