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Discuss unique aspects of marketing as related to tourism. How will tourism be impacted in the next few years with the implementation of technology?
Discuss forecasting methods and models for managing the supply chain. How do these methods differ?
Explain your analysis and opinion of root causes in a brief executive level overview. Compare industry best practices and a brief contrast that is occurring.
Categorize the strategy of current suppliers in terms of lean, agile, or leagile. Include the benefits and risks of purchasing from each of the suppliers.
Analyze the current situation at ECG that contributes to losing market-share. Describe best practices that companies currently employ in the distribution.
Propose opportunities to reduce costs with current domestic suppliers. Compare the risks of sourcing internationally versus domestically.
Identify tools to employ in research and selection of a new ERP system. Prioritize factors to consider in selection of one of the three proposed options.
Describe industry alternatives in sourcing supplies for Rosser to consider. Suggest logistics and supply chain changes that would support financial success.
What is your company's Inventory Carrying Cost rate? Do you think it's an accurate computation, a good estimate or a not-even-close estimate?
Which do you think will be the greatest advantage for your current employer or your favorite retailer? Support your answer with cost, service and risk issues.
What is logistics called in your company? Who is the senior logistics leader in your company? What's their title? Who's their boss?
Discuss the role supply chain management plays in the organization at various levels, how it is structured, what strategies and techniques are used?
Describe two examples that demonstrate an increase or change in your own theories of leadership strategies since the beginning of this course.
What are the costs and benefits of a universal power supply? How would such costs and benefits be different over the product life cycle?
What is the purpose of trait leadership theories? What are your best-developed leadership traits, motives, and characteristics?
Discuss the purpose of the company, describe the scenario in detail, and discuss the steps needed to implement the reverse logistics program.
Define conflict minerals and, in particular, conflict coltan. What groups benefited from the trade in conflict minerals? What groups were hurt by it?
How can concentrated clusters enhance the management of supply chains and improve overall firm performance?
How does your organization distribute its product? Explain how the services are allocated and passed on to its customers. How can a firm inventory services?
If the organization does not use quality management procedures, what steps would you suggest they put in place in order to improve its logistics system?
How might Starck reduce or affect the lead times? What are the costs from reducing the lead times? What are the benefits from reducing the lead times?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of both sealed bidding and contracting. Define the role of forecasting for both an enterprise and a supply chain.
Analyze a service process at your organization using two of quantitative or qualitative approaches identified by Bordoloi et al., Service Supply Relationships.
Make a simple pro forma income statement and balance sheet for the first two years of operation, using income projections and incorporating an advertising.
What is your assessment of this supply chain? What can go wrong during this process that might account for the large number of end-customer returns?