Assignment: Purchasing and Inventory Management
Read the Case: Avion Inc. Then answer the questions/mandates:
• What parts of the supply chain are most closely involved with the situation in this case?
o What is the responsibility of each part in order to maintain a smooth flow of material?
• What initially appears to be the problem?
o What really is the problem(s) in this case?
• How easy is it to switch suppliers?
o What could complicate a firm's ability to switch to a new supplier?
• What does it mean to get to the root cause of a problem?
• What does it mean to be a good customer?
o Why does a buying firm want to be perceived by a supplier as a good customer?
o Provide specific examples of what a firm must do to be a good supply chain customer.
• Explain the role of performance measurement in managing supply chain activities.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
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