The supply chain of the Dell notebook
by Ilhem Ouz
1. PRE ORDER
1.1. By phone
1.2. Online shopping
1.3. Personal information
1.3.1. Billing address,
1.3.2. Credit card
1.3.2.1. Visa card
1.3.3. Shipping address
2. THE FACTORIES
2.1. Nashville, Tenesee
2.2. Penang, Malaysa
2.3. Austin, Texas
2.4. Limerick, Ireland
2.5. Xiamen, China
2.6. Eldorado do Sul, Brasil
2.7. minutes to
2.7.1. Unload the parts
2.7.2. Register their bar codes
2.7.3. Put them into the bins for assembly
3. PRODUCTION
3.1. Email to the SLC
3.1.1. Every 2 hours
3.2. Receiving the parts
3.2.1. min
3.3. Downloading software
3.3.1. Microsoft
3.3.2. Norton Utilities
3.3.3. Other software applications
3.3.4. According to the customer
4. TRANSPORTATION
4.1. Ups shipping
4.1.1. Label
4.1.2. Order number
4.1.3. Tracking code
4.1.4. System type
4.1.5. Shipping code
4.2. Airplane
4.2.1. x weekly
4.2.2. Penang to Nashville
4.2.3. 25 000 notebooks