LOGISTICS

Revisions for PARTS 1-6

· Title page headers need to have the words “Running head:  ALL CAP TITLE” on one line, and subsequent pages need the words “Running head,” removed.  MS Word section creation allows for the title page to be formatted one way and the subsequent pages another.  This will allow for one header on the title page and another on subsequent pages.  The way to do this is to use the MS Word section break feature. That way you can have differing formats (running header, in this case) on the title page and subsequent pages.  

· This comment applies to the entire paper. There are several assertions that require citations. When citations are missing, readers may perceive plagiarism.  Be sure that throughout your papers proper citations of all assertions, statements of fact, and direct quotes are supplied.

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This section's content can be strengthened by aligning to the assigned reading and the issues in the chat sessions. There are specific metrics illustrated in this class. For instance, fill rates, inventory turnover

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The explanation contains values for this option that are not correct. See if you can review the task instructions and find better values to use in the calculation.

Review assigned reading and chat sessions for examples of non-quantitative factors. For instance, look at the things one would consider in locating that are not measured by numbers, but by opinions.

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The references are not APA formatted. Be sure to review the Purdue OWL site, or the APA manual for examples of various types of references

Requirements for Part 4: Excel Spreadsheet:

The calculations are not complete as they are. The values need to be broken into the respective costs at the unit level. Review the task instructions and see of you can determine how to compute by adding unit costs and then multiplying times number of shipments.

Use the spreadsheet that is attached to the question.

Part 7: 250-300 WORDS. It has to be a narrative form essay.

a. Describe how what was learned in this mass merchandising industry could be applied to the logistics challenges in some other industry.

b. Would the logistics criteria for decision making be the same as for mass merchandising? Why or why not?

c. Would the logistics metrics be the same as for the mass merchandising industry? Why or why not?

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