Assignment

Examine other aspects of supply chain management, including how to optimize capacity and inventory and the trade-offs between capacity and inventory.

To prepare for this Collaboration:

Review the attached resources with focus on optimizing capacity and inventory.

Select any organization with which you are familiar (preferably a manufacturing firm).

Research how your selected organization adjusts capacity.

Reflect on why your selected organization keeps inventory.

Prepare a short report collaboration on how this organization can optimized capacity and inventory and the trade-offs between capacity and inventory. (350 to 500 words).

All references should be cited with Harvard referencing style.

Slack, N., Brandon-Jones, A. & Johnston, R. (2014) Operations management. 7 ed. Harlow: Pearson Education.