Supply Chain Dell Laptop

1. 4.assembling

1.1. All the parts had been plucked from the just-in-time inventory bins in Penang

1.2. Assembled by a team member

1.3. The system sent down to the conveyor

1.3.1. specified software get downloaded

2. 5.shipping

2.1. The notebook is being boxed and labeled which contains his order number, tracking code, system type, and shipping code.

2.2. From the factory it is transported to Penang Malaysia airport

2.3. From the airport it is Transported with a 747 plane to Nashville

3. 6.customer

3.1. The notebook is being shipped from Nashville by UPS.

3.2. It arrived in Bethesda, MD, and was signed for.

4. 1.Order

4.1. Phone number 800

4.2. sales representive

4.2.1. entering Dell's order management system

4.2.1.1. personal information, shipping address, billing address, and credit card information

5. 2.releasing production system

5.1. Dell's has 6 factories

5.1.1. Ireland: Limerick

5.1.2. China: Xiamen

5.1.3. Brazil: Eldorado do Sul

5.1.4. Tennesee: Nashville

5.1.5. Texas: Austin

5.1.6. Malasyia: Penang

6. 3.supplier logistics centers

6.1. the parts for the computer were ordered from SLC next to the Penang factory.

6.2. Every two hours Dell sends an email to the various SLCs nearby

6.2.1. they have to deliver the parts in ninty minutes

6.2.1.1. important suppliers: Samsung, Nanya, Infineon