Purchase Solution

Crocs: Revolutionizing an Industry’s Supply Chain Model

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

How has Crocs redesigned its production process to meet the explosive demand the company has experienced since its inception?

Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary

This solution discusses how Crocs has redesigned its production process to meet the explosive demand.

Solution Preview

Crocs was able to cultivate a new innovative production strategy that was unheard prior to their use of this strategy, which they developed into a new supply chain that provided the company with a competitive advantage. Traditionally, industry practice entailed retailers using the placement of large bulk orders for each season's inventory, which were placed many months in advance providing the company with little ability to adjust to changes during the selling season. The Crocs model bucked ...

Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
Academic Reading and Writing: Critical Thinking

Importance of Critical Thinking

Basic Social Media Concepts

The quiz will test your knowledge on basic social media concepts.

Lean your Process

This quiz will help you understand the basic concepts of Lean.

Introduction to Finance

This quiz test introductory finance topics.

Cost Concepts: Analyzing Costs in Managerial Accounting

This quiz gives students the opportunity to assess their knowledge of cost concepts used in managerial accounting such as opportunity costs, marginal costs, relevant costs and the benefits and relationships that derive from them.

View More Free Quizzes
Related BrainMass Solutions

  • Crocs Supply Chain and Competitive Advantage

    598710 Crocs Supply Chain and Competitive Advantage Read the Stanford Graduate School case study, Crocs: Revolutionizing an Industry's Supply Chain Model for Competitive Advantage Answer the study questions below in depth: 1) What are Croc's core

  • Crocs Company in Brazil: Consumer Behavior Analysis

    Crocs company is an American corporation. The charge of the marketing plan is to open new young professional markets in Brazilian urban centers.

  • Managing the Supply Chain

    366327 Production & Inventory (Managing the Supply Chain) RFID - The Next Wave Some say that RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is in the process of revolutionizing supply chain management.

  • Reinventing a Businss

    Define a way to revamp or reinvent a business using supply chain technologies. A successful way to reinvent or revamp a business is to eliminate an unnecessary step within the supply chain altogether by leveraging technology.

  • How has Dell used its direct sales and build-to-order model

    How does Dell's supply chain deal with the bullwhip effect? How has Dell used its direct sales and build-to-order model to develop an exceptional supply chain? How has Dell exploited the direct sales model to improve operations performance?

  • Carrefour's Business Model vs. Other Models

    My question is, how does Carrefour's model differ from other supply chain models? Traditional supply chain model involves only an exchange of orders between companies.

  • What are Enterprise Systems and associated Business Values

    Continuous Replenishment Model: In this model, continuous replenishment of inventory is taken into account. Channel Assembly Model: In this model, parts of the products are assembled during the process of supply chain ((Wang & Yu, 2006).

  • Information Systems Technical Perspectives

    The domestic supply chain differs from the global supply chain system because of several factors including the fact that its more difficult to attain visibility in an international supply chain, the company must possess different levels of expertise and

  • supply chain partners could affect the SCOR model

    451989 How proximity of supply chain partners could affect the SCOR model ? How proximity of supply chain partners could affect the SCOR model ? How proximity of supply chain partners could affect the SCOR model?

View More Related Solutions