upply Chain Design and Optimization Resources · Supply Chain Design and Optimization Scoring Guide. · Writing Feedback Tool. For this assignment, use your coursepack to review the case of "Rapid-Fire Fulfillment" by Ferdows, Lewis, and Machu

upply Chain Design and Optimization

Resources

·        Supply Chain Design and Optimization Scoring Guide.

·        Writing Feedback Tool.

For this assignment, use your coursepack to review the case of "Rapid-Fire Fulfillment" by Ferdows, Lewis, and Machuca. In 2–3 double-spaced pages, analyze and address the following issues:

·       What system design has Zara implemented to guarantee a new garment to its 600-plus stores worldwide in a mere 15 days from the design, production, and delivery?

·       What the advantages to manufacturing and distributing products in small batches rather than pushing its factories to maximize outputs?

·       Unlike so many of its peers, which rush to outsource, Zara keeps almost half of its production in-house. How does Zara do this?

·       Would you run your factories just during the day shift as Zara did? Is this any way to run an efficient supply chain? Why?

Implementation of Global Sourcing Strategy

Resources

·        Implementation of Global Sourcing Strategy Scoring Guide.

·        Writing Feedback Tool.

For this assignment, use your coursepack to review the case of "Wal-Mart in China" by Farhoomand. In 2–3 double-spaced pages, analyze and address the following issues:

·       Has Wal-Mart learned from its failures in South Korea, Germany, and Russia? Is such a failure likely in China?

·       With China's middle and upper classes so brand-conscious, how will an EDLP strategy be received?

·       What are Wal-Mart's sourcing and logistics strategies in China market?

·       Describe how the political and business environment in China is both conducive and detrimental to large Western companies like Wal-Mart.