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| | | | About two years ago an Oracle sales manager called me from his London office to discuss the sale of some demand management software packages. During the conversation he uncovered one of his big ambitions: he was planning to call all Chinese who speak English in about half a year. I smiled and simply gave him my best wishes. Until now I’m not sure if he has completed this great job or not. But one thing is certain: this task is getting tougher if he doesn’t have it done yet. About one year passed I CAMe across Thomas Friedman’s best seller The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century in which he lists ten world flatteners. What he doesn’t say is that English is also one of such world flatteners perhaps just because this is a self-evident fact. Perhaps he is right in not regarding English as a world flattener because in China the world is unflat as far as English is concerned despite this country’s ever-lasting English fever. This is further supported by one of McKinsey’s studies in which it regarded English as one of the disadvantages China faces in its race of development against the developed Western world as well as the developing India. A survey on the ever accumulating international knowledge base (especially in modern times) shows this quite flatly: any non-English speaking nation will be marginalized in this English dominating world if it doesn’t attempt to be integrated in it. (This is doesn’t mean non-English speaking nation should give up its unique heritages) About two or three months ago, AMT’s V-Sharing honored me by putting in the category of ENGLISH my circle of English Ceiling Breaker. Well, if all of the circles on V-Sharing are classified according to the language used, I’m afraid that they fall into only two categories: Chinese Circle and English Circle! It’s a joke of course. Actually I do appreciate V-Sharing’s special treatment. This serves my purpose well, for I wish that this circle will be a virtual community where ambitious elites with global business horizons converge, though at present it’s only a cradle. English is definitely one of the hallmarks of those elites. Equipped with such a powerful instrument, those elites’ capability of in-informing (one of the ten world flatteners) will be greatly strengthened and enhanced. The world is becoming flat whether we like it or not. Glocalization (Globalization combined with localization) is a trend no one can stop. Consequently, for those built to last companies, they need to go with the trend; for those good to great companies, they need to ride the wave and forge ahead; for those start-ups, they must be able to learn to dance with both local and international giants and survive and prosper in clearly defined market segments even if they just want to do business in their communities. How do they achieve their goals? Search for and make full use of those elites I mentioned above. Where do they find them? Frequently browse most virtual communities (inclusive of the circle of English Ceiling Breaker) on the Internet. The era of 51Job (I want a job said by a job seeker) is going to phase out and the era of 51talent (I want talent said by a talent hungry company) is coming. On the other hand, it’s really tough for an ambitious person to successfully attract the attention of their prospective employers, business partners and good friends that are able to share successes and lessons of their life as well as their careers. A person’s blog may be their second ID, and it may serve as an attractor and an inexpensive marketing platform that may be instrumental in creating numerous opportunities to publicize and make full use of one’s talents and potentials. To gain this end, your rapport is a must. Join this circle and help form a pool of talents, or tap this developing pool. Keep in mind that on this website where knowledge is proliferating at dizzy speeds opportunities have wings. In short, support us, love us or hate us but don’t say “I don’t care” to us. Excerpts of The Calendar of An E-Love Story Subject: Greetings From Lynn From: Lynn Sent: 10:12 AM Hi Mike, This is Lynn from Wonderland Company Ltd. There are five people in MIS dept here and each of us should report to our different bosses at Hong Kong. They don’t usually stay here long, but they keep constant contact with us assigning tasks to us. We should always email or call them. This Tuesday my boss will come here to meet me and talk something about my job. I think i would be rather busy during the following days because there are too many new things i should learn. The colleagues in MIS dept are very kind to me. Sincerely hope I can get your email soon. Best regards. Lynn Subject: Miss You From: Lynn Sent: 11:59 AM Mike, Everything here is written in English, including documents, procedures, reports and email. In short, though we needn't always speak English, we should always write in English. I’m going to join a team to implement the project of data warehouse. Then I have to develop a lot of programs to support it. I’m pressured heavily. I’m afraid I can't deal with all the things well. Yours Lynn Subject: FW: Miss You From: Lynn Sent: 2:01 PM Mike There are too many things I want to talk with you. I really miss you very much. Have you got my email? Yours Lynn (To Be Continued) 1. Product explosion refers to:
A. calculation of the required materials based on final assembly needs.
B. system nervousness.
C. dynamic characteristics of MRP.
D. system sensitivity.
E. creating a time-phased schedule.
2. "Systems nervousness" in an MRP system refers to the oscillations caused by:
A. irritable operators.
B. too frequent revision.
C. suboptimal inventory levels.
D. user evaluation committees.
E. the high cost of computer processing time.
Use the following information the solve the next 3 questions.
