Supply Chain of JetSet Travel
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JetSet Travel, Inc. (JTI) has been hugely successful in the distribution of stylish, comfortable shoes for travel. JTI sells its products to approximately 4000 retail accounts in the United States and a mix of independent distributors, licenses, and subsidiaries in 35 countries around the world. Most footwear products are produced outside the United States.
Go to the Discussion Board and identify one decision that JTI managers must make in each of the six value chain functions for this product. For each decision, identify one piece of accounting information that would aid the manager's decision. Next, write 5 questions that can be answered by accounting information. For example, "How many shoe styles should JTI produce for next year?" or "Where are the sales trends declining?"
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This posting discusses the decision making relating to six value chain functions in JetSet Travel, Inc. Then the solution then gives you an analysis of each of the value chain functions of JetSet Travel, Inc.
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STEP 1
JetSet Travel, Inc is distributing shoes; the first function of the supply chain is to transport shoes from the manufacturer to the distributor. The one piece of accounting that would aid the manager's decision would the month wise sales figures for the previous year. The question would be: What would be the number of shoes required to be transported to each retail center?
STEP 2
The second function of the supply chain is to transmit back information from the retailer to the manufacturers. The one piece of accounting that would aid the ...
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