Buying Question!

Not sure if this is the place to ask this but since most everyone on this forum may own a Mac Mini I will.
I have an almost 11 year old B&W that I have upgraded to a G4 and no longer can upgrade. And, so I am thinking of finally replacing it. Actually my plan is to use it as a media storage unit at my home theater. I download HD video thru the firewire connection of my Comcast cable box.
I record Blu-Ray discs (onto DVD-Rs using Toast 9). My point being I play with HD video a lot and my question is will the Mac Mini do the job? I have been to the Apple store and tested a Mac Mini using the m2t (HD@720p) files I get off Comcast. The Mac Mini seems fine. I have been planning, if I buy a Mac Mini, to get the 2.0 ghz, 320gb version with 4 gb of memory.
I did see a slight difference when going to the iMac with the better video processor but not worth the extra money especially since I, not long ago, purchased a new 20" LG monitor.
Any recommendations, comments, etc that anyone has concerning the Mac Mini and playing with HD video would be welcome.
I thank you all for reading this post and thank, in advance, those who may have anything to share.
Sincerely,
Jeff Bivans

Might want to wait a little on making a new MM purchase read here whyhttp://buyersguide.macrumors.com/
If you decide to go ahead with the purchase here's what I did.
1. Bought the $599 model
2. Bought 4GB Ram from RamJet $100
3. Bought a WD Blue 500 GB hard drive from NewEgg $85
Pretty easy install.
Total $784 that's $15 cheaper....but look at the difference

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Mac Air and Apple TV, before I buy question

Hello,
This is a before I buy Apple TV question.
1. Can I control iTunes and movies in my Mac Air to view on my Samsung TV which will have Apple TV connected to it? In other words, I want to sometimes be able to "DJ" my music or launch movies directly out of the Mac Air (I just want to know if I can do it)
2. When using Apple TV via its remote on my Samsung TV, can Apple TV see my iTunes Match/cloud and play it? (on the Samsung TV) Or does Apple TV only play music or movies stored in my Mac Air?
Thank you
S

1. You can always mirror your mac on your TV using AirPlay (sound and video).
You can also directly use you Apple TV to play music stored on your mac.
Both solutions works. I personnaly prefer to stream music and movies from my Ipad/mac to my Apple TV, I do it all the time.
2. Hum, I dont use itunes match, I couldnt tell.

A few buying questions

I am planning to buy a MacBook Pro with a 20 or 23" Apple Display. I was just wondering if I would need to buy anything extra to connect these two, or do the cables come with the display? I think I am also going to buy a Griffin iCurve to keep my desk clean, and to put the MBP next to the display. Has anyone had any experience with an iCurve? Have you had any problems? Also, what cable would I use to connect my MBP to a TV?
Question Recap:
1) Do the cables come with the display?
2) Has anyone had any experience with an iCurve? Have you had any problems?
3) What cable would I use to connect my MBP to a TV?
EDIT: 4) Should I be worried about a hum?
-Thanks!!
Sorry if all this stuff isn't strictly display related, but I didn't want to make two seperate threads...

4) Should I be worried about a hum?
I have a very slight noise from the left side of my MacBook Pro only when I run on AC with the lid closed and an external LCD attached. But the noise is so slight that it is inaudible at more than 3 inches away.
One thing though, if the noise is bothersome and you are connected to a display, that also means you are on AC power so any of the many "fixes" found on the MacBook Pro support discussions will work. Most of those would be more problematic on battery power because they likely eat up some power.
I don't think anyone can guarantee that you won't have the CPU noise when running on battery though. You will have to take your chances.