A #2 pencil (P) is made from a wood subassembly (WS), a band (B) to hold the eraser on and an eraser (E). The wood subassembly is made from 2 wood halves (WH) and a piece of lead (L), the wood halves are made from wood blanks (WB). (For this question we will ignore the need for glue and paint.) The lead times for each of these are given below.
Lead Time (Weeks)
P 2
WS 4
B 6
E 2
WH 2
L 2
WB 1
3. If nothing is in inventory (that is, all on hand quantities are equal to zero), and it is now the beginning of period 20, then when is the earliest that we can promise to ship No. 2 pencils?
A. 26
B. 27
C. 29
D. 31
E. 32
4. Which of the above items is purchased?
I. WS, B, E
II. WH, L
III. B, E
IV. WB, L
A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. II and II only
E. III and IV only
5. The Master Production Schedule for pencils should have at minimum how many time periods in it?
A. 7
B. 8
C. 10
D. 12
E. 13
6. All of the following are essential computational procedures of MRP except:
A. Planned order release of component equals gross requirement of parent
B. Netting out on hand quantities
C. Time phasing requirements
D. Offsetting for lead times
E. Level-by-level explosion
7. Which one of the following is not true about the Materials Requirements Plan?
A. It plans production and purchase orders for materials.
B. Its main input is the Master Production Schedule.
C. It is an output of the Capacity Requirements Plan.
D. It plans the priority of materials.
E. It receives input from the Bill of Materials.
8. MRP systems are:
A. appropriate for all end items in the product line.
B. intended to be used for independent demand items.
C. intended to reduce inventory requirements, production lead times, and delivery times to customers.
D. intended to determine an appropriate master production schedule.
E. substitutes for fixed order point/order quantity systems.
9. Product A is made from two B parts and one C part. Part B is made using one D part and Part C is made using 2 D parts. If 50 units of Product A are needed, then the number of units of D required would be:
A. 50
B. 100
C. 200
D. 250
E. 300
10. The time-phased plan specifying when and how many end items are to be built is known as the:
A. aggregate production plan.
B. master production schedule.
C. bill of materials file.
D. item master file.
E. planned order releases.
11. The main purposes of a basic MRP system include:
I. controlling inventory
II. assigning operating priorities
III. planning capacity loads
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II only
D. I and III only
E. I, II and III
12. The two main sources of end item product demand which become inputs to the MPS are:
A. forecast demand and planned order releases.
B. planned order releases and known customers.
C. forecast demand and replacement parts.
D. known customers and forecast demand.
E. known customers and safety stock.
13. The main inputs to an MRP program include the:
I. Bill of Materials file
II. Master Production Schedule
III. Planned Order Releases
IV. Inventory Records file
A. I and II only
B. I, II and III only
C. I, II and IV only
D. II, III and IV only
E. I, II, III and IV
14. Retracing a material requirement upward in the product structure, identifying the parent item that created the demand is referred to as:
