LOGISTICS

Use the discussion board to argue in favor or against carbon offsets as a method to reduce greenhouse effects.  Discuss this topic with the aid of periodical publications, scientific research publications, or other library material. If you have experience directly with either carbon offsets or cap and trade, offer your experience in the discussion.  Build […]

Returning an item purchased can be frustrating at times. Describe a time you returned an item you purchased and answer the following questions: What was the item you returned, reason for returning the item, and the process you went through to return the item.

Customer satisfaction is not easy to achieve, as some may believe. In your opinion, name at least 5-7 things that you think will lead to customer satisfaction and explain why you chose those specific things in 2-3 paragraphs.

Based on your reading for this week, discuss one of the topics below: Criteria for process evaluation Aggregate planning strategies Role of flow charts in documenting and communicating information Sourcing Supplier relationship management Transportation and distribution Theory of constraints Summarize your thoughts in an MS Word document. Your answer should be at least 500 words […]

Tools of Lean Organizations

Logistics Plan

Inventory Management

Analyse the factors that an organisation should consider when dealing with the requirements of the utilisation of different transport modes. Within this area, the learner should include the identification of the strength and weaknesses of utilising air, sea, road and rail and the benefits and implication of using transport legislation. The learner should also consider the use of multimodal operation while analysing the potential advantages and disadvantages for each factor.

Successful Supply Chain Management is a vital component when measuring both internal and external success of a business. Achieving and sustaining customer, tiered supplier and company requirements is an essential ingredient for both success and survival in the competitive global market of the twenty first century. Based on the above statement, you are asked to choose a sector/industry (e.g., food, technology, healthcare, retail, services, automotive), and critically discuss: i. Critically evaluate the positive and negative attributes associated with the field in relation to the chosen case. ii. Explore and critically analyse the gap between evaluation and implementation of supply chain improvement. iii. Analyse multidimensional global supply chain issues and apply techniques that could assist in either resolving or significantly reducing problematic supply chain issues within your chosen sector/industry. For each question above, you should support your arguments by bringing into the discussion 1-2 examples of companies that belong to the selected sector/industry.

How coca cola can effectively mitigate its risk (risk of its own supply chain) as a large MNC in this Globalized world?