Thinkpad T440p - "Thinking" of buying - Questions

Hello everyone! I am a long time stalker of the community and have been a fan of the ThinkPad series for a few years now and am looking to purchase my first one. A T440p, been looking at used and referbished models. First I have a few questions.
1. If I would get one with an SSD, does the SSD occupy the 2.5" bay or the mSata bay?
2. Is there a substantial difference between the 6cell/9cell battery, I have noticed with machines from other makes that it is sometimes not the case.
3. If I get one without the webcam - is the microphone still there?
4. Is the 1366x768 panel nice, or does it appear like the crappy panels that you see in low-end machines?
5. Keyboard still nice to type on? Still feels some-what mechanical?
Thank you everyone for putting up with my nOObie questions, I really just want to make sure that this is what I want when buying a machine. I honestly would just go to a computer shop and check them out- but there are very few that sell ThinkPads locally.

1. It should occupy the 2.5" bay. The T440p has an NGFF M.2 slot rather than a conventional mSATA slot.
2. The 6-cell is about 56Wh, whereas the 9-cell is about 100Wh, so you're getting a fair amount more capacity.
3. Microphone should be there regardless of webcam.
4. Chances are it's mediocre.
5. You're only bet here is to try out a new keyboard in person. Further, keyboards will vary between machines even of the same model due to Lenovo sourcing different suppliers of keyboards.
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Completely arbitrary, 'to buy or not to buy' question

So here's the deal.
I bought a refurb MacBook Pro 17" 2.33 ghz just this week. The day after I bought it, the refurb 2.4 ghz arrived in the store for just $200 more. I spoke to Apple and they said they could let me return it for full credit since it's unopened. The question is, should I open the box and enjoy, or should I send it back and go for the 2.4 ghz for only a couple hundred more?
The 700mhz is no big deal, it's more the RAM ceiling that I really would have liked... 4gb vs. 3 gb. I think those are about the only differences...
I'm sitting here with an unopened box wondering what to do. I need some advice!

Hmmm... tough one. Are the upgrades to the new Santa Rosa systems worth $200. I know how I get when I get a new "toy". It would kill me to have it sitting there and not be able to use it. If you don't mind spending the extra $200, I would suggest that you go with the new one. If you have an Apple store nearby, they should allow you to return it there... so you would be able to pick up your new one right away. It's one of those "I know what I should do" type situations. You know you want the newer machine. You would have bought the newer machine had it been out when you got the one you have... the only thing really holding you back is that you want to use it right away.
"The graphic card in the 2.4 is compatible with DX10, while the 2.33 is not. Even though the older one might have better graphic properties as of right now, most people on the forums agree that this is due to a lack of driver's on Apple's of Nvidia's part."
Just as an FYI... DX10 is a Windows only thing. However, the new GPU is technically superior to the ATI GPU in the MacBook Pro you have now... but as mentioned, there do seem to be some driver issues which will likely be resolved shortly.
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Before I buy questions

First I am new here and hope I have posted in to proper spot. Second, I did a search but did not find answers, is there a format which provides good searches?
I will be buying either a 3G or 3GS this week. I am unclear on some features and terms.
I have read articles that state that iPhones purchased at an Apple Store are unlocked. What does this mean? Why would I want this as opposed to a locked phone from my service provider?
Both units have Bluetooth but do specify if this makes them compatible with Bluetooth handsfree units such as Parrot, are they? Do I need the 3GS voice feature to activate the phone with voice?
The service plans talk about 500 MB of data for personal email & internet browsing, what does this mean in terms of usage for a non tech type?
Thanks for your help
Nap1947

Nap1947 wrote:
I have read articles that state that iPhones purchased at an Apple Store are unlocked. What does this mean? Why would I want this as opposed to a locked phone from my service provider?
All Canadian iPhones are sold as locked phones regardless of whether you buy at Apple or your service provider.
Generally, locked phones are partially subsidized by your carrier which means a lower upfront cost when purchasing a handset. You repay the subsidy over the term of your contract.
An unlocked phone is sold for a significantly higher price because there is no subsidy. Unlocked phones can work with any SIM but unlocked phones are not available from legitimate sources in the US & Canada.
The service plans talk about 500 MB of data for personal email & internet browsing, what does this mean in terms of usage for a non tech type?
If you're someone who spends hours a day watching Youtube, it means that you will run out of data before the end of the month.

Before buy question: automatically print all my mails, possible?

