Course Project: Supply Chain Product/Service Plan Part 3: Global Sourcing & Procurement and Inventory Management
- How can an organization redesign a selected supply chain process to reduce non-value-added activity while maintaining or improving customer service, quality, and resilience?
- Explain how the concepts of inventory costs apply and how these costs can be minimized.
- Explain how the forecasting model you selected earlier will help improve inventory management and cost management.
- How might a bullwhip effect occur, and what steps would you take to mitigate any bullwhip effect?
- Are there any opportunities for green sourcing? Identify those opportunities and link this to overall cost.
- What value did walking through the supply chain process for your selected product or service provide you?
- How will you apply the concepts you wrote about in your professional or personal life?
Guidelines for the Supply Chain Plan Part 3 assignment are as follows.
- It should be a 4-page written paper (double spaced), Times New Roman, and 10 font.
- Directly apply the concepts of Modules 5, 6, and 7 to your selected product or service.
- Each weighted section should be a minimum of one (1) full page of written content.
- See table below for section details.
|
Section |
Areas to be Addressed |
Weight % |
|
Title Page (Week 1) |
|
0% |
|
Chapter 12 Considerations: Lean Supply Chains (Week 5) |
|
25% |
|
Chapter 11 Considerations: Inventory Management (Week 6) |
|
25% |
|
Chapter 13 Considerations: Global Sourcing and Procurement |
|
25% |
|
Conclusion (Week 7) |
|
25% |
|
Total |
100% |