HP DESKJET PRINTER SUPPLY CHAIN

PRESENTED BY:
BHARGAVA K 1810062
NAMITA 1810087
GAUTHAM 1810096
SAURABH 1810099
SHIVAM 1810100
 Peripheral Products: Revenues $13.2 B 50 Operations Worldwide
Printers, Plotters, Magnetic disc &
and tape drivers, Terminals and Net Income $739 M
Network products

HEWLETT-PACKARD (1990S)
VANCOUVER
DIVISION IN 1980S

 Kanban
 Stockless Production (Zero
Inventory)
 Reduction in Inventory from
3.5 months to 0.9 months
 Introduction of new
DeskJet printer
 Deskjet printer; Sales over 600,000 units

Difficulty in forecasting

Excess inventory in some DCs while stock-outs issues

in others
PROBLEM
DCs are filled with pallets of the Deskjet printer

Inventory system in Europe needs better product availability

The supply chain of Inventory to DC needs improvement

SOURCES OF UNCERTAINITY

01 02 03
Delivery of incoming Internal Processes Demand fluctuation
materials • Machine downtime,
• Wrong order parts, efficiency, etc.
delay in shipment, etc.
Supplier IC Mfg

US DC Customers

Supplier PCAT FAT Europe DC Customers

Far East DC Customers

Print Mech
Supplier
Mfg

THE VANCOUVER SUPPLY CHAIN

 POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS

Air Freight

Localization

Manufacturing in Europe/ Asia

CALCULATIONS
WHY LOCALIZATION?
THANK YOU!
CONTRIBUTION SLIDE
GROUP 1

Bhargava: Excel Localization + Presentation

Namita: Excel Localization, Comparison + Presentation
Gautham: Excel Air Freight+ Presentation
Saurabh: Excel Air Freight, Manufacture+ Presentation
Shivam: Excel Air Freight, Comparison, Manufacture + Presentation