Hello, i need a printer that automatically print all my mails, without a pc.
Can i use the eprint function for that?
the aim is that every visitor of my website can send a contact mail, and i need a automatic print of all that mails.
So the consumers will NOT have eprint app installed.
is it possible?
Thanks in advance
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Pre-buying question: Fast scrolling a HUGE library

My intention for Apple TV is actually for music library looking ups - I have got a 100K songs ( yes, about 800GB )HUGE library, I think the TV screen provides much bigger browsing interface comparing to other wireless sharing server ( I'm currently a Roku M1000 user so you know everytime to find an artist is a torture... ), however I don't know if the ATV remote provides the fast scrolling between first character, it will be great to have that function which is offered on latest IPODs. I take a look at the atv remote and found out it is up/down scrolling instead of the wheel design, so guess if there is no first character scrolling then switching from A to Z will become impossible mission!
Please can any pro here help, thanks!

Sorry no fast scrolling in this version.
I don't have the library that you do, I have roughly the same usage of disc space but most is taken by movies, I only have around 10,000 tunes. I can however confirm that whilst the size of my library doesn't actually cause any issues, navigating the artist list is a bit tedious.
Unfortunately if you set up smart playlists for alphabetical groupings the list is displayed as song titles and not artists and so doesn't help.
For your information my artist count is 1401 and it takes the tv 13 seconds to scroll from first to last.

Before buying questions

How well will "go to my pc type apps" work with a iPad?
1) Will they work with media? an I see a flash image (audio & Video) on my Mac on my iPad? - Other media on my Mac like Quicktime etc?
2) I presume I can use my Mac's HTML files and FTP software remotely - Yes?
3) Any limitations that I should know of in *making my iPad be my Mac at home*.
Finally,
4) How does one deal with rebooting my Mac (modem?) in case of a power failure if away for a period of time.
Thanks
-Sandy

1) Will they work with media? an I see a flash image (audio & Video) on my Mac on my iPad? - Other media on my Mac like Quicktime etc?
The iPad doesn't do flash. I have no problem viewing movies/tv shows from my Plex-MacMini. Other video on the web (not flash) has no problems.
2) I presume I can use my Mac's HTML files and FTP software remotely - Yes?
I'm not sure what you mean here. There are apps for the iPad that connect remotely to a mac, and that form a connection from the mac to specific apps on the iPad. The iPad doesn't have a traditional folder structure. Each app retains its own data files. If you have a pdf file that you sync to the iPad, it goes to one specific app. Some apps let you open a file of theirs in another app, but that means you get a copy of the file sent to the second app and stored there. What do you mean by using your mac's HTML files?
3) Any limitations that I should know of in making my iPad be my Mac at home.
With no other computers at home? It can be done, but if you plan to do work in the iPad (word processing, spreadsheets, etc.) it's not as comfortable as using a real computer. For surfing, email, viewing stuff, then yes, it's great for that.
Finally,
4) How does one deal with rebooting my Mac (modem?) in case of a power failure if away for a period of time.
That is a problem.

Which is much better for me, MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display or MacBook Air 13"?

Hi! I'm a High School Student, and I really need help in choosing the right MacBook. So which is which?
I'm really confused in choosing which MacBook suites. I have been researching about the specs of each MacBooks; some websites say "MacBook Pro is much better" while the others "MacBook Air is better than the Pro". I'm totally confused! And PLEASE HELP ME!
Here is what I need for a laptop:
*I will use it for Editing Videos and Photos
*sTORAGE for my Documents! (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Adobe)
*PRINTING documents and stuff
*Great Quality for Movies, Videos, and Music
*GAMES!!! (Assasin's Creed, Sims, etc.)
*Other Apllications
*Storage for my stuff
*Best performance for INTERNET, SOCIAL SITES, & ENTERTAINMENT
*Handy and Easy to use
*Lightweight ('cause I have to bring it to school for reports and I have to bring i to to different places for conventions or seminars)
*STORAGE for my Photographs, Music, Movies (edited and downloaded)
*Long Lasting Batteries
*FAST and QUICK
I'm really confused, which shal I choose: MacBook Pro because it has the best performance or MacBook Air because it is very convenient.
I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IF YOU HELP ME.
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Unfortunately, you mentioned "GAMES!!!" - no Mac notebook is a good gaming machine (sad but true). For everything else, however, I would recommend a MacBook Pro (Retina or non-Retina - whichever you prefer, although my preference is for the non-Retina: it lacks the portability of the Retina but is user upgradeable whereas the Retina 13" machine is limited to 8GB of RAM, soldered onto the logic board, and a 'fixed' storage space).
I haven't looked at the specs but I'm assuming that the Retina model would be only slightly heavier than the Air. But it would out-perform the Air should you desire to try games with it.
Good luck - we get these "what shall I buy" questions all the time but, in the end, it's your decision.
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Monitoring Load balancing in Tuxedo 9.1 and RAC ?

