Operat. and Supply Chain Mgmt

Assignment 1

1.

Chapter 1: Business Textbook Supply Chain Case

Using the Business Textbook Supply Chain case at the end of chapter 1 and external research (2

sou

rces required), write a memo (use MS Word memo template

-

or comparable) that discusses

the changes in the current supply chain for a textbook that results from the trend to use e

-

texts

and digital publishing.

Include supply chain diagrams

that illustrate

the changes that will be

needed from the current to the future supply chain (show both the current supply chain and the

future).

The memo should not exceed 3 pages.

2. Chapter 2:

Using the information about Valley Kayaks provided above:

Provide recommendations to top management for both proposals, A and B, stating the

logic/rationale for implementing the proposal.

Your recommendation needs to discuss the

impact on

ROA using the Strategic Profit Model.

Note: Submit

both assignments as a single MS

-

Word document.

P.S.

Max

imum Similarity Score allowed in SafeAssign

/Turnitin

is

10%

Assignment 1

1. Chapter 1: Business Textbook Supply Chain Case

Using the Business Textbook Supply Chain case at the end of chapter 1 and external research (2

sources required), write a memo (use MS Word memo template - or comparable) that discusses

the changes in the current supply chain for a textbook that results from the trend to use e-texts

and digital publishing. Include supply chain diagrams that illustrate the changes that will be

needed from the current to the future supply chain (show both the current supply chain and the

future). The memo should not exceed 3 pages.

2. Chapter 2: Using the information about Valley Kayaks provided above:

Provide recommendations to top management for both proposals, A and B, stating the

logic/rationale for implementing the proposal. Your recommendation needs to discuss the

impact on ROA using the Strategic Profit Model.

Note: Submit both assignments as a single MS-Word document.

P.S. Maximum Similarity Score allowed in SafeAssign/Turnitin is 10%