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To what extent do you believe a supply chain can be redesigned to compensate for poor product design or poor product quality?
Discuss disasters including the eruption of a volcano in Iceland, earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Thailand floods, and Hurricanes Maria and Harvey.
Discuss the various ways in which a company like Dell utilizes this logistics strategy. Respond to at least two of your fellow classmates' postings.
What is the role of sales and operations planning in organizational performances? Explain the role of aggregate planning in a supply chain.
If you were a Supply Chain Manager for the specific product you discussed, how might you address your supply chain weakness that was exposed by the pandemic?
Why is a robust supply chain not necessarily a resilient supply chain? Provide an example to back up your research.
Explain how operations management's role is applied to achieving an organization's strategy.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this project is to describe and analyze supply chain management practicesof a selected company for the topic below.
Was Purina's communication strategy appropriate and adequate? What moral/ethical considerations will impact Purina's actions?
Provide an overview of what a manufacturing process is and how it is organized. Explain the concepts of setup time, utilization time and production scheduling.
Describe the objectives clearly and specifically. The objective may involve either logistics decision-making or process improvement.
What are the various driving forces leading to greater use of KPIs in the logistics environment? Provide an example of at least two that you have identified.
Provide 3 metrics that you believe are appropriate measures of the effectiveness and efficiency of a mass transit system.
Why does Zara source products with uncertain demand from local manufacturers and products with predictable demand from Asian manufacturers?
Do you think this global strategy is viable? Can supply chains continuously facilitate increase demand that we as customers place on global supply chain system.
Discuss how the efficiency and effectiveness of a mass-transit system in a large city can be measured.
Based on the facts provided by this individual, complete a supply risk evaluation, and estimate the dollar impact associated with this supplier.
Should a firm attempt to have fewer or more suppliers? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each approach?
What components for each country are examined to construct the index? Identify the top 10 logistics performers.
Describe the various factors that have to be considered when selecting logistics service providers.
In your view, does transport add value in the supply chain? Please give an example to back up your answer.
How do conflict minerals, and in particular, conflict coltan get their name? What groups benefited from the trade in conflict minerals? What groups were hurt by
How do you apply the concept of demand and supply in your personal life and make s better decision?
Discuss the shape of modern supply-chain trade, analyse the challenges facing the governance of the global economy in an age of rising populism.
What are the benefits of frequent job rotation for a person who like to become a high-level manager? What purpose has this profound change in structure served?