1. Explain the Total Quality Management Strategy and ISO standards of a supply chain organization- 5 Marks.

case study

1. To support the JITQC initiative, Digitex renamed purchasing Supplier Manufacturing. What is the significance of this change?

2. How does Digitexs sourcing strategy link directly to the corporate goals and objectives of JITQC?

3. Digitex argues that once the objective of achieving theoretical time is clear, the challenge of achieving theoretical values becomes obvious and the necessary tools and approaches can be aggressively applied. Discuss the tools and approaches used in purchasing to help reach the corporate goal of achieving the theoretical time.

4. The case presented six total quality principles emphasized at the corporate level by Digitex. Discuss how suppliers, through their performance, can impact each of these principles.

5. Digitex aggressively establishes local sources of supply using long-term contracts (from the life of the product to two to four years) where appropriate. What are the advantages of using local sources of supply? Why does the company rely on longer-term contract agreements?

6. When needed, the company uses site, group, or corporate assistance teams to help suppliers adopt JITQC principles. Discuss the advantages to Digitex of using cross-functional specialists to help develop supplier capabilities.

7. Discuss the different types of supplier development support that a buying company might be able to provide to a supplier.

8. Information systems are a major part of Digitexs sourcing strategy. Discuss how Digitex uses information technology when executing its sourcing strategy.

9. With JITQC, Digitex works to integrate suppliers directly into its JIT, total quality control, and employee involvement strategies. The company then measures each suppliers progress and shares the results during supplier performance reviews. What benefit does the measurement of supplier performance provide to