Hi all,
I wrote this question in the old forum bea [http://forums.bea.com/thread.jspa?threadID=300006084], and now I have more question about monitoring of load balancing in tuxedo with RAC:
How can I monitor the load balancing in Tuxedo with RAC?
How can I check that the load balancing of tuxedo is running correctly?
How can I know that group are using my requests?
We need know if the request use the instance ORARAC1 (groups GRP_A1 and GRP_A2) or
use the instace ORARAC2 (groups GRP_B1 and GRP_B2).
There is some tool (similar txrpt) that displays this information in tuxedo 9.1?
Thanks in advance
P.D.: Excuse my english

Logistics Management vs Supply Chain Management
Chapter 1 Logistics
1.1 Logistics Management vs Supply Chain Management
First of all, we must clarify this big semantic matter: what is logistics? what is Supply Chain ? are these two names equivalent?
We can represent this question by this figure
Is SC part of the logistics? or is it the reverse? or is logistics replaced by SC? or are both the same? or are logistics and SC covering partly the same matter but both continue to exist ?
To answer to that question, we have to consider the definition of each concept. We use the definitions commonly accepted by the CSCMP (Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals). These definitions also are used by the APICS (The Association for Operations Management: the global leader and premier source of the body of knowledge in operations management, including production, inventory, supply chain, materials management, purchasing, and logistics.)
The logistics management is that part of the Supply Chain process, which plans, implements and controls the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption in order to meet customers’ requirements.
The supply chain management is the integration of key business processes, from the end user through original suppliers that provides products, services and information that add value for customers and other stakeholders.
Thus the answer to our first question is clearly
In a Supply Chain, each enterprise is a partner; each partner is fully responsible for a process that transforms inputs into outputs using some resources and following the rules or norms.
The concept of supply chain suggests a series of processes linked together (they form a chain !).
Figure 3
Somebody is the producer of the raw material, somebody transforms it into a product, somebody incorporates the product into an assembly, somebody stores the finish good, somebody sells it, somebody transports it and finally a retailer sells it to a final customer who is the consumer.
Some of these processes are sourcing, others are manufacturing and others are distribution.
If we illustrate the system for a more complex product, we obtain the hereunder schematic.
The pilot of the Supply Chain must instruct each supplier about when and to whom they have to deliver their products. He must instruct supplier "A" to first supply "B" and later the main manufacturer; for another part, he must instruct "B" to first supply the main manufacturer and later the supplier "C", if it is the right way to get the product on time as promised to the customer.
Figure 4
1.2 Flows
As indicated here above, all the partners are linked (they form a chain). These links cover 3 flows:
1. physical product flow (material flow)
The materials flow from suppliers to customers and from customers to suppliers (reverse flow).
The products are packaged (primary package, secondary package, warehousing package, transport package). Each package fills a specific function. (to see chapter 6). Containers, pallets and some packaging are circulating round trip.
The management of the materials flow must deliver products on time, in the proper sequence, exactly where they are needed.
2. information flow
Information is flowing in both directions, is passing each other, is colliding with others …
The information include order, delivery, inventory level, production status, forecasts, quotation …
The information could be considered as the piloting system of the other flows.
The information is flowing between multiple organizations and enterprises, each one having its own managing system, its own value system ….
3. financial flow
They include credit terms, payment schedules, title ownership arrangements …
A major problem concerns the coordination, the synchronization between all these flows. The final objective of the logistics / supply chain is to reduce costs and to improve service levels at the profit of all the partners of the chain, suppliers, manufacturer and customer. Each activity playing a role in making the product and the services conform to customer requirements (cost, delivery terms, quality …) is concerned.
