Supply Chain of INTEL

Overview2

Introduction3

Discussion4

Supply Chain of Intel4

Improvements in Supply Chain Before 20057

Analysis of Supply Chain in 2005-20078

Analysis of Supply Chain in 2008-20108

Improvised Supply Chain in 20138

Structure of Warehouses of Intel12

Implementing Corporate-Wide Supply Chain12

Conclusion13

References14

Supply Chain of INTEL

Overview

Intel Corporations is a big giant in the industry of microprocessors. While the core business of the Intel is to manufacture Technology and operations, Intel comprehended that the efficient supply chain operations are essential and decisive point of their business and should be carried out with more and more perfection each time they review their performance. Effective and supportive supply chain is being supported by the Intel's information technology department. IT works vigorously to formulate and introduce new and efficient strategies that amalgamates IT solutions across all levels.

There are some challenges that need to be focused while improving the performance of the company in supply chain. These challenges includes shorter delivery time, introducing new products, responding requests for change alignments, highly cost effective and competent performance, legal and political changes, environmental sustainability and increasing products mix and volume. Intel is continuously trying to overcome these challenges in order to increase the effectiveness of the company. Intel's IT system plays a vital role in supporting them to perform highly effective by meeting these challenges. They create alliances with the in-house business components to re-design the practices of the business and improve the level of information systems.

This includes effective supply chain management. This process includes the planning, forecasting the demands, planning for the production capacity, demands fulfillment, logistics and warehouses. The effective supply chain is recognized when the products are manufactured with least possible cycle time and within cost effectiveness. Among all the big giants in the business industry, Intel's supply chain have been recognized and appreciated. Intel IT will keep working on implementing supply chain solutions that are supported by IT in order to renovate the business as well as helping to increase Intel's competitiveness and retaining their position in the market.

Introduction

Intel is a multinational American semiconductor memory products manufacturer which is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Intel was found in 1968. The world's first microprocessor was introduced in 1971 by Intel corporations. The CEO of the company is Brian Krzanich. The core business of the Intel Company is to manufacture technology and operations. Intel has manufactured perpetual flow of products that are designed to fulfill the needs of servers and workstations. Intel was the producer of Pentium pro processor in 1992. The current stock price of the Intel is approximately $23.72(Marketwatch, NASDAC, 2013).

They manufacture CPUs, graphic processing units GPUs, memory units, communication controllers, motherboards, wireless devices and solid state drives SDDs. The mission of the company Intel is stated below; “Delight our customers, employees, and shareholders by relentlessly delivering the platform and technology advancements that become essential to the way we work and live.” (Intel's Official Website: www.intel.com) The headquarters of the Intel corporations in different countries are given below 1. Santa Clara, California 2. Barcelona, Spain ...