Supply Chain Management

Description

Visibility,Traceability,Data management and Supplier relations used to be the biggest challenges facing supply chain professionals. However, over the last 15 months, uncontrollable factors like COVID-19 have merged with technological evolutions to create a number of new supply chain dynamics. In this context please answer the following questions:

1. Discusstherelationshipbetweenservicelevel, uncertainty, safety stock,and order quantity. How can trade-offs between these elements be made
2. Discussandtherolewarehousesplayinyour logistics in the context of the growth of e-commerce and digital transformation.
3. DiscussandcompareLeanvsAgileSupplyChain and suggest the best option, justifying your suggestion
4. Whichtypeofoperationsandsupplychain environment do you think would have a more difficult time managing change from external factors—an environment supporting standardized products/services or one supporting customized products/services? Why?
5. Accordingtorecentstudy72%ofconsumerproduct organizations and 58% of retailers are actively investing in regionalizing or localizing their manufacturing base or nearshoring production to prevent future disruption. What is your suggestion as Supply Chain Manager. What are the implications in Transportation, Warehousing and Inventory?

Format

This activity must meet the following formatting requirements:

• Font size 12
• Double-spaced
• 2500 words
• Harvard Referencing System
• pdf only

Goal(s)

• -  Understand the different supply chain management strategies and their impact in business
• -  Understand the impact of current trends and digital transformation in supply chain management decisions

Due date

Date: Monday, 19 July 2021 Time: 14:00