In the past, each enterprise was trying to strangle other enterprises to obtain the major advantage (and to avoid realizing some effort). The bigger was crashing the smaller.
Today, no single enterprise is solely responsible for the competitiveness of its products and services. The benefit obtained by working in network must be shared between all the members of the chain. The sole strategy that performs is the win-win strategy.
The competitiveness suppose to give a better service, a superior service to the final user of the product / service (decreased delivery times, repairing/exchanging defective parts, maintenance, warranties, price, reliability, performance).
Today, we have to consider the total system wide cost; it includes manufacturing, transportation, packaging, warehousing, distribution, rework, repair, administrative costs. Managing the supply chain is not minimizing a single cost between two entities but, rather, on taking a global system approach to get, at the end, the better result that profits to every chain partner.
If one looks at actions in isolation, it is not possible to have a global view and to identify how an isolated action could have a reverse effect. Each decision taken by a partner of the chain has an effect on the upstream and downstream partners. And this effect could be positive or negative. For example, a supplier will reduce its inventory that leads to increase the delivery terms of the downstream partners; for example, a transportation manager will delay a delivery to increase the volume to transport and to reduce the transportation cost.
1.3 Management
It is obvious that designing and operating a supply chain so that total system wide costs are minimized and system wide service levels are improved is very challenging. It is not easy to do that inside a single enterprise, how more if one must consider several enterprises. We could write that the complexity increase exponentially with the number of partners.
with C = complexity of management, k a function depending of the product and n = number of partners.
The criteria to be considered are:
q the complexity of the network mainly if the partners are located over a large geographical area
q the cultural clash between partners
q the difference of capacities of partners: some are SME, others large enterprises, some are assembler, others are machining and some are giving service … Each partner has its own limits, its own capacities and its own resources. It is not thinkable to build a supply chain only with partners having the same constraints.
q the planning process could be different depending of many factors external to the supply chain. It is normal that an enterprise could be partner of several supply chains (example: the ball bearings supplier belongs to several automotive manufacturers supply chains).
q the supply chain is a dynamic system that evolves over time. Everything can change quickly or frequently either on the customers’ side, either on the suppliers’ side, either the market conditions, either the environmental conditions.
1.4 Three levels of management
As every activity, we have to consider the three levels: strategic, tactical and operational.
a) Strategic level.
The strategic level deals with decisions that have a long-lasting effect on the enterprise.
Every department or service has to fit with the strategy of the enterprise.
q The Supply Chain strategy must deal with the procurement of raw materials and all the components used by the enterprise.
Procurement includes packaging, transportation, documentation, warehousing.
q The Supply Chain strategy must deal with the logistics operations inside the manufacturing plant
This includes the flows through the plant, the interoperations packaging, the information, the traceability …
q The Supply Chain strategy must deal with the distribution and usage of the product by the customer.
This includes the selection of the distribution channels and the operations to supply the retailers, the instructions of use and all the operations covered by the warranty and the after sales service.
The long-lasting effect must be considered by product. If the life cycle of the product lasts several years, the strategic level covers more than 2 years; if the life cycle of the product lasts less than one year (i.e. tamagushi ….), the strategic level is not a fundamental step. But reasonably, the strategic level for the majority of the products covers 2 or 3 years.
Some of the basic questions are: 1) make or buy question;
2) location and capacities of production facilities, warehousing, transportation;
3) technologies to be mastered;
4) machines and equipments to be used, rented or …;
5) layout of the production facilities and warehouses;
6) quantities of products to be purchased, launched in production, stored, packed together, transported;