A. pegging.
B. low-level coding.
C. exploding.
D. regeneration.
E. lot sizing.
15. Which of the following are lot sizing techniques?
I. lot-for-lot
II. economic order quantity
III. least total cost
IV. least unit cost
A. I only
B. I and II only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and IV only
E. I, II, III and IV
(Answers to be provided later) China 2008 CPIM/CSCP Paper & Pencil Exam Schedule | Exam Date | Registration Deadline | CSCP Eligibility Application Deadline | 2008/3/15 | 2008/2/4 | 2008/1/18 | 2008/6/21 | 2008/5/16 | 2008/4/15 | 2008/9/20 * | 2008/8/15 | N/A | 2008/12/13 | 2008/11/7 | 2008/10/17 |
| Registration: | CPIM | CPIM Morning Exams
Basics of Supply Chain Management or Detailed Scheduling and Planning or Execution and Control of Operations
8:30 a.m. | Report to the testing center if you are registered for one of the morning exams. | | No candidates will be admitted after this time. | 9:00 a.m. | Exam begins (approximately). | 12:00 p.m. | Exam ends (approximately). |
| CPIM Afternoon Exams
Master Planning of Resources or Strategic Management of Resources 1:30 p.m. | Report to the testing center if you are registered for one of the afternoon exams. | | No candidates will be admitted after this time. | 2:00 p.m. | Exam begins (approximately). | 5:00 p.m. | Exam ends (approximately). |
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| Registration: | | CSCP | CSCP Afternoon Exams
Master Planning of Resources or Strategic Management of Resources 12:30 p.m. | Report to the testing center if you are registered for one of the afternoon exams. | | No candidates will be admitted after this time. | 1:00 p.m. | Exam begins (approximately). | 5:00 p.m. | Exam ends (approximately). | * There is no CSCP exam in September |
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| Exam Place: Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen & Hong Kong Testing Center | Exam Fee: CPIM Exam Related Fee
A） Exam Fee： RMB1900/module
B） Registration Fee： RMB830
Example:
For 1 module, total exam fee would be: RMB1900 + RMB830=RMB2730
For 2 modules, total exam fee would be ：RMB1900 X 2 + RMB830=RMB4630
CSCP Exam Related Fee
A） Exam Fee： RMB6400
B） Registration Fee： RMB980 |
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Olympics is a business, not simply a grand sports show. However, Olympics is more than a business, this is especially true when we are talking about the Beijing Olympics this year. My previous blog 奥运, 中国与世界 ----写在北京奥运倒记时100天之际is one piece of such evidence. Actually, in this globalization era, anything related to China is eye-catching. The Beijing Olympics is not an exception. However, one of the beauties of globalization is interconnectedness, especially from the perspective of economy. I mean one of the foundations of modern Olympics seems to be commercialization, for it offers golden opportunities for marketing a company, or a nation. This is something good, for the economic interconnectedness makes people less irrational, even if when the western world is talking about what they so called the controversial Beijing Olympics. Copied below is one such article from Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. Incidentally, this article also shows that the macro social political environment has great impacts over companies, especially when they are going global. There’s not such a pure public event that completely has nothing to do with politics. Anyhow, it’s worthwhile reading articles on Beijing Olympics from different angles. Enjoy it whether you like it or not. The Marketing Challenges of the China Olympics Published: | May 1, 2008 | Author: | John Quelch |
