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Discuss advantages and disadvantages to private transportation. Add an actual or theoretical example as to why managing risk is important.
How does global sourcing and procurement impact the overall effectiveness of the supply chain?
Why would a company outsource parts of its supply chain? Explain the value of this practice and why so many companies use it today.
What is a closed-loop supply chain? How is it different than regular supply chains? Give examples of closed-loop supply chains in different industries.
Describe and analyze how the CRS Report for Security views border and transportation security.
Discuss the role of transportation in the supply chain. Provide examples of how transportation can positively and negatively impact supply chain performance.
Discuss the steps in the process model for forming and implementing successful supply chain relationships. What step(s) do you feel is(are) most critical?
Discuss the various methods used to measure supply chain costs, service, profit and revenue. Provide an example of each measure costs, profit and service.
Discuss the critical issues in technology selection and implementation. Do not use Amazon or Walmart search for a unique or local company for your example.
Discuss the nature of costs in railroad industry and how do they impact pricing decisions. Identify cost structures and give an example of each cost structure.
Discuss role and significance of the water carrier industry in global economy and how water carrier industry complements other basic modes of transportation.
Discuss the four techniques for managing transportation risk. Identify which technique you think is the most important.
Discuss the role of Incoterms in determining transportation responsibilities risks and cost. Select one Incoterm and give an example of how and when it is used.
Aggregate planning is described as a process of developing, analyzing, and maintaining a schedule of the overall operations for a supply chain.
What product are you planning to import from Australia? What is the cost of getting the prohibited and restricted form from the Australian Border Force?
Give an example of a company using the SCOR model. How does this organization benefit from using the model?
Research on the internet and list some examples of how companies such as Netflix and Hulu are controlling the supply chain of digital content acquisition.
Describe the main supply chain challenges that Dell is now facing and provide strategies to effectively overcome the challenges.
Discussion - Contemporary Logistics- How can reducing packaging inefficiencies improve the performance of a logistics system?
Describe an end customer for two different types of organizations. Why is it essential to have a performance measurement system for this customer?
List some examples of how companies such as Netflix and Hulu are controlling the supply chain of digital content acquisition and distribution.
List and give example of any three ethical issues arising in global supply chains. Does this give Vietnamese firms an unfair competitive advantage over US firm.
Analyze and explain why the company's supply chain strategy is successful. What information infrastructure does Zara need in order to operate its production.
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that describes how the demand and supply integration (DSI) process can improve the demand signals.
Identify which features of these two traditions you saw as non-comparable. How are the two traditions different? If you had grown up in the non-Western culture.