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Why might it not be practical for the simply tell the retailer to order 701 jackets and give the supplier a kick-back for the profit differential?
Due to the short selling season and long delivery lead time for this fashion good, this is a one-time purchase decision.
What types of industries, beyond movie rentals, are likely to find revenue sharing agreements effective? When are they least likely to be practical?
Why might the supplier be likely to overstock (relative to what is supply chain optimal) in a VMI arrangement.
What difficulties for supply chain management are created by the growth of globalization?
Discuss why having too many suppliers can be troublesome. Can having too few suppliers also be a problem?
What are the key benefits that the internet has provided in aiding efficiency or effectiveness in supply chain management?
Describe how inventory pooling works in a multiechelon inventory system. Under what circumstances does one derive the greatest benefit from pooling?
Describe the concept of postponement in supply chains. If you were planning a trip to a distant place, what decisions would you want to postpone.
Many large companies that have their own manufacturing facilities and logistics organizations outsource a portion of their production (such as IBM).
What are the advantages and disadvantages to a firm in outsourcing its warehouse and inventory management operations along with transportation?
Why might a retailer want to consider developing a three-level multilevel system? (The three levels might be labeled National Distribution Center).
What are the characteristics of items from which one derives the greatest benefit from centralized storage? the least benefit?
Discuss the four initiatives recommended for ameliorating the bullwhip effect in supply chains.
Industrial customers have contracted demands for heat pumps. These units are to be delivered from the warehouse of a central supplier to the companies.
Prepare an 2 slide visual presentation with speaker notes that addresses the how to manage supply network risks.
In what ways can the supply chain integrate with logics in order to get goods and services moved effectively and efficiently?
For the given inventory data that follows, determine which items are type A,type B, and type C.
A controller output is a 4 to 20 mA signal that drives a valve to control flow. The relation between current and flow is Q = 45 [I – 2 mA] ½ liter/min.
What criteria-limit to dour-should Scott Nolan use to screen suppliers to be integrated into the early phases of the deere skid-steer loader development process
Describe four unknown-unknown sources of risk that can affect a supply chain and four known-unknown sources of risk that can affect a supply chain.
You will develop an understanding of the supply chain. You will provide your assessment of a supply chain in the form of an evaluation.
Discuss ABC and VED method of inventory management. Your answer must be, typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman font.
What are supply chain planning systems, supply chain execution systems, and demand planning systems?