Canadian Tire Case Study

In this essay, the author

• Explains that canadian tire's supply chain & distribution teams guarantee their promise to their customers, to be their when they need them the most. they are always improving, tuning their capacity models, employing technology solutions, and building strong relationships with third party logistics and their product suppliers.
• Recommends developing a network model for the future that has online ordering and optimal sku deployment to distribution centers, identifying transportation synergies across our entire family of businesses.
• Explains that they are developing and launching their own application for capturing emission metrics across our entire transportation network.
• Describes a supply chain professional in management, execution, planning, analysis, or skilled trades who is diligent and analytical decision-maker.
• Emphasizes the collaborative approach needed to manage a centralized and increasingly complex global supply chain model.
• Explains that all suppliers must follow canadian standards and regulatory requirements, including any product or category specific requirements that are required by canadian standards association (csa).
• Opines that canadian tire needs the cooperation of suppliers in the execution of product and packaging stewardship programs.
• Explains that canada is a bilingual country, with english and french as its two official languages. canadian tire retail and suppliers must be bilingual and follow all canadian language laws.
• Explains that all suppliers must adhere to canadian tire's supply chain requirements and shipment quality standards.
• Explains that canadian tire picks up shipments at its domestic suppliers locations and has unique processes and forms.
• Explains that canadian tire requires compliance with all government and regulatory requirements for customs documentation and border agency controls.
• Explains that canadian tire is joined with a selected 3rd party logistics supplier to manage their offshore shipments.
• Explains that many business groups help the efficient flow of product through the supply chain.
• Explains that canadian tires packaging standards are to make sure products moves from the supplier’s place to canada tire stores in an excellent condition with safe and efficient handling. packaging should also take into account the environmental impacts across the packaging supply and recovery chains.
• Explains that canadian tire uses fob (free on board) freight terms and is responsible for transportation to the final destination and customs clearance into canada. supplier compliance programs are in place for both domestic and offshore suppliers.
• Explains that canadian tire requires suppliers to electronically trade forecasts, purchase orders and po changes. suppliers must be able to transmit and receive these required electronic documents through canada tire’s web enabled system.