Paper Assignment: Business Operations
Topic: Managing Resources and Operations
Type of paper: Coursework
Discipline: Business and Management: Management
A supplier provides parts to a manufacturing company that demands JIT deliveries. At the present time it takes 6 hours to make a round-trip between the supplier's warehouse and the customer, including loading, travel and unloading time. The lot size is 12 pallet loads on a truck, and the manufacturer uses 2 pallets per hour.
• How many trucks are needed to ship the pallets to the manufacturer?
• What is likely to happen if the trucks break down?
• How can the supplier ensure that the customer does not run out of parts even in the face of delivery problems or other uncertainties?
• What will happen if the manufacturer runs into trouble and shuts down for a period of 6 hours?
• If unexpected overtime is required, how do you effectively communicate the need to your workforce?
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the assignment, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.