7) the relevant information for the manufacturing;
8) the training of the operators;
It is obvious that all this has a cost and therefore has to be amortized on several years.
b) Tactical level.
The tactical level concerns generally a period of time of one year. It is prepared during the last quarter of the previous year.
The tactical level has to focus on the expected situation at the end of the previous year to establish a series of significant data as 1) quantities to be distributed on each market;
2) exact quantities of raw materials and components to be purchased and when to place orders 3) the planning of manufacturing by quantities, by specifications, …
4) the distribution activities by month, mainly if the products demand is seasonal;
5) to prepare the impact of the promotions on the distribution;
6) to optimize all the logistics functions;
7) to fix the key indicators to allow a performing management;
8) to establish the calendar of each specific step to reach the annual objective;
9) to match demand and supply
The tactical level is the annual budget.
c) Operational level.
The operational level is the real time management. Some activities are planed on one week, others on a day and the updates are permanent. The operational level has to face the failure of a truck, the illness of a warehouseman or a driver, a urgent non planed order, and so on.
The quality of an organization can be measured by the respect of a well constructed plan and by the reactivity face at unforeseen situations. No waste of time, no waste of resource must be the rule for the operational manager.
He must be able: 1) to meet the better lead-times,
2) to respond to any fluctuation of the demand,
3) to deal with all the products (from fast moving goods to industrial component),
4) to face any unexpected situation.
To do that, he must pilot several logistical drivers as forecasting, transportation means, warehousing facilities, inventory, orders management, sourcing possibilities … and these drivers are fed by information. All these drivers can add value or cost at the customer’s eyes.
q Forecasting allows to feed all the other drivers
q Adapted transportation means allow fast loading and unloading and reduced operational costs by comparison with the value of the transported goods
q Warehousing facilities are located at the best operational place to supply their customers (outbound) and to receive goods from suppliers (inbound); they have well adapted infrastructures to store goods. The objective is to get the better responsiveness, to get the better control on each local market, to get the cheapest cost.
q Inventory must be adapted to the demand: enough to face unexpected demand and not too many what carries overstock and therefore additional costs and ageing products.
q Orders management reduces lead time and allows a full control on all the documents issued from these orders as picking ticket, packing list, invoice, …
q Sourcing possibilities allows a better control on the products arrival, access to the docks without waiting times, better management of the purchase orders …
We can summarize all these concepts by 3 curves as follow and the total logistics cost is the sum of these three costs:
Figure 5
We can represent these situations by the following outline representing three concrete situations:
Figure 6 a Figure 6b Figure 6c
Figure 6a represents 4 suppliers delivering to 1 central warehouse and from this warehouse to the customers;
Figure 6b represents 4 suppliers delivering to 2 central warehouses and each warehouse delivers to its customers;
Figure 6c represents 4 suppliers delivering to several warehouses and each one delivers to its own customers.
It is necessary to determine the number of warehouses, their locations, their sizes, the quantity of products to be stored and the location and number of customers to be supplied to get the best service at the lowest cost. The enterprise must compare the costs of opening more warehouses and the benefits to be closer to the customers.
For another part, it is important to take into account the specificity of the warehouses: only to supply a manufacturing facility, only to supply end customers or supplying both manufacturing facility and end customers. The basic functions are the same but they are several important differences:
q to supply a manufacturing facility means many suppliers (for raw materials and purchased components) and a few customers (manufacturing sections).
q to supply end customers means very few suppliers ( final assembly line) and a large number of customers (all the customers for finished products and spare parts)
