Assignment: Transportation Logistics Management
Develop a Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) OUTLINE for a supply chain of an organization your choice from any time period: past, present or future. Do not include any secure, confidential or private information in your plan. Your TIP should include background about the organization, its products and services, markets, and supply chain strategies (e.g., green chain). Also describe its current freight flows and future freight flows after implementation of one or more of your recommended improvement projects would be executed. Use a multi-year (more than one year) planning horizon. Support your Plan with theories, concepts, and best practices from the course textbook and scholarly resources available from the school Library.
Example Template for the TIP Paper:
1. Demographic information about the organization: industry classification; markets, locations, # of employees, products & services, suppliers, other pertinent information
2. How does this supply chain support the organization's strategic goals?
3. What are the strengths of this supply chain?
4. What are the weaknesses of this supply chain?
5. What metrics does the organization utilize for its supply chain?
6. What transportation initiatives and innovations has it implemented?
7. What transportation initiatives and innovations should it consider?
8. What should be the next step be to improve the supply chain?
9. Provide details to support your conclusions as necessary.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. 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.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.