In the development of business, many companies have to deal with the issues of all sizes manage operations, including inventory management, distribution management, and network design. Sichuan Telecom, subsidiary of China Telecom Ltd, which was Fortune Global 500 companies, has achieved the highest market share in its broadband business and maintain high rates of growth in this segment. However, there is a serious problem of inventory control on ADSL modems, components that most broadband users is required. The problem is that the ADSL modem Sichuan Telecom inventory was either too much or not enough. In order to reduce storage costs and improve the level of service, purchasing manager conducted a comprehensive analysis of the company's sales and demand forecasting, procurement and suppliers, distribution management, warehouse management and inventory control. This case of purchasing managers in the analysis of an existing operating system to control the ADSL modem to detect the cause of the problem inventory and develop an effective plan to improve the management of operations. "Hide
by Chen Xu, Zhang Du, Li Zheng, Dean Yichao, Liu Ying Source: Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation 7 pages. Publication Date: August 21, 2012. Prod. #: W12148-PDF-ENG
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