q other differences concern the quantities, the size, the physical configurations, the variability and predictability of the demand, the unforeseen breakdowns (machines, trucks and trailers …), the capacity of each buffer between each manufacturing or supply process, lead-times acceptable by each downstream customer, size of batches, safety inventory size, risk parameters …
1.5 Supply Chain Information
As here above mentioned, information feeds all the logistics drivers. Therefore, it is important to detail the content of these information. The supply Chain Management manipulates a lot of information that each one affects strongly or weakly the results. Firstly, we have to consider the information that affect directly all the logistics drivers.
Forecast is affected by the economic situation of the market, by the financial situation, by the wealth of the population, by the obstacles to the trade, by the adequacy between the specifications of the product and the needs of the customers … All the data concerning these parameters must be considered as useful information.
Inventory is needed to face the responsiveness to the demand of the market. The Supply Chain Manager must know this requirement to establish correctly the level of inventory for each item as well as the inventory cost.
Transportation information include frequency of each transport vector, capacity of each one, availability, possibility to circulate, cost, particular requirements as national flag or piracy risk ….
Warehousing size and location have important consequences on several managerial decisions
Computerized treatment of all these data allows to simulate the actions and their result, allows a fast and very reactive circulation of the information between all the members of the network, reduces the redundancy of some encoding operations just as the error risk, allows a good traceability of all the decisions and operations, authorizes a real time follow-up, improves the visibility on the various sequences … Information and Communication technologies play a critical role concerning the exchange of information between suppliers, manufacturer, customers, carriers and other services providers. To be performing, every enterprise must master an information system adapted to his needs but also allowing to be networked with all the other members of the Supply chain: it is a very critical competitive advantage to be better than the competition on that aspect. But, everybody understands the major difficulty to interconnect different systems. Information must be cheap, available as soon as needed, without time lag,
1.6 Main actors
As illustrated on the figure 3, each process is requiring resources.
1.6.1 Human resources
The human resources who have an impact on the supply chain are:
q The buyers: they have to reference the suppliers who can work inside a supply chain. They must accept to work as the pilot of the supply chain decides it for the best of all the actors. The buyers must place the purchase orders when it is fixed by the Supply chain organization.
q The designers: they have to design products that it is possible to pack and transport on the best economical way. But they also must design products with the specifications that the suppliers can realize and all the actors of the supply chain can store and transport. Finally, the products must be designed with the objective to be customized at the latest stages of manufacturing.
q The packaging designers: they have to design packaging that can be economically manipulated by each member of the supply chain (size of the racks, trucks…), that correspond to the various quantities (to see §2.2) needed by the actors. It is also important that each packaging can be easily open and closed as frequently as required.
q The manufacturers: they must be flexible to accept small or large batches and evidently the must produce quality on time.
q The sellers: they must work with the precise specifications allowed by the design and with the quantities allowed by the agreement between all the parties.
q The transporters: they must deliver on time and in perfect condition.
q The warehousemen: they must act with the right diligence
q The computer operators: they must deliver the right information at the right time to the right people. Each supply chain member can recuperate the data without risk of mistake or confusion to build the appropriated management system.
1.6.2 Material resources
The material resources must be sufficient, in good conditions, available when needed and well adapted to the products and operations. These conditions are required to be able to link together many process operators. Indeed, if an operator doesn’t master well his process, it is thinkable that he will not be able to respect quality, quantity or delivery date.
This also supposes that the maintenance of all the equipments is well executed.