Executive Summary: The Olympic Games are normally a marketer's dream. Not so much this year, given widespread protests against the Chinese government. Professor John Quelch outlines the branding challenges posed by this year's Games in Beijing. Key concepts include: · Political pressure directed at the Chinese government will also pose challenges for Olympic Games sponsors, who don't want to be associated with the controversy. · Given the prominence of China as a supplier and customer, it is unlikely that we will witness grandstanding boycotts of the Games by any company. · Some marketers are employing a dual marketing approach, with China-specific CAMpaigns inside the country but less Beijing-centric messaging outside. · Marketers are not over-committing funds to Olympics-related brand advertising and promotions. The normal Olympics year advertising boost may be less than expected. John A. Quelch is the Lincoln Filene Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Editor's Note: Harvard Business School professor John Quelch writes a blog on marketing issues, called Marketing Know: How, for Harvard Business Online. It is reprinted on HBS Working Knowledge. Normally, the Olympic Games are a positive force in marketing. Worldwide marketing expenditures increase as official sponsors and unofficial free-riders attach themselves to the Olympic logo, to particular sports, national teams, or individual athletes. Global brands, in particular, see the Olympics and World Cup soccer as the two most important international sporting events; brand linkage to these events can boost brand awareness, preference, and sales over competitors who cannot afford the global sponsorship prices set by the International Olympic Committee. Lenovo hardly wishes to be known as the Chinese PC company that consumers find convenient to boycott. This year, however, concerns over the Chinese government's role in Tibet, Sudan, and other alleged human rights abuses threaten to derail its plans to stage the Olympics as China's coming out party. Tight security in Beijing may take some of the fun out of the Games, not just for the sports fans and athletes but also for the sponsors. Take Lenovo, for example. The fourth largest personal computer manufacturer in the world is the first and only Chinese company to be a global sponsor of an Olympics. Lenovo's investment in the Games is around $100 million. The company paid millions, along with Samsung and Coca-Cola, to sponsor the torch relay. Lenovo's sponsorship will doubtless reinforce its brand preference rankings in China. However, around the world, Lenovo hardly wishes to be known as the Chinese PC company that consumers find convenient to boycott. Here are some trends I'm seeing among sponsoring companies: First-time sponsors have a lot more to lose than long-term investors. Lenovo, as a first-time global sponsor whose future depends heavily on success this year, has much more at stake than veteran Olympics sponsors such as Coca-Cola, Visa, and McDonald's. These companies are long-term investors in the Olympics; if Beijing fails to realize earlier commercial expectations, London in 2012 can make up for it. Around the world, the veteran sponsors may be careful not to over-identify with Beijing. They will emphasize sponsorships of national athletes and national teams rather than focus on the Olympic rings. But, in China, the Western multinationals will pursue a much more aggressive strategy. They will build goodwill for their brands by creating China-specific advertising and promotion programs that tap Chinese pride in hosting the Games. "Two-faced" approaches. Those companies that are not global sponsors of the Games will also take a two-faced approach, supporting the Games in China while being disinclined to associate with them in North American and European markets. Given the prominence of China as a supplier and customer, it is unlikely that we will witness grandstanding boycotts of the Games by any company. Most consumers around the world do not let their political views affect their purchase decisions. However, we are likely to see Web sites promoting boycotts of Chinese brands such as Haier, TCL, and Lenovo. Late campaign purchasing as a safety hedge. The International Olympic Committee continues to argue that the Games and the aspirations and achievements of individual athletes should be independent of politics. The reality is that the Chinese government has always intended to use the Games to its political advantage and that further escalations of violence in Tibet could diminish public support and lead to national team and individual athlete boycotts, as occurred in Moscow following the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan. As a result, marketers are not over-committing funds to Olympics-related brand advertising and promotions, and the normal Olympics year advertising boost may be less than expected. Instead of long-term preset media advertising buys, many companies are planning short-term promotional bursts that they can activate as late as July and August if all appears to be in place for a successful, trouble-free Games. 