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What is the issue with logistics vs. supply chain metrics? What are particular enablers or inhibitors to supply chain profitability?
What are some of the different types of relationships? What are the benefits that you could imagine or have experienced with a relationship with a supplier?
What level of service should the company offer? What effect would competition likely have on the service level decision?
How does ODPG contribute to it (through the manufacturing of plastic)? How does this issue (s) impact our entire supply chain?
What is the standard deviation of demand during the lead time? Calculate the optimal order quantity for truck transpiration.
Explain the relationships between Forecasting and Inventory Management to a new consumer retail business in your city that has about 2 million residents.
What drawbacks or sacrifices do you think will inhibit the widespread adoption of these services in supply chain management?
Discuss challenges each company might face when either implementing lean principles, or operating under lean principles, and maintaining the high standards.
What are some of the most effective and well performing logistics hubs in the world? What would be a poor location and why?
Using case (WCC) would you recommend that they; maintain a private fleet of trucks. Would you recommend engaging in multi-vendor consolidation?
An essay with analysis of two or more companies as examples who have improve their supply chain by coordination. Explain how the collaboration worked in detail.
Is it feasible and prudent for HutSpot to work to reduce churn to 2%? What levels of resources should be expended to achieve that goal?
Consult your text book on selective inventory strategies. What alternative strategy would you have recommended to Carl and his team?
What items will you make or buy (list at least three specific items for each)? What will be the key make or buy success factors for these items?
Is global sourcing always the lowest-cost option on account of the low labour rates? What other types of data have to go into this decision?
As part of your answer, explain how the SCM topic applies in your current organization. Identify and describe the four categories of supply chain operations.
What is your recommendation for improvement to enable sustainable wood procurement initiatives moving forward?
What should be done if the problem with the locomotives continues even with the agreements?
Do you think that even though North America has the trade agreement that they still have trouble finding certain supplies that they need with affordable pricing
What is Business contract law in Canada? What are the main rules in contract law? What are some the strategies to overcome such challenges?
As the plane began its descent, Quackenbos knew he would face the following questions during his presentation: Is Brazil the right market for JET expansion?
Explain in your words how can businesses ensure they recover from disruptions in their business continuity. What plans should they have in place?
What is the impact of DBMS in supply chain? Which IT components play a vital role in supply chain management?
What type of management style (3 of them) would you like to: (i) be managed by? (ii) use as a manager (if you were given that title)?
Determine the characteristics of the freight to be handled and stored in order to plan optimally for the movement of freight.