Supply+Chain+Management+Video+1

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“Hotels need to ........... things.” What does this mean? “They also make things…. or............. .” Explain. “Hotels also.............things.” Such as what? “They even................. things.” For example…. “Finally, they also provide...............” This means….. 20. Complete this sentence: “The fundamental skills learned in supply chain management…….”
 * Module 1: What is Supply Chain Management? **
 * 1) What is the joke Eddie (the man speaking in the video) says about dreaming?
 * 2) What are the four things that make up a bottle of water bought from a grocery store?
 * 3) How much is the bottled water Eddie uses in his example?
 * 4) If $1.00 in profit could be made selling bottled water, what does Eddie say you should do?
 * 5) What is the common consumer misconception (误解，错误想法)?
 * 6) When you are in business, how do you need to think?
 * 7) What do we have to do to know what happened to the money paid for bottled water?
 * 8) What is the first thing someone who wants to sell bottled water will have to do?
 * 9) Outline the things needed to get the empty bottles from the supplier to the manufacturer.
 * 10) What needs to happen to get the labels to the plant?
 * 11) What costs are involved in operating the bottling plant? (Summarize what Eddie says)
 * 12) After the water is bottled, where is it taken?
 * 13) What other costs will a retailer encounter?
 * 14) Apart from the workers in the factory and the truck drivers, who else is involved in getting the bottle water to the consumers?
 * 15) What are the five challenges that companies face?
 * 16) Give the description of a Supply Chain Manager, according to what Eddie says.
 * 17) What is the easier way to understand Supply Chain Management?
 * 18) What kinds of “experiences” do hotels provide?
 * 19) Complete the following:

Go to google.com and type in What are the two core ideas of SCM?
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 * //“What is Supply Chain Management?” core ideas//**