北京奥运火炬全球传递境外站的传递已经结束。其中祥云火炬所遭遇的种种待遇牵动人心，令人深思。奥林匹克和平友谊的精神无疑在世界范围内再次得到传承，“更高、更快、更强”的奥林匹克理念也必将在北京奥运进行时进一步发扬光大。但是，正如中国驻伦敦大使傅莹所写的：中国融入世界不是凭一颗诚心就可以的，挡在中国与世界之间的这堵强太厚重了（a sincere heart was not enough to ensure China’s smooth integration with the world. The wall that stands in China’s way to the world is thick）。事情的另一方面是：在中国不断成长发展的过程中，我们是否太急于用北京奥运会来向世界证明什么。其实，一个成功成熟的人士是不需要向别人证明什么的，专心做自己的该做的事，享受成功带来的喜悦，同时冷静处理成功带来的种种问题。你发展强大了，兴趣广泛了，自然没有什么能被要挟的。毕竟，跟中国的民生和长远发展相比，北京奥运不是中国的全部。换句话说，奥运会因中国而更精彩，中国却不会因奥运的缺失而停下发展的脚步。当然，既然奥运传递到了中国手中，那就与全世界尽享专属于奥林匹克的精彩与欢乐吧。 北京奥运倒记时今天100天了，明天就是五一了。让我们做好自己的计划，享受奥运，享受生活吧。 以下是十五年前我在北京第一次申奥失败之时所写的一篇短文。现在读起来也很值得品味，唯一的不同是激情不在如此澎湃。现在，我更愿意冷静地享受激情，冷静地享受奥运，冷静地享受生活。奥运时稍稍平淡一点，平常时稍稍精彩一点。你呢？ 不眠之夜 我知道, 不是所有的愿望都能去实现。在这24日的不眠之夜, 千千万万的炎黄子孙,小心翼翼地将满怀的心意, 拿起又放下。虔诚的祈祷, 固执的盼望: 北京,好运! 北京,好运! 痴情的我哟,不由地背起等的顽石，拉紧盼的金锁链, 在这24日的不眠之夜。愚笨的我哟, 不智地将理智抛弃, 只让那横蛮的情感, 溢满脑海, 缠遍全身。这美丽的欺骗啊, 这美丽的谎言！ 无数次无助地等待, 无数次固执的重复。在我们的心里，只等待那来自蒙特卡洛的声音, 将心底那念叨了无数次的名字重印。仿佛一座缄默的大山, 在等待着春天里的一个霹雳, 爆一声:北京! 夜深沉, 不眠的秋风悄悄地撩起一丝罅隙, 罅隙里隐藏着夜的一丝遗憾。在这茫茫的黑暗，理智渐渐清醒, 情感慢慢平淡。 在那微蒙的东方, 正静静矗立着日的身影. 等到星星唱完最后一首夜曲, 她便会举起虹的艳丽, 露出晶莹, 霞的灿烂。当太阳在东方升起时, 抹不去的, 是情感的重彩, 听不见的, 是理智不懈的呐喊。 写于一九九三年九月二十四日凌晨 Last week the results of the Mar 15’s CPIM exams CAMe out. As what I expected, I passed two exams: BSCM & MPR. This is definitely good news, but I don’t have much time to celebrate it, for I have to prepare for the oncoming June 21 CPIM exam. With my plan to be a CPIM by early next year (completing all of the five exams this year), I really don’t have much time to lose. So this short blog may serve as a milestone to mark a special period and a good chance to play back something I’d like to share with you. First, I’m a bit proud of this fact that I was one of the two or three candidates who had sat for the two CPIM exams of Mar 15 in Shenzhen and passed both. It’s definitely a great challenge for most of us to take two 3 hour exams consecutively. Here comes some evidence: 30 plus people sat for the CPIM exam in the morning, but only round ten people sat for the CPIM exam in the afternoon. Incidentally, according to the info I gathered (by exchanging name cards with some CPIM candidates) before the exams started, almost most of the CPIM candidates were individuals of big companies that in most cases sponsored their staff’s CPIM. Only one or two colleague and university students attended the exams. The current high expenses of sitting for the CPIM exams at China might be one of the contributors to this scenario, I guess. Second, the preparation process was really a wonderful experience for me. It was a good opportunity to rethink what I have been doing for the past decade, just as what I said in my previous blog written last Nov. I’m sure that my knowledge in supply chain management is definitely broader and deeper than before. This will be much truer when I’m a CPIM early next year. On the other hand, just like what a senior CPIM, who is the global planning manager of my current company, told me, CPIM is just a good starting point. It doesn’t guarantee that you will be a success or an expert in the field, though a CPIM is definitely in an advantageous position, especially for those CPIMs who have been working in the field for years. Well, it seems that I have to stop here. See you next time. Briefing: 简叙: u As an experienced professional / expert in your domain, are you hindered by the so called English / Chinese ceiling?
作为你所在领域的经验丰富的专业人才, 你前进的步伐是否被所谓的英文/中文天花板所拖累? u As a professional in the fields of production planning, scheduling, purchasing, inventory / warehouse management, demand management, etc, you are bombarded by many sticky issues on a daily basis; you would be wondering how wonderful it might be if there is someone I could discuss / consult with on those issues?
在生产计划、排产、采购、库存管理、仓储管理、需求管理等领域，各种问题早已是每天的日常工作的一部分。你是否在想：要是有可信任的人在身边随时可探讨这些问题, 该多好啊。
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