Assignment: Supply Chain Management
Length: 2,500 and 3,000 words.
You have recently appointed as a Supply Chain Management for NIKE. As your first task you need to present to the Board of Directors a report on the some key issues for your Supply Chain Strategy and more specifically on the following topics:
a. Describe the logistics value proposition. Be specific regarding specific customer accommodation and cost for your organization
b. Discuss availability in logistics customer service and provide examples of the different ways to monitor a firm's performance in availability.
c. Explain how the risk related to inventory compare among manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers
d. Discuss how NIKE's marketing strategy impact its decisions regarding the appropriate manufacturing strategy.
e. Identify and discuss the major forecast components for NIKE and explain why is it important to decompose demand into these components when developing new forecasts in the future
f. Discuss the relationship between service level, uncertainty, safety stock,and order quantity for your organization and how relevant trade-offs between these elements can be made.
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.