What is the Elite Plus 24/7 Customer Service Number

Hello,
I just placed an order and wanted to get an item price matched. According to the benefits Elite Plus members have access to dedicated customer service help at a special phone number found on their membership card. I havent recieved a membership card. How do i go about getting a membership card and can anyone supply me with this phone number?
Thank you,
Henry

Hi HenryO,
Congratulations on reaching Elite Plus status!
A dedicated phone line is one of the many benefits that included when a member has Elite or Elite Plus status; however, the agents that have been assigned to take those phone calls primary address My Best Buy™ questions/concerns. As you may read in similar threads on the forum, I have offered to provide the dedicated phone number to any eligible members that send me a private message with the information listed below.
Since you recently qualified for Elite Plus status, you will not receive a physical membership card. We officially stopped mailing out physical membership cards and went digital back on 2/1/2015. I have provided a link below that will show you step-by-step how to access your digital membership card; however, you don't actually need any sort of membership card because we should be able to look up your My Best Buy™ account in the register using your name and phone number.
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Thank you for connecting with us and for being a My Best Buy™ member.
Derek|Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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Update Credit Card on Preorder

After spending more than 45 minutes on the phone, speaking to 8 different reps, and being ung up on twice, I've still been unable to update the credit card information on a preorder.
1. Why can't I just do this online?
2. Why can't the Elite Plus representatives do this?
3. Why can't ANY representative seem to do this?
4. Why is it that the tiny department who seems to be able to handle this can't accept a call without disconnecting after 30 seconds?
5. Why can't I easily get to a representative who can help? The phone menu system is terible, and even talking to representatives, it still takes at least 3 tries to get to the right place.
I don't have hours to waste on the phone hoping someone might eventually get this right. And frankly, being elite plus and therefore spending substantial amounts of money at Best Buy, I shoudn't have to. I could just as easily spend those thousands of dollars at any number of your competitors.

Hello dark54555,
It sounds like you hit a few roadblocks after calling our phone support team when trying to update your payment information on your pre-order. Placing an online order is meant to be a simple way to make sure you get your hands on what you want, so I apologize for any frustration you may have endured while trying to figure this out on your own.
While you should be able to modify your payment details online if we request an alternate form of payment, to my knowledge, the only way to change payment in any other scenario would be to call us at 1-888-Best Buy. This might be a good suggestion to post on our IdeaX board found here. Having said this, I understand you reached out to our Elite Plus team for assistance. Please know this team is solely dedicated to helping our Elite Plus customers with any My Best Buy questions they may have. They may have the answer for any other inquiries brought to their attention; however, they may need to partner with another department to assist you.
After pulling up your account using the information you provided when registering for the forum, I do see you spoke with a few different people regarding your request to update your payment information. As each department specializes in different areas, not all have the same access to systems as others, and this may require us to transfer you to another department. If the line should disconnect during this transfer, we should be making every attempt to reach back out to you, and I’m sorry if this wasn’t your experience and for any frustration this may have caused. Fortunately, I’m glad to see you reached our online support agent, Anthony, and with his help, we were able to successfully update your payment details on your pre-order last night.
If you have any further questions or concerns though, please don’t hesitate to let me know. I’ll be happy to help.
Best wishes,
Alex|Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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ZEN feat. SD-C

Hi,quick "persuade to buy" question.Get the ZEN owners a firmeware update next time to implement the music on SD-card into the musiclibrary ... At this time we can't do that, also can't we mix the play options ... repeat, repeat all, shuffle, and so on.At this time, i have the 2GB ZEN with a 4GB SD-card, but i can't use this SD-card like the player internal memory.For me the answer is very important, when we don't get a new firmeware including this sd-card option i bring theplayer back to the store and buy a other one. Thank you very much. Regards,Markus?

Yes,
The case for the Zen Touch isn't all that great as far as the aspect of use on the go. However, it better than nothing and does serve it's purpose. I guess it would have cost the company more to manufacture cases that were specially cut out for the Zen Touch. I am hoping that there will be some third-party cases made for the Zen Touch, but until then I guess you have to be happy with what you get.
I am not sure if I am correct, but don't the 40GB and 20Gb Zen Touch have aproximatly the same dimensions?
Message Edited by Coolrulez on 02-05-2005 04:26 AM

Rewards not refunded

i returned an item and 40 dollars in rewards points was supposed to be credited to my account and it never was the transaction was made on march 29 and I still have not recieved it

Hi kingintro,
Thank you for taking the time to sign up for the forum.
If the return was processed on 3/29/2015, then the point value for the certificates you redeemed ($40 = 2,000 points) should have reposted to your My Best Buy™ by now. It can generally take about 3 to 6 business days for a certificates point value to repost to a member's account following a return or cancellation.
With that being said, I will make sure the missing points are added to your My Best Buy™ account. Please keep an eye on your account over the next 24 to 48 hours and you should see certificates point value finally post. Let me know if you have any other My Best Buy™ questions, as I am always happy to help.
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I hope you have a great day!